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Thread #129250   Message #2902394
Posted By: GUEST,Calico
07-May-10 - 06:48 PM
Thread Name: Distinctive Artist Covers of Songs
Subject: RE: Distictive Artist Covers of Songs
Reba McIntyre's remake of Bobby Gentry's "Fancy"
Mr Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band cover

"Hound Dog" was written as an r&b song for Big Mama Thornton but totally reworked as a rockabilly song by Elvis, whose version is thought of as the "definitive" one.

PP&M's remake and reworking of Pete Seeger's "If I Had A Hammer"

Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"

Either Rod Stewart's or Sheryl Crow's version of Cat Stevens' "The First Cut Is The Deepest."