Cover Songs: Side By Side

[LTSings]

Bonnie Raitt's 1977 cover of "Runaway". I personally, prefer this version. I love Bonnie's bluesy style on this one.


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Here's the original version by Del Shannon from 1961.


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[LTSings]

I really like this cover of "Those Memories of You". It's by Dailey & Vincent, and it's from 2022.


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I thought the original version was by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris but I just looked it up. The original version is by Bill & James Monroe.


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[Romanelli]

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(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
written by Bobby Troup

The Rolling Stones started out playing all covers, and included this on their first album

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The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

The songwriter, Bobby Troup, wound up playing an ER doctor on the TV show Emergency! in the 70's with his wife Julie London.

The original version is from 1946, by The King Cole Trio (led by Nat King Cole). It was released as a single and reached #3 on the Billboard chart.


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