Classic Cover Versions
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PLAYLIST
1 Bob Dylan – All Along the Watchtower
2 Bessie Banks – Go Now
3 The Crickets – I Fought the Law
4 Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
5 The Regents – Barbara-Ann
6 The Sutherland Brothers – Sailing
7 Irma Franklin – Piece of My Heart
8 Hank Ballard and the Midnighters – The Twist
Classic Cover Versions
In this Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show, we’re taking a look at eight classic cover versions and their not-so-well-known originals. Including…
Barbara Ann was a big hit for the Beach Boys in 1966 but it was originally recorded as a doo wop song by the Regents in 1958
Jimi Hendrix had an international hit with All Along the Watchtower but it started out as a Bob Dylan album track.
Chubby Checked set the world alight with the new dance craze, the twist. The song was originally a B-side for Hank Ballard and the Midnighters.
I Fought the Law was a big hit for the Bobby Fuller Four in the 1960s and the Clash in the 1970s. It started out as a 1950s album track for the post-Buddy Holly Crickets.
Go Now was a UK #1 for the Moody Blues but the original version was an R&B classic from Bessie Banks.
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Classic Cover Versions
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The Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show
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