Original songs but the cover version is the better known one.

[Blue in Munich]

As a twist on Doon's reworked/covers thread, how about one for songs where there's a better known version, but there's also the original, which is better?

As a starter I give you the better known version;

And here's the original;

 

[Hobbit]

Bruce Springsteen, he wrote it too - Blinded by the light

And Manfred Mann's version

 

[Imurg]

 

[Hobbit]

Dolly Parton - I will always love you.

Whitney Houston

Linda Ronstadt

 

[Imurg]

To be fair this is a tough one.......

 

[SocketRocket]

Cat wrote this one.

 

[SocketRocket]

Dolly Parton - I will always love you.

Whitney Houston

Linda Ronstadt

All good so Baps are the decider.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Valerie .. more famous by Amy Winehouse even though the zutons was a better version imo

 

[Hobbit]

All good so Baps are the decider.

Sheena Easton also did it in a film, and I'd be tempted to put it joint 1st.

 

[SocketRocket]

Sheena Easton also did it in a film, and I'd be tempted to put it joint 1st.

Like a dead heat in a Zeppelin race.

 

[GB72]

Walk this Way, guessing most think of Run DMC not Aerosmith (not sure it counts though as Aerosmith were in the Run DMC version)

 

[bobmac]

Stairway to heaven

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Sailing
Sutherland Brothers...…...Rod Stewart.

 

[SatchFan]

Aretha Franklin - R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Original by Otis Redding.

 

[patricks148]

Nothing compares 2U by prince

 

[richart]

Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City. Original Bobby Bland.... Whitesnake

 

[patricks148]

 

[need_my_wedge]

Not technically a cover since they co-wrote the song and Bruce Hornsby played piano on the original Don Henley recording. Also very difficult to determine the better version, or better known version. I loved the original when it came out but I think I tend to lean towards the Bruce Hornsby version personally. Either way two top versions.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Dolly Parton - I will always love you.

Whitney Houston

Linda Ronstadt

I prefer Linda Ronstadt’s Alison to Elvis Costello’s (probably) better know cover.

 

[Orikoru]

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn. I didn't even know that was a cover until about two years ago.

Power of Love (I'm your lady you are my man one) - I think plenty of people just think of that as Celine Dion. But the original Jennifer Rush version is fantastic.