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PHJim Pop songs I did not know were covers (49) RE: Pop songs I did not know were covers 15 Aug 22


"I Did It My Way" is a Frank Sinatra cover of a Paul Anka song.
"Cover Of The Rolling Stone" is a Dr. Hook cover of a Shel Silverstein song.
"A Boy Named Sue" is a Johnny Cash cover of a Shel Silverstein song.
"First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a Roberta Flack cover of a Ewan MacColl song.
"The Unicorn" is not an Irish folk song and has nothing to do with St. Patrick's Day. It was written by a Jewish guy from Chicago, Shel Silverstein.
"Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" was learned by Jimmy Page from a Joan Baez cover of Anne Bredon's song.
"Walk Right In" was made famous by the Rooftop Singers' cover of Gus Cannon's song.


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