The original by Marc Jonson:
https://youtu.be/OrpIELDJBys?si=wFHCBrwLlYnTZ8CH
The cover by Dave Edmunds:
https://youtu.be/SIM4HSiiOPA?si=Xwrbfi4ntDBDlfuy
Modern Covers of Classics
I'm putting together a playlist of covers just because I'm a little bored of my current playlists. There are plenty of threads on this but I'm looking for more modern covers. Some examples I already have are:
Dancing in the Dark - Biz Colletti
Don't come around here no more - Rhianna Giddens
You Can't always get what you want - Lainey Wilson
Cindy I'll marry you some day - Robert Plant
Paint it Black - Wednesday Addams ( I know, weird, but compelling for some reason
Any suggestions?
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The original Blues by Smiley Lewis: https://youtu.be/DIeY7J9kjg0?si=RvAx8GSg3OFcAAQT
The Rock ’n Roll re-imagining by Dave Edmunds: https://youtu.be/xnzRhAy62cI?si=G8ruvRRgvoFzrRl9
Believe it or not, Dave’s version reached number 1 on the UK charts and number 4 in the U.S.A., both in 1970. Is 1970 "modern"?
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The original by Bob Seger: https://youtu.be/9WWHdBuOC6Q?si=MVLUyhs7fn8svJ1r
The far superior (imo) cover by Dave Edmunds: https://youtu.be/vhbV2yZidrE?si=93yzE2gNg743W84r
In either case, 100 proof American Rock 'n' Roll!
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The original by The Chantels: https://youtu.be/IePTH1PWzAs?si=dOULGMo4XeqUCwPD
A cover (with every vocal and instrument performed) by Dave Edmunds: https://youtu.be/s1jjzOfl6Xk?si=y0NVVo9lk4d3PAmP
Both versions are stunningly majestic!
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The original by John Fogerty: https://youtu.be/HHW9dNLx3pE?si=HTqjYTQWAYzygLg2
A cover by a favorite guitarist/singer/producer of mine, Dave Edmunds: https://youtu.be/05OMFvtgNRs?si=TMhzHRBrE2Fw9At6
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The original by the song's writer, Jackie DeShannon: https://youtu.be/IZf6YdPVwNY?si=ilnv9QRv_j4eRFw_
The cover by Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA: https://youtu.be/SzE5akQDSEo?si=FEmlmfEszUwPCApb :
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A Bob Dylan song done by a favorite Rock ’n’ Roll band of mine, The Flamin’ Groovies: https://youtu.be/QEHzoYCyxC8?si=Ri16MreXkqoXbVTN
A Tom T. Hall song done by a favorite guitarist/singer/producer of mine, Buddy Miller: https://youtu.be/q2tXW0OhfKI?si=t2ifu8qXa_3Lv6tI
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Original by Jimmy Ruffin: https://youtu.be/cQywZYoGB1g?si=Zx8fmuYqnxEhDX4n
Cover by Joan Osborne: https://youtu.be/j-U-WK0lKq8?si=AgkO3M4A1aADOuol
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A timeless classic, anyway. And as with every other song on his debut solo album entitled Rockpile, every voice and instrument by Dave himself.