Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Thursday Thirteen #227

 

THIRTEEN COVER SONGS
 I LIKE BETTER THAN THE ORIGINALS
 

I admit it -- I stole this idea shamelessly from Kwizgiver.  The order is simply reflects how the songs came to me.

1) Solitary Man. Johnny Cash. Originally by Neil Diamond

2) Emotion. Destiny’s Child. Originally by Samantha Sang

3) River. James Taylor. Originally by Joni Mitchell. 

4) Money. The Beatles. Originally by Barrett Strong

5) You Don’t Know Me. Jann Arden.  Originally by Eddy Arnold

6) Me and Bobby McGee. Janis Joplin. Originally by Kris Kristofferson

7) Dedicated to the One I Love. The Mamas and the Papas. Originally by the Shirelles

8) Ain’t No Mountain High Enough. Diana Ross. Originally by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

9) Both Sides Now. Judy Collins. Originally by Joni Mitchell.

10) Always Something There to Remind Me. Naked Eyes. Originally by Dionne Warwick

11) Stoney End. Barbra Streisand. Originally by Laura Nyro.

12) New York, New York. Frank Sinatra. Originally by Liza Minnelli.

13) Twist and Shout. The Beatles. Originally by the Isley Brothers.

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2 comments:

  1. I think many of those songs are best known by their covers. Good list!

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  2. I had no idea the Naked Eyes song was a Dionne Warwick cover!

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