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Thread #171532   Message #4150455
Posted By: gillymor
17-Aug-22 - 07:59 AM
Thread Name: Pop songs I did not know were covers
Subject: RE: Pop songs I did not know were covers
Otis Redding said of Aretha Franklin and her cover of "Respect" something like,that little girl just took that song away from me, maybe it was at Monterrey Pop, but it seems that Mr. Redding got it from another musician and put his name on it.

I assumed for a long time that Willie Nelson had written "Blues Eyes Crying in the Rain" (still one of the finest vocal performances I've ever heard) but it was written by Fred Rose and originally recorded by Roy Acuff.