Cover songs that are better than the original

[Exe Gesis]

The irony with this is, aside from a few tracks he sang in his movies which were written specifically for him, Elvis never sang an original anything...

Yep he was just a voice, little writong talent. Tho he did at times rewrite songs, changing lines, phrases, etc. Like the song "one night with you"

 

[deanc]

Yep he was just a voice, little writong talent. Tho he did at times rewrite songs, changing lines, phrases, etc. Like the song "one night with you"

Not going to debate that claim GG and while not disrespecting 'The King', there is very little evidence to support 'the rumour' that Elvis himself actually wrote a lyric - while there is historical factual evidence of others changing a line or two in several of 'his versions', Hound Dog being the most famous.

EDIT, FYI, the original version of Hound Dog, penned by a couple of Jewish boys, had very little to do with an actual dog!

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[Exe Gesis]

Not going to debate that claim GG and while not disrespecting 'The King', there is very little evidence to support 'the rumour' that Elvis himself actually wrote a lyric - while there is historical factual evidence of others changing a line or two in several of 'his versions', 'Hound Dog' being the most famous...

I'm not really debating you, just relaying what I'd heard, but like you say is just a rumor.

 

[DEVO]

I like the Iggy Pop original but I love the Banshees version, it feels like it was written for her.

 

[PoopingHindi]

speaking of Iggy.

 

[Suspense]

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