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Un-Covered: Less famous original versions

Posted: February 9 17, 10:31 pm
by lukethedrifter
Eh?

Re: Less famous than the cover original version contest

Posted: February 10 17, 11:50 am
by Kincaid

Re: Less famous than the cover original version contest

Posted: February 12 17, 4:21 pm
by lukethedrifter
Dylan's All Along the Watchtower
original not available on youtube apparently

https://play.spotify.com/album/2KzCDxKpgLqBffHu1IZ7Kn

Re: Less famous than the cover original version contest

Posted: February 12 17, 4:22 pm
by lukethedrifter
Someone already posted the original Me n Bobby McGee by Roger Miller.

Here's the writer doing it


Re: Less famous than the cover original version contest

Posted: February 12 17, 4:24 pm
by lukethedrifter
Willis Alan Ramsey doing song made famous by Capt and Tenille

Re: Less famous than the cover original version contest

Posted: February 12 17, 4:27 pm
by lukethedrifter

Re: Less famous than the cover original version contest

Posted: February 12 17, 4:30 pm
by lukethedrifter

Re: Less famous than the cover original version contest

Posted: February 12 17, 4:33 pm
by lukethedrifter
Otis Redding doesn't get enough credit or listens





Re: Less famous than the cover original version contest

Posted: February 12 17, 4:39 pm
by lukethedrifter
Maybe this was mentioned. Several of those 80s New Wave hits were covers.


Re: Less famous than the cover original version contest

Posted: February 12 17, 4:41 pm
by lukethedrifter
This is one of my faves. Little known Linda Lyndell had a very minor hit with this before Salt n Pepa found it. I discovered it on one of the Oxford American music issue anthologies.