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CCR - I heard it through the Grapevine and Good Golly, Miss Molly.
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Im sorry to disagree with you darkjon, but nothing IMo opinion beats Marvin Gayes version!

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I love hearing covers of songs done in a completely different genre than the original (excluding most punk covers, those get annoying).
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Now here I agree with you...if youre going to remake a song, do it in a different style..Like Vanilla fudge did, or Blondie did to The Paragons "The tide is high"....dont just remake it the exact same way (ie "I shot the sheriff").....there are about fifty bands out there that cover pink floyd, in all different stlyles..I forget what they are called, but theres one that did all of Dark side and the wall in bluegrass, and one that did Dark Side in regae..they are amazing...The band Hayseed Dixie does bluegrass covers of AC/DC songs..thats just funny

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I also like Michael J. Fox's cover of "Johnny B. Goode", I thought it was the original for the longest time. Not many people know this, but the version you hear on Back to the Future is totally sung and played by him.
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Actually, no, it wasn't. I remember an interview w/ Michael J where he talked about the real performer and I found this:


"The character Marty McFly is credited as a performer on the song
"Johnny B. Goode".  It is actually sung by Mark Campbell with a
guitar solo by Tim May."~from IMDB.com

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It's a rare thing. One that comes to mind is "The Metro" by Berlin, remade by System of a Down.
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Oh my God, I could NOT disagree more!  :P

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"Downtown Train", originally done by Tom Waits, was MUCH BETTER when Rod Stewart re-did it.


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Bah, and bah again.  I do prefer the Ramones' version of Waits' "I Don't Want to Grow Up" though.

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Another would be Lionel Richie's remake of "Lady", which was far better than the version by The Little River Band. End Quote

Um, those are two completely different songs that just happen to have the same title. I believe you're thinking of Kenny Rogers, who was actually the one who originally recorded the Lionel Richie song (and took it all the way to #1 here in the U.S. in the Fall of '80)...

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That would be Gloria Jones (1964), not '70s/'80s model/actress/singer Grace Jones, lol...

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That would be Gloria Jones (1964), not '70s/'80s model/actress/singer Grace Jones, lol...
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it appears you are right again

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These are my three favorite remakes:

Linda Ronstadt's "When Will I Be Loved" (the Everly Brothers' version isn't all that bad, but Linda's is better)

Pat Benatar's "You Better Run" (miles better than the original by the Young Rascals)

Smith's "Baby It's You" (the Shirelles' version isn't all that bad, but Smith's version blows it away!)
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:DWell,I still like the Everlys'version better,but I know a lot of guys used to get "turned on"by Linda.I like whwn she sings in Spanish.Cheers!

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Who sang the original of Lady Marmalade, I couldn't stand it. I much prefered the All Saints' version.
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the original was by Labelle

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the original was by Labelle
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Who sang the original of Lady Marmalade, I couldn't stand it. I much prefered the All Saints' version.
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8) :-* :-*I disagree with not liking Labelle's version of "Lady Marmalade"as much as the remake.I was a kid in the 70s and I liked that song.Of course,I didn'yt know that "Voulez vous couchez avec moi?"meant "Do you want to ge to bed with me".!!! :o :o :o :o :oCheers! ;D

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While Sam Cooke's song "Chain Gang" was pretty cool, I think that the version done by The Pretenders (Chrissie Hynde, et. al.) was even better.
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those are two COMPLETLY different songs.......the the Pretenders song is called "Back on the chain gang" btw