Friday night is... cover versions as good as or better than originals?

[Richard A Thackeray]

George Jones original


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hBWBVVFA4c

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

An excellent LP, I still have my vinyl copy
Produced by Dave Edmunds


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugDkcz5iyjI

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

George Jones original
(I have the VHS tape, that the interview is from)


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BMwPmS5hR4

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Nick Lowes
(who was in Rockpile, with Edmunds)


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4TzjRFfsJs

 

[Smokin Joe]

Not many could perform Chuck Berry's songs better than the man himself, but Dave Edmunds did it here -


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIIoWFnsc6w


And Quo trumped Bob Seger with this -


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7dzHnD3XzA

 

[Grant Fondo]

Weird one this as Cohen wrote the poem first, Collins recorded it, then Cohen 'covered' her tune... mmm ... will happily get my coat if this one doesn't count
Suzanne....

 

[Yellow Fang]

Fast Train covered by Solomon Burke, originally by that Northern Irish fellow.

 

[Yellow Fang]

Our Lips are Sealed, originally by Fun Boy Three

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Not many could perform Chuck Berry's songs better than the man himself, but Dave Edmunds did it here -

Agreed!!!
This is also a Berry track
(I still have the LP)


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFOimAUDVaQ

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Not many could perform Chuck Berry's songs better than the man himself, but Dave Edmunds did it here -

He does it here, with a John Fogarty track, that even the critics liked
https://www.allmusic.com/song/almost-saturday-night-mt0033397180



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp-eiQz7n6Q
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[Cletus Van Damme]

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Not many could perform Chuck Berry's songs better than the man himself, but Dave Edmunds did it here -

'Ditto' Springsteen!!!
Who 'gave' him this song to record first!!!
See 4th paragraph



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK2mwefSC58
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[Richard A Thackeray]

Not many could perform Chuck Berry's songs better than the man himself, but Dave Edmunds did it here -

And, even Phil Spectors 'Wall Of Sound'
If you listen to one of my suggestions this evening, try this!!!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVRWktdnODg
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