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Which songs do you prefer a cover version to the original?

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BeardySchnauzer · 01/08/2026 20:57

I’ll start with Phil Collins version of True Colors

and the teenager in me loved Guns and Roses version of Live and Let Die!

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JesseDavisGonnaHangOnInThereNSoul · 02/08/2026 18:32

Poison ivy..The Lambrettas ..mod revival record

Thatcannotberight · 02/08/2026 19:32

House of the Rising Sun by Erik Grönwall.

Thebinisrightthere · 02/08/2026 19:42

Alone by Heart

placemats · 02/08/2026 19:50

Also love the fabulous William Shatner's versions of Rocket Man and Common People.

Beam me up 😁

JesseDavisGonnaHangOnInThereNSoul · 02/08/2026 19:56

What a difference a day makes..Esther Phillips.
Played at Northern soul niters 70s early 80s.

Justanopinionnothingmore · 02/08/2026 19:57

Tina Turner I can't stand the rain.

SquigglePigs · 02/08/2026 20:10

Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You

YouRemindMeOfAYoungerMe · 02/08/2026 20:37

These Foolish Things - Bryan Ferry

comeondover · 02/08/2026 21:36

For fans of Dancing in the Dark, there's a Spotify playlist that's all covers just of that song. I like the one by Lucy Dacus

fartoomuchtoblerone · 02/08/2026 22:11

1985goingbackagain · 01/08/2026 22:54

Elbow’s Golden Slumbers

Yes! So good.

bloominoreilly · 04/08/2026 11:28

Another one! Love Hurts by Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris - heartwrenchingly beautiful

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