Cover songs better than original

barnacler · Feb 14, 2025

OK, I got a few

Judas priest, Diamonds and Rust LIVE (must be the live version)

This is a kick-ass, tight, rock anthem created from a Joan Baez song about her and Bob Dylan apparently.

One of my favorite live recordings.

Great workout song.

barnacler · Feb 14, 2025

Led Zeppelin," Babe, I'm Gonna leave you."

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Wikipedia

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barnacler · Feb 14, 2025

Sign of the Gypsy Queen by April Queen :

Original :

shack · Feb 14, 2025

Coincidentally, this just popped up for me. Not the best but the most frequently covered songs. The #1 has been covered 577 times. (TBH, I may be a bit skeptical seeing as what I considered as being universally accepted as #1 is nowhere to be seen.)

The most covered rock song of all time, according to data—plus, see the rest of the top 25

SmokinAces · Feb 14, 2025

Fold the Alternative Rockers... The Revolting Cocks version of Rod Stewarts Da Ya Think I Am Sexy

Vinson · Feb 14, 2025

Great cover, I love that trumpet and she's a cutie

eddie kerr · Feb 14, 2025

onomatopoeia said:
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Simon and Garfunkel were not the original recording artists for the theme from Jonny Quest. It's by Hoyt Curtin and Ted Nichols, in-house composers/ arrangers for Hanna-Barbera studios.

To my knowledge, Simon and Garfunkel never recorded nor arranged any instrumental numbers. If they had played TTfJQ live, Art would have had to sit there picking his ass for a minute twenty, and I don't think Paul Simon is a good enough musician to play that song solo on acoustic guitar.

Johnny Quest originally aired on ABC in primetime during the 1964-65 season, (primetime was from 7:30 PM then). It premiered a few weeks before the release of the first Simon and Garfunkel album, Wednesday Morning, 3 AM.

My bad. For some reason I was referring to the song Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Too many glasses of wine I guess. LOL.

onomatopoeia · Feb 15, 2025

eddie kerr said:
My bad. For some reason I was referring to the song Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Too many glasses of wine I guess. LOL.

You quoted the wrong post, eddie, and I gently teased you about it.

If you like Simon and Garfunkel, do take the time to watch that Twein video. It's from just when they were starting to be hugely popular, a few months after the release of their second album.