New List Idea - Greatest Remakes of an Artist's Own Song

[Bruce]

Working on this for DDD, here is what I have so far:

Oh What A Night - Dells
That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & Crickets
Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison
Sheila - Tommy Roe
Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
Country Honk - Rolling Stones
Revolution I - Beatles
It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards
Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards
Candle In The Wind 1997 - Elton John
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
Boppin' The Blues - Carl Perkins & The NRBQ
Old Town Road (Remix) - Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
It'll Be Me - Jerry Lee Lewis
The Sounds Of Silence ¦ Simon & Garfunkel
The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
Jump Children - Flamingos
Rock The Joint - Bill Haley & His Comets
Shop Around - Miracles
Do Ya - Electric Light Orchestra
Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Professor Longhair
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
Chicken Shack - Amos Milburn
Bad Boy - Jive Bombers
Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) - Dubs
Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte
Help Me, Rhonda - Beach Boys
I Will Move On Up A Little Higher - Mahalia Jackson
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
After The Lights Go Down Low - Al Hibbler
All You Zombies - Hooters
Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road
Conquistador (Live) - Procol Harum
Down Under - Men At Work
Layla - Eric Clapton
Walk Don't Run '64 - Ventures
88 Lines About 48 Women - Nails
We Got The Beat - Go-Go's
Fingertips (Part 2) - Little Stevie Wonder
Fox On The Run - The Sweet
Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
Hey Joe - Leaves
Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan
I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel
Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag - Country Joe & The Fish
I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four
I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett
It Don't Matter To Me - Bread
Soul Twist - King Curtis
Je t'aime moi non plus - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
Let's Work Together - Wilbert Harrison
Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack
Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
One Love - Bob Marley
Only You - Platters
Radio Free Europe - R. E. M.
Rock Lobster - B-52's
Car Radio - Twenty One Pilots
Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
She's Got A Way - Billy Joel
Shilo - Neil Diamond
Stay In My Corner - Dells
Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas
Tender Years - John Cafferty & Beaver Brown
Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers
Topsy - Cozy Cole
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
That Lady - Isley Brothers
Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph
Free Bird (Live) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Show Me The Way (Live) - Peter Frampton
Baby, I Love Your Way (Live) - Peter Frampton
Maybe I'm Amazed (Live) - Paul McCartney & Wings
Mony, Mony (Live) - Billy Idol
Surrender (Live) - Cheap Trick
I Want You To Want Me (Live) - Cheap Trick
Take on Me - a-ha
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
All Too Well (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
Point of No Return - Exposé
Valerie - Steve Winwood
Stir It Up – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Sentimental Lady – Bob Welch
Willin’ – Little Feat
Madame George – Van Morrison
Satisfy My Soul – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Lively Up Yourself – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Girl From the North Country – Bob Dylan
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Bob Dylan
Career Opportunities – The Clash
Mr. Soul – Neil Young
Clowntime Is Over – Elvis Costello

Any other suggestions?

[Steve Mc]

I really like the live Dixie Chicken.

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Steve Mc

DNA to SBC to respond

[Steve Mc]

And Elvis' live Trying To Get To You from the Comeback Special.

[Bill B]

Can you put them in alphabetical order, either by artist or title?

[Bruce]

No, sorry. Maybe someone hear knows how to do that with some program.

[Bruce]

On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 12:23:56 PM UTC-4, Steve Mc wrote:

> I really like the live Dixie Chicken.

Staying away from live stuff unless the later live version became the hit, like Frampton or "Maybe I'm Amazed."

[Bill B]

How about Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash?

[Bruce]

That's a good possibility, the live version was Top 40 pop.

[DianeE]

On 5/26/2023 11:41 AM, Bruce wrote:

>
> Any other suggestions?

Why I Sing The Blues - B.B. King

[DianeE]

On 5/26/2023 11:41 AM, Bruce wrote:

> Working on this for DDD, here is what I have so far:

> Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender

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Also "Since I Met You Baby."

[Bruce]

What are the 2 versions?

There's a chart hit in 1969, did he do it before that?

[Roger Ford]

On Fri, 26 May 2023 08:41:01 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>
wrote:

>Working on this for DDD,

Off the top of head........

Angel Baby Rosie & The Originasls
Drinkin' Wine Spo-DeeO-Dee Sticks McGhee
Look Out Mabel G.L. Crockett
Shame Shame Shame Smiley Lewis
Twenty Flight Rock Eddie Cochran




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Okay, my bad, the 1956 version--quite different from the later one--was
unreleased.

[DianeE]

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Maybe someone "hear" knows how to spell.

Otherwise, this is the sort of thing Geoff knows how to do.

[Steve Mc]

On 5/26/2023 1:31 PM, DianeE wrote:
> On 5/26/2023 1:52 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 1:46:50 PM UTC-4, Bill B wrote:
>
>>> Can you put them in alphabetical order, either by artist or title?
>>
>> No, sorry. Maybe someone hear knows how to do that with some program.
> -----------
>
>

> Otherwise, this is the sort of thing Geoff knows how to do.

By SONG:

88 Lines About 48 Women - Nails

After The Lights Go Down Low - Al Hibbler

All Too Well (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

All You Zombies - Hooters

Baby, I Love Your Way (Live) - Peter Frampton

Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road

Bad Boy - Jive Bombers

Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley

Boppin' The Blues - Carl Perkins & The NRBQ
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka

Candle In The Wind 1997 - Elton John

Car Radio - Twenty One Pilots

Career Opportunities – The Clash

Chicken Shack - Amos Milburn

Clowntime Is Over – Elvis Costello

Conquistador (Live) - Procol Harum

Country Honk - Rolling Stones

Do Ya - Electric Light Orchestra

Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) - Dubs

Down Under - Men At Work

Fingertips (Part 2) - Little Stevie Wonder
Fox On The Run - The Sweet

Free Bird (Live) - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Girl From the North Country – Bob Dylan

Handy Man - Jimmy Jones

Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren

Help Me, Rhonda - Beach Boys

Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms

Hey Joe - Leaves
Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan
I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel

I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag - Country Joe & The Fish
I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four

I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown

I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett

I Want You To Want Me (Live) - Cheap Trick

I Will Move On Up A Little Higher - Mahalia Jackson

It Don't Matter To Me - Bread

It'll Be Me - Jerry Lee Lewis

It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards

Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte

Je t'aime moi non plus - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg

Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas

Jump Children - Flamingos
Layla - Eric Clapton

Let's Work Together - Wilbert Harrison

Lively Up Yourself – Bob Marley and the Wailers

Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack

Madame George – Van Morrison

Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Professor Longhair

Maybe I'm Amazed (Live) - Paul McCartney & Wings
Mony, Mony (Live) - Billy Idol

Mr. Soul – Neil Young

Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel

Oh What A Night - Dells

Old Town Road (Remix) - Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)

One Love - Bob Marley
Only You - Platters

Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison

Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards

Point of No Return - Exposé

Radio Free Europe - R. E. M.

Revolution I - Beatles

Rock Lobster - B-52's

Rock The Joint - Bill Haley & His Comets

Satisfy My Soul – Bob Marley and the Wailers

Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers

Sentimental Lady – Bob Welch
Sheila - Tommy Roe

She's Got A Way - Billy Joel
Shilo - Neil Diamond

Shop Around - Miracles

Show Me The Way (Live) - Peter Frampton

Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane

Soul Twist - King Curtis

Stay In My Corner - Dells

Stir It Up – Bob Marley and the Wailers

Surrender (Live) - Cheap Trick

Take on Me - a-ha

Tender Years - John Cafferty & Beaver Brown

That Lady - Isley Brothers

That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & Crickets

The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
The Sounds Of Silence ¦ Simon & Garfunkel

Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers

Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega

Topsy - Cozy Cole
Valerie - Steve Winwood

Walk Don't Run '64 - Ventures

Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender

We Got The Beat - Go-Go's

West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

Willin’ – Little Feat

Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph

You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Bob Dylan

[Bill B]

On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 5:15:14 PM UTC-4, Steve Mc wrote:
> On 5/26/2023 1:31 PM, DianeE wrote:
> > On 5/26/2023 1:52 PM, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 1:46:50 PM UTC-4, Bill B wrote:
> >
> >>> Can you put them in alphabetical order, either by artist or title?
> >>
> >> No, sorry. Maybe someone hear knows how to do that with some program.
> > -----------
> >
> >
> > Otherwise, this is the sort of thing Geoff knows how to do.

> By SONG:

Thank you, Steve.

[Steve Mc]

And now by artist:


 a ha    -    Take on Me
 Al Hibbler    -    After The Lights Go Down Low
 Amos Milburn    -    Chicken Shack
 B 52's    -    Rock Lobster
 Bay City Rollers    -    Saturday Night
 Beach Boys    -    Help Me, Rhonda
 Beatles    -    Revolution I
 Bill Haley & His Comets    -    Rock The Joint
 Billy Idol    -    Mony, Mony (Live)
 Billy Joel    -    She's Got A Way
 Bob Dylan    -    Girl From the North Country
 Bob Dylan    -    You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
 Bob Marley    -    One Love
 Bob Marley and the Wailers    -    Lively Up Yourself
 Bob Marley and the Wailers    -    Satisfy My Soul
 Bob Marley and the Wailers    -    Stir It Up
 Bob Welch    -    Sentimental Lady
 Bobby Fuller Four    -    I Fought The Law
 Bobby Womack    -    Lookin' For A Love
 Boots Randolph    -    Yakety Sax
 Bread    -    It Don't Matter To Me
 Buddy Holly & Crickets    -    That'll Be The Day
 Carl Perkins & The NRBQ    -    Boppin' The Blues
 Chambers Brothers    -    Time Has Come Today
 Charlie Ryan    -    Hot Rod Lincoln
 Cheap Trick    -    I Want You To Want Me (Live)
 Cheap Trick    -    Surrender (Live)
 Country Joe & The Fish    -    I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag
 Cozy Cole    -    Topsy
 Dells    -    Oh What A Night
 Dells    -    Stay In My Corner
 Dubs    -    Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely)
 Electric Light Orchestra    -    Do Ya
 Elton John    -    Candle In The Wind 1997
 Elvis Costello    -    Clowntime Is Over
 Elvis Presley    -    Blue Suede Shoes
 Eric Clapton    -    Layla
 Exposé    -    Point of No Return
 Flamingos    -    Jump Children
 Freddy Fender    -    Wasted Days And Wasted Nights
 Gin Blossoms    -    Hey Jealousy
 Go Go's    -    We Got The Beat
 Gunhill Road    -    Back When My Hair Was Short
 Harry Belafonte    -    Jamaica Farewell
 Helen Reddy    -    I Am Woman
 Hooters    -    All You Zombies
 Isley Brothers    -    That Lady
 James Brown    -    I Got You (I Feel Good)
 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg    -    Je t'aime moi non plus
 Jefferson Airplane    -    Somebody To Love
 Jefferson Airplane    -    White Rabbit
 Jerry Lee Lewis    -    It'll Be Me
 Jimmy Cliff    -    The Harder They Come
 Jimmy Jones    -    Handy Man
 Jive Bombers    -    Bad Boy
 Joan Jett    -    I Love Rock 'N' Roll
 John Cafferty & Beaver Brown    -    Tender Years
 King Curtis    -    Soul Twist
 Leaves    -    Hey Joe
 Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)    -    Old Town Road (Remix)
 Little Feat    -    Willin’
 Little Stevie Wonder    -    Fingertips (Part 2)
 Lynyrd Skynyrd    -    Free Bird (Live)
 Mahalia Jackson    -    I Will Move On Up A Little Higher
 Martha & The Vandellas    -    Jimmy Mack
 Men At Work    -    Down Under
 Miracles    -    Shop Around
 Nails    -    88 Lines About 48 Women
 Neil Diamond    -    Shilo
 Neil Sedaka    -    Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
 Neil Young    -    Mr. Soul
 Paul McCartney & Wings    -    Maybe I'm Amazed (Live)
 Pet Shop Boys    -    West End Girls
 Peter Frampton    -    Baby, I Love Your Way (Live)
 Peter Frampton    -    Show Me The Way (Live)
 Platters    -    Only You
 Procol Harum    -    Conquistador (Live)
 Professor Longhair    -    Mardi Gras In New Orleans
 R. E. M.    -    Radio Free Europe
 Rolling Stones    -    Country Honk
 Roy Orbison    -    Ooby Dooby
 Simon & Garfunkel    -    I Am A Rock
 Simon & Garfunkel    -    Mrs. Robinson
 Simon & Garfunkel    -    The Sounds Of Silence
 Steve Winwood    -    Valerie
 Suzanne Vega    -    Tom's Diner
 Taylor Swift    -    All Too Well (Taylor's Version)
 The Clash    -    Career Opportunities
 The Sweet    -    Fox On The Run
 Todd Rundgren    -    Hello It's Me
 Tommy Edwards    -    It's All In The Game
 Tommy Edwards    -    Please Mr. Sun
 Tommy Roe    -    Sheila
 Twenty One Pilots    -    Car Radio
 Van Morrison    -    Madame George
 Ventures    -    Walk Don't Run '64
 Whitesnake    -    Here I Go Again
 Wilbert Harrison    -    Let's Work Together

[Steve Mc]

On 5/26/2023 8:41 AM, Bruce wrote:

> Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley

What is this version that's better than his 1956 recording ?

[Bruce]

On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 6:34:47 PM UTC-4, Steve Mc wrote:
> On 5/26/2023 8:41 AM, Bruce wrote:
> > Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
> What is this version that's better than his 1956 recording ?

Whoa, the later version is not better. It's just a possibility to make the list.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAZpKoDRmQM

[Bruce]

On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 4:16:41 PM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:
> On Fri, 26 May 2023 08:41:01 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>
> wrote:
> >Working on this for DDD,
> Off the top of head........
>
> Angel Baby Rosie & The Originasls
> Drinkin' Wine Spo-DeeO-Dee Sticks McGhee
> Look Out Mabel G.L. Crockett
> Shame Shame Shame Smiley Lewis
> Twenty Flight Rock Eddie Cochran

The first 2 are definites. No way on the Crockett or the Smiley, total non hits. On the Cochran is the good version from the movie the remake, or is it the movie one the first version followed by the USA shitty 45 version?

If the shit one just has dubbed in stuff and is not an actual different recording than it doesn't qualify.

[Steve Mc]

Ok, that makes more sense now, but I misinterpreted the purpose of the list.

Question, if memory serves, I think his original BSS showed up in the
move via a jukebox scene.

So this 1960 version, I don't think it was in the movie. But I'm
guessing it is on the GI Blues album ?

[Bob Roman]

On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 11:41:02 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:

> The Sounds Of Silence ¦ Simon & Garfunkel

> Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega

If the recording is the same, but the production around it is revamped, that seems to fall under a different category.

--
BR

[Bob Roman]

Mean Old World - Sam Cooke
* Soul Stirrers
* 1963 Night Beat version

Give My Love to Rose - Johnny Cash
* 1962 Tennessee Two version
* 2002 on death's door version

Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie
* 1940 version, recorded for the Dust Bowl Ballads album (but shelved and not released until 1964)
* 1944 version, released as a single on Asch

Go Now - Denny Laine
* 1964, with the Moody Blues
* 1976, with Wings

Them There Eyes - Billie Holiday (both were singles)
* 1947, for Columbia
* 1950, for Decca

Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
* 1975 classic version
* 1988 slow acoustic version

Turn the Page - Bob Seger
* 1973 original
* 1976 Live Bullet version that was in heavy rotation on classic rock stations in the '70s

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BR

[Bruce]

"Turn The Page" has been added already. I don't see any of the others as significant enough to make the list.

Here's where we stand now. I am using existing DDD lists to help with the rankings. First are songs that are on our Top 1000 Popular Recordings list and/or our Top 600 Rock And Roll Songs list. First the songs that are on both lists, then the songs that are on one or the other.

1-23
That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets (Pop #106) (Rock #36)
The Sounds Of Silence ¦ Simon & Garfunkel (Pop #190) (Rock #94)
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown (Pop #233) (Rock #294)
Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane (Pop #315) (Rock #165)
I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett (Pop #518) (Rock #84)
Candle In The Wind 1997 (Live) - Elton John (Pop #418) (Rock #516)
Take on Me - a-ha (Pop #669) (Rock #328)
Only You - Platters (Pop #361) (Rock #528)
Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (Pop #360) (Rock #544)
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (Pop #987) (Rock #375)
Old Town Road (Remix) - Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) (Pop #998) (Rock #523)
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (Pop #950) (Rock #550)
The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff (Pop # 193)
Mardi Gras In New Orleans / Go To The Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair (Pop #253)
Je t'aime moi non plus - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg (Pop #266)
One Love - Bob Marley (Rock #371)
We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's (Rock #383)
Maybe I'm Amazed (Live) - Paul McCartney & Wings (Rock #477)
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee & His Buddies (Pop #583)
Oh What A Night - Dells - (Pop #762)
Surrender (Live) - Cheap Trick (Pop #776)
That Lady - Isley Brothers (Pop #926)
All Too Well (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift (Pop #980)

Next comes the songs that are on one of the decade lists.

24-33
I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four (1960s #105)
Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers (1960s #122)
Rock Lobster - B-52's (1970s #109)
Shop Around - Miracles (1960s #172)
Help Me, Rhonda - Beach Boys (1960s #227)
Fingertips - Pt. 2 - Little Stevie Wonder (1960s #267)
Handy Man - Jimmy Jones (1950s #108)
Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms (1990s #242)
I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel (1960s #274)
When Things Go Wrong With You - Tampa Red (1940s #70)

And the songs not on the decade lists, but on one of the yearly lists.

34-62
Down Under - Men At Work (1981 #15)
Radio Free Europe - R. E. M. (1983 #15)
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake (1987 #19)
Turn the Page – Bob Seger (Live) (1976 #19)
Sheila - Tommy Roe (1962 #21)
Mony, Mony (Live) - Billy Idol (1987 #22)
Show Me The Way (Live) - Peter Frampton (1976 #26)
Fox On The Run - The Sweet (1974 #30)
I Want You To Want Me (Live) - Cheap Trick (1978 #32)
Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren (1972 #37)
Tom's Diner - D.N.A. (featuring Suzanne Vega) (1990 #37)
You're Gonna Miss Me (13th Floor Elevators) (1966 #39)
Soul Twist - King Curtis (1962 #36)
Stay In My Corner - Dells (1968 #40)
Baby, I Love Your Way (Live) - Peter Frampton (1976 #44)
Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison (1956 #45)
It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards (1958 #48)
Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals (1960 #50)
Layla (Live) - Eric Clapton (1992 #51)
Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton (1976 #53)
I Am Woman - Helen Reddy (1972 #78)
Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) - Dubs (1957 #81)
I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag - Country Joe & The Fish (1967 #82)
Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas (1967 #92)
Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers (1973 #102)
Do Ya - Electric Light Orchestra (1976 #103)
Conquistador (Live) - Procol Harum (1972 #106)
Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan (1959 #107)
Hey Joe - Leaves (1966 #62 second version)

Next I will check Acclaimedmusic on the items below to rank the next group.

Country Honk - Rolling Stones
Revolution I - Beatles

Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
Boppin' The Blues - Carl Perkins & The NRBQ

It'll Be Me - Jerry Lee Lewis

Jump Children - Flamingos
Rock The Joint - Bill Haley & His Comets

Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley

Chicken Shack - Amos Milburn
Bad Boy - Jive Bombers

Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte

I Will Move On Up A Little Higher - Mahalia Jackson

After The Lights Go Down Low - Al Hibbler
All You Zombies - Hooters
Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road

Walk Don't Run '64 - Ventures
88 Lines About 48 Women - Nails

It Don't Matter To Me - Bread

Let's Work Together - Wilbert Harrison
Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack

Car Radio - Twenty One Pilots

She's Got A Way - Billy Joel
Shilo - Neil Diamond

Tender Years - John Cafferty & Beaver Brown

Topsy - Cozy Cole
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender

Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph
Free Bird (Live) - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Point of No Return - Exposé
Valerie - Steve Winwood

Folsom Prison Blues (Live) by Johnny Cash
Ridin' the Storm Out (live) - REO Speedwagon
Rainbow '65 - Gene Chandler

Stir It Up – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Sentimental Lady – Bob Welch

Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live) – Billy Joel
About a Girl (Live) – Nirvana

Right now there are exactly 100 songs.

[Bob Roman]

Danny Boy - Jackie Wilson
* 1952, as Sonny Wilson
* 1958 album track
* 1965 single

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BR

[Bruce]

Yes, the GI Blues version was the one in the movie. The original 1956 version was not in any movie, but I think some people have used the 1956 audio and dubbed it in over the movie scene.

[Bruce]

That's a good one.

[Bruce]

You're right, "Sounds" is out, waiting to hear from my guys on the Vega, I never heard it.

[Roger Ford]

On Fri, 26 May 2023 15:48:47 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>
wrote:

>On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 4:16:41=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:
>> On Fri, 26 May 2023 08:41:01 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>=20

>> wrote:
>> >Working on this for DDD,

>> Off the top of head........=20
>>=20
>> Angel Baby Rosie & The Originasls=20
>> Drinkin' Wine Spo-DeeO-Dee Sticks McGhee=20
>> Look Out Mabel G.L. Crockett=20
>> Shame Shame Shame Smiley Lewis=20
>> Twenty Flight Rock Eddie Cochran=20
>
>The first 2 are definites. No way on the Crockett or the Smiley, total non =
>hits. On the Cochran is the good version from the movie the remake, or is i=

>t the movie one the first version followed by the USA shitty 45 version?
>

>If the shit one just has dubbed in stuff and is not an actual different rec=
>ording than it doesn't qualify.=20

On "Twenty Flight Rock" the original version was recorded in July 1956
and is the version used in "The Girl Can't Help It" movie and released
in the UK as a London label single

The US Liberty single version was recorded in mid-1957

[Bruce]

On Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 1:35:41 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:
> On Fri, 26 May 2023 15:48:47 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 4:16:41=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:
> >> On Fri, 26 May 2023 08:41:01 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>=20
> >> wrote:
> >> >Working on this for DDD,
> >> Off the top of head........=20
> >>=20
> >> Angel Baby Rosie & The Originasls=20
> >> Drinkin' Wine Spo-DeeO-Dee Sticks McGhee=20
> >> Look Out Mabel G.L. Crockett=20
> >> Shame Shame Shame Smiley Lewis=20
> >> Twenty Flight Rock Eddie Cochran=20
> >
> >The first 2 are definites. No way on the Crockett or the Smiley, total non =
> >hits. On the Cochran is the good version from the movie the remake, or is i=
> >t the movie one the first version followed by the USA shitty 45 version?
> >
> >If the shit one just has dubbed in stuff and is not an actual different rec=
> >ording than it doesn't qualify.=20
>
> On "Twenty Flight Rock" the original version was recorded in July 1956
> and is the version used in "The Girl Can't Help It" movie and released
> in the UK as a London label single
>
> The US Liberty single version was recorded in mid-1957

Right, so the one that would have to be on the list is the US single, which is shit. The list is for the greatest Remakes of an Artist's own song. If it was the other way around on "20FR where the good version was the remake, then I would put the good version of "Twenty Flight Rock" on the list.

[Roger Ford]

On Fri, 26 May 2023 23:15:01 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>
wrote:

>On Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 1:35:41=E2=80=AFAM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:
>> On Fri, 26 May 2023 15:48:47 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>=20
>> wrote:=20
>>=20
>> >On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 4:16:41=3DE2=3D80=3DAFPM UTC-4, Roger Ford wr=
>ote:=20
>> >> On Fri, 26 May 2023 08:41:01 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>=3D20
>> >> wrote:=20

>> >> >Working on this for DDD,

>> >> Off the top of head........=3D20=20
>> >>=3D20=20
>> >> Angel Baby Rosie & The Originasls=3D20=20
>> >> Drinkin' Wine Spo-DeeO-Dee Sticks McGhee=3D20=20
>> >> Look Out Mabel G.L. Crockett=3D20=20
>> >> Shame Shame Shame Smiley Lewis=3D20=20
>> >> Twenty Flight Rock Eddie Cochran=3D20=20
>> >=20
>> >The first 2 are definites. No way on the Crockett or the Smiley, total n=
>on =3D=20
>> >hits. On the Cochran is the good version from the movie the remake, or i=
>s i=3D
>> >t the movie one the first version followed by the USA shitty 45 version?=
>=20
>> >
>> >If the shit one just has dubbed in stuff and is not an actual different =
>rec=3D=20
>> >ording than it doesn't qualify.=3D20=20
>>=20
>> On "Twenty Flight Rock" the original version was recorded in July 1956=20
>> and is the version used in "The Girl Can't Help It" movie and released=20
>> in the UK as a London label single=20
>>=20

>> The US Liberty single version was recorded in mid-1957
>

>Right, so the one that would have to be on the list is the US single, which=
> is shit.

At last something we can agree oin :)

>The list is for the greatest Remakes of an Artist's own song. If =
>it was the other way around on "20FR where the good version was the remake,=

> then I would put the good version of "Twenty Flight Rock" on the list.

My fault---I thought I remembered the Liberty version coming firs---
till I checked

[DianeE]

There's "Desiree" (the 1960s version) by the Charts, which is popular
among Northern Soul people, but I think it sucks.

[RWC]

On Sat, 27 May 2023 06:36:05 GMT, mari...@bblueyonder.co.uk (Roger
Ford) wrote:

>On Fri, 26 May 2023 23:15:01 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>
>wrote:

>>Right, so the {remake} that would have to be on the list is the US single, which=
>> is shit.
>
>At last something we can agree on :)
>
1956 movie version of Twenty Flight Rock:
https://youtu.be/soxN55f7fzU?t=3305

the 1957 Liberty single version, with its background vocals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP3XNXAWyxU

[Bruce]

On Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 6:54:57 AM UTC-4, DianeE wrote:

> There's "Desiree" (the 1960s version) by the Charts, which is popular
> among Northern Soul people, but I think it sucks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQfAMryZ7Wk

[DianeE]

"Don't Ask Me To Be Lonely" by the Dubs is not a remake. That is an
error. It's the same version on both labels. If I'm wrong, prove
it--come up with the first version and show me where it's different.

[DianeE]

Elmore James and Sonny Boy Williamson both recorded remakes when they
changed labels. In EJ's case I uniformly prefer the originals, but in
SBW's case, some of the remakes might be better.

[Bruce]

https://youtu.be/Q-dhKa6U7Sw?t=420

[Bruce]

Just added one.

My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry

Here's Chuck's studio version from an album a few years earlier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZcdY1jP9IQ

[Mark D.]

You've got to be kidding,

--md

remove "xx" for email

[Bruce]

Part of the criteria is initial popularity, which this record does better in than most things on the list.

[Bruce]

Just thought of another one that will be high on the list.

New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

[Bill B]

On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 11:41:02 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:

> Working on this for DDD, here is what I have so far:
>

How about Come Go With Me by the Del-Vikings?

[Bruce]

The earlier version was just a demo that got released on an album many months after the first released version. Most hit songs have earlier versions that were done before they got it right. The only difference here is the earlier "Come Go With Me" eventually got released in the same era because another label thought they could confuse record buyers and make some money.

Here's an earlier version of another classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYPDRMYiYMA

[Bruce]

And of course there's also this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfyrC2Izzdc

[Bruce]

A NEW NUMBER ONE!!!

Here's where we stand now:

1-24
Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) [Live at Carnegie Hall] - Benny Goodman (Pop #21)

That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets (Pop #106) (Rock #36)

I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown (Pop #233) (Rock #294)
Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane (Pop #315) (Rock #165)
I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett (Pop #518) (Rock #84)
Candle In The Wind 1997 (Live) - Elton John (Pop #418) (Rock #516)

New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (Pop #272)

Take on Me - a-ha (Pop #669) (Rock #328)
Only You - Platters (Pop #361) (Rock #528)
Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (Pop #360) (Rock #544)
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (Pop #987) (Rock #375)
Old Town Road (Remix) - Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) (Pop #998) (Rock #523)
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (Pop #950) (Rock #550)
The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff (Pop # 193)
Mardi Gras In New Orleans / Go To The Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair (Pop #253)
Je t'aime moi non plus - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg (Pop #266)
One Love - Bob Marley (Rock #371)
We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's (Rock #383)
Maybe I'm Amazed (Live) - Paul McCartney & Wings (Rock #477)
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee & His Buddies (Pop #583)
Oh What A Night - Dells - (Pop #762)
Surrender (Live) - Cheap Trick (Pop #776)
That Lady - Isley Brothers (Pop #926)
All Too Well (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift (Pop #980)

25-34

I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four (1960s #105)
Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers (1960s #122)
Rock Lobster - B-52's (1970s #109)
Shop Around - Miracles (1960s #172)
Help Me, Rhonda - Beach Boys (1960s #227)
Fingertips - Pt. 2 - Little Stevie Wonder (1960s #267)
Handy Man - Jimmy Jones (1950s #108)
Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms (1990s #242)
I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel (1960s #274)
When Things Go Wrong With You - Tampa Red (1940s #70)

35-63

Down Under - Men At Work (1981 #15)
Radio Free Europe - R. E. M. (1983 #15)
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake (1987 #19)
Turn the Page – Bob Seger (Live) (1976 #19)
Sheila - Tommy Roe (1962 #21)
Mony, Mony (Live) - Billy Idol (1987 #22)
Show Me The Way (Live) - Peter Frampton (1976 #26)
Fox On The Run - The Sweet (1974 #30)
I Want You To Want Me (Live) - Cheap Trick (1978 #32)
Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren (1972 #37)

You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators (1966 #39)

Soul Twist - King Curtis (1962 #36)
Stay In My Corner - Dells (1968 #40)
Baby, I Love Your Way (Live) - Peter Frampton (1976 #44)
Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison (1956 #45)
It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards (1958 #48)
Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals (1960 #50)
Layla (Live) - Eric Clapton (1992 #51)
Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton (1976 #53)

Distant Lover (Live) - Marvin Gaye (1974 #72)

I Am Woman - Helen Reddy (1972 #78)
Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) - Dubs (1957 #81)
I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag - Country Joe & The Fish (1967 #82)
Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas (1967 #92)
Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers (1973 #102)
Do Ya - Electric Light Orchestra (1976 #103)
Conquistador (Live) - Procol Harum (1972 #106)
Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan (1959 #107)
Hey Joe - Leaves (1966 #62 second version)

64-72
Stir It Up – Bob Marley and the Wailers (AM 2008)
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender (AM 4068)
Let's Work Together - Wilbert Harrison (AM 5060)
My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry (AM 6368)
Point of No Return - Exposé (AM 6602)
Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte (AM 8094)
Revolution I - Beatles (AM SECOND VERSION)
88 Lines About 44 Women - Nails (AM BU)
Country Honk - Rolling Stones (AM BU)

73-101
Topsy (part 2) - Cozy Cole (BB Pop #3, BB R&B #1, UK #29)
Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack (BB Pop #10, BB R&B #1)
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka (BB Pop #8)
Sentimental Lady – Bob Welch (BB Pop #8)
Walk Don't Run '64 - Ventures (BB Pop #8)
It Don't Matter To Me - Bread (BB Pop #10)
After The Lights Go Down Low - Al Hibbler (BB Pop #10)
Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards (BB Pop #11, BB R&B #18)
Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live) – Billy Joel (BB Pop #17)
About a Girl (Live) – Nirvana (BB Pop #22)
She's Got A Way (Live) - Billy Joel (BB Pop #23)
Folsom Prison Blues (Live) by Johnny Cash (BB Pop #32, BB COUNTRY #1)
Bad Boy - Jive Bombers (BB Pop #36, BB R&B #7)
Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph (BB Pop #35)
Free Bird (Live) - Lynyrd Skynyrd (BB Pop #38)
Rainbow '65 - Gene Chandler (BB Pop #69, BB R&B #2)
I'll Go Crazy (Live) - James Brown (BB Pop #73, R&B #38, BB LP #2)
Lost Someone (Live) - James Brown (BB Pop #94, BB LP #2)
Plese, Please, Please (Live) - James Brown (BB Pop #95, BB LP #2)
Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road (BB Pop #40)
25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago (BB Pop #48)
Honey Hush - Joe Turner (BB Pop #53)
All You Zombies - Hooters (BB Pop #58)
Danny Boy - Jackie Wilson (BB Pop #94, BB R&B #25)
Ridin' the Storm Out (live) - REO Speedwagon (BB Pop #94)
Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) - Ruth Brown (BB Pop #99)
Ship Of Love - Nutmegs (BB R&B #13)
Car Radio - Twenty One Pilots (BB BU #115)
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley (on album BB LP #1)

Still got more to go through, but it's shaping up nicely.

[Steve Mc]

On 5/27/2023 4:10 PM, Bruce wrote:
> You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators (1966 #39)

They had an earlier version  of this ?

[Bruce]

On Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 7:27:15 PM UTC-4, Steve Mc wrote:
> On 5/27/2023 4:10 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators (1966 #39)
> They had an earlier version of this ?

Same lead singer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9piNUYzhQ0

[Bill B]

On Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 4:51:01 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:

> On Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 4:22:36 PM UTC-4, Bill B wrote:
> > On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 11:41:02 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> > > Working on this for DDD, here is what I have so far:
> > >
> >
> > How about Come Go With Me by the Del-Vikings?
> The earlier version was just a demo that got released on an album many months after the first released version.

Apparently, the hit version of Earth Angel by the Penguins was a demo.

[Dennis C]

"The circle is Small"- Gordon Lightfoot

"Gotta Get up"- Nilsson

[Bruce]

And the remake on Mercury will not be on this list.

[Dennis C]

"Carolina in my Mind" James Taylor

[Bruce]

I'm sure we will come up with some more items for this list and I'll do an update soon, but for now I just sent this in to Lew.

GREATEST REMAKES OF AN ARTIST'S OWN SONG

CRITERIA - This list showcases when an artist releases a newly recorded version of a song that they had previously released. These new versions of the songs are then selected and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, acclaim, influence, and general significance in musical history.


1. Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) [Live at Carnegie Hall] - Benny Goodman
2. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
4. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
5. I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett
6. Heart of Glass - Blondie
7. Candle In The Wind 1997 (Live) - Elton John
8. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
9. One For My Baby - Frank Sinatra
10. New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
11. Take on Me - a-ha
12. Only You - Platters
13. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
14. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
15. Old Town Road (Remix) - Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
16. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
17. Mardi Gras In New Orleans / Go To The Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair
18. Je t'aime moi non plus - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
19. One Love - Bob Marley
20. We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's
21. Maybe I'm Amazed (Live) - Paul McCartney & Wings
22. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee & His Buddies
23. Oh What A Night - Dells
24. Surrender (Live) - Cheap Trick
25. That Lady - Isley Brothers
26. All Too Well (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
27. I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four
28. Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers
29. Rock Lobster - B-52's
30. Shop Around - Miracles
31. Help Me, Rhonda - Beach Boys
32. Fingertips - Pt. 2 - Little Stevie Wonder
33. Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
34. Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
35. I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel
36. When Things Go Wrong With You - Tampa Red
37. Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
38. Down Under - Men At Work
39. Radio Free Europe - R. E. M.
40. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
41. Turn the Page – Bob Seger (Live)
42. Sheila - Tommy Roe
43. Mony, Mony (Live) - Billy Idol
44. Show Me The Way (Live) - Peter Frampton
45. Fox On The Run - The Sweet
46. I Want You To Want Me (Live) - Cheap Trick
47. Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
48. You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators
49. Soul Twist - King Curtis
50. Stay In My Corner - Dells
51. Baby, I Love Your Way (Live) - Peter Frampton
52. Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison
53. It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards
54. Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals
55. Dream Girl - Jesse & Marvin
56. Layla (Live) - Eric Clapton
57. Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton
58. Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
59. 3 A.M. Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.) - The KLF
60. Distant Lover (Live) - Marvin Gaye
61. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
62. Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) - Dubs
63. I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag - Country Joe & The Fish
64. Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas
65. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
66. Do Ya - Electric Light Orchestra
67. Conquistador (Live) - Procol Harum
68. Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan
69. Hey Joe - Leaves
70. Stir It Up – Bob Marley
71. Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
72. Let's Work Together - Wilbert Harrison
73. My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry
74. Point of No Return - Exposé
75. Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte
76. Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow
77. Revolution I - Beatles
78. 88 Lines About 44 Women - Nails
79. Country Honk - Rolling Stones
80. Topsy (part 2) - Cozy Cole
81. Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack
82. The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) - Juice Newton
83. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
84. Sentimental Lady – Bob Welch
85. Walk Don't Run '64 - Ventures
86. It Don't Matter To Me - Bread
87. After The Lights Go Down Low - Al Hibbler
88. Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards
89. Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live) – Billy Joel
90. About a Girl (Live) – Nirvana
91. She's Got A Way (Live) - Billy Joel
92. Folsom Prison Blues (Live) by Johnny Cash
93. Bad Boy - Jive Bombers
94. Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph
95. Free Bird (Live) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
96. Rainbow '65 - Gene Chandler
97. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs
98. I'll Go Crazy (Live) - James Brown
99. Lost Someone (Live) - James Brown
100. Please, Please, Please (Live) - James Brown

101. The Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold
102. Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road
103. Venus (Disco) - Frankie Avalon
104. 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
105. Honey Hush - Joe Turner
106. All You Zombies - Hooters
107. Danny Boy - Jackie Wilson
108. I Melt With You - Modern English
109. Ridin' the Storm Out (live) - REO Speedwagon
110. Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) - Ruth Brown
111. Ship Of Love - Nutmegs
112. Car Radio - Twenty One Pilots
113. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
114. Mr. Soul - Neil Young
115. Come On - Earl King

Thanks for the help folks.

[Steve Mc]

On 5/28/2023 3:11 PM, Bruce wrote:
> 32. Fingertips - Pt. 2 - Little Stevie Wonder

> 54. Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals

> 93. Bad Boy - Jive Bombers

Could you post these originals  ?

[Bruce]

On Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 6:45:56 PM UTC-4, Steve Mc wrote:
> On 5/28/2023 3:11 PM, Bruce wrote:

> > 32. Fingertips - Pt. 2 - Little Stevie Wonder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sMQxFs6H-c

> > 54. Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals

This was Roger's suggestion, I don't see the earlier version on Youtube. Let's see if he can put it there.

> > 93. Bad Boy - Jive Bombers

Brown Boy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPLMY7g9HFU

Bad Boy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC0X_OMbrfs

[Steve Mc]

Thanks,

Fingertips sounds more like Knuckles compared to the hit.

[Bruce]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOXfyI0b3M8

[Bruce]

On Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 6:51:58 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 6:45:56 PM UTC-4, Steve Mc wrote:
> > On 5/28/2023 3:11 PM, Bruce wrote:
>
> > > 32. Fingertips - Pt. 2 - Little Stevie Wonder
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sMQxFs6H-c
> > > 54. Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals

> This was Roger's suggestion, I don't see the earlier version on Youtube. Let's see if he can put it there.

There's a giveaway copy that was pressed on the KDEO label (radio) but I think it's the same recording as the hit, which means I'll have to remove it from the list. Let's see what Roger says.

[Roger Ford]

On Sun, 28 May 2023 15:51:56 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>
wrote:

>On Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 6:45:56=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4, Steve Mc wrote:
>> On 5/28/2023 3:11 PM, Bruce wrote:=20

>
>> > 54. Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals
>

>This was Roger's suggestion, I don't see the earlier version on Youtube. Le=

>t's see if he can put it there.
>

The version I suggested was the different take issued on London label
here in UK. I'm not sure which version casme first

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nOE534rb30

ROGER FORD
-----------------------

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an extra "b" in my e-mail address (mari...@bblueyonder.co.uk) Please
delete same before responding.Thank you!

[DianeE]

On 5/28/2023 6:11 PM, Bruce wrote:
> I'm sure we will come up with some more items for this list and I'll do an update soon, but for now I just sent this in to Lew.
>
> GREATEST REMAKES OF AN ARTIST'S OWN SONG
>
> CRITERIA - This list showcases when an artist releases a newly recorded version of a song that they had previously released. These new versions of the songs are then selected and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, acclaim, influence, and general significance in musical history.

--------------
I think it's important to explain that you're only using live versions
when they were bona fide hits on their own. Otherwise people will claim
you missed a million "very important" live versions.

[Steve Mc]

On 5/28/2023 10:50 PM, Roger Ford wrote:
> On Sun, 28 May 2023 15:51:56 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 6:45:56=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4, Steve Mc wrote:
>>> On 5/28/2023 3:11 PM, Bruce wrote:=20
>>>> 54. Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals
>> This was Roger's suggestion, I don't see the earlier version on Youtube. Le=
>> t's see if he can put it there.
>>
> The version I suggested was the different take issued on London label
> here in UK. I'm not sure which version casme first
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nOE534rb30
>
> ROGER FORD
> -----------------------
>

Hopefully the above different take version will show up, but I don't
think the linked version should  qualify if it's the same as the
original with just some parts edited out, if this commenter is correct :

This is the mix released in Britain in January,1961. This  is the
version John Lennon listened to in Liverpool, UK! This mix is missing
the two chord introduction and the Tenor Saxophone solo is extremely
edited.

[Bruce]

Yes, I just yanked it off the list.

[Roger Ford]

I think the UK release of "Angel Baby" is an alternate take that
Highland sent to Decca in London by mistake.

I can't see such a tiny recording outfit going to all the time and
expense of making an edited version just for overseas consumption.

And on this side of the pond I know from expperience that Decca were
loath to "edit" recordings sent to them from foreign licensors (though
they did perform such a job on an offending Carl Perkins record)

[Steve Mc]

On 5/28/2023 3:11 PM, Bruce wrote:

I just thought of another one that might  qualify...


Hotel California

[Bruce]

Explain what you're thinking because I don't see any earlier version before the hit, and I don't see any significant live or later remake. They did record it 3 times before settling on which one to release, but that don't mean anything, there's loads of records like that where earlier recordings were dismissed as not what they want to release.

[Steve Mc]

Well, if memory serves, though that probably doesn't work as well these
day as it used to, this original version was played to death here in
California,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MywlBwkUSCM

And then then this live version which came out later, as far as I could
tell, was also played a lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56l7mHqK59o


That  was my thinking.

[Bruce]

You may have heard the live version a lot out there, but it has no objective merits. Never charted, not acclaimed, nothing to justify a listing.

[Steve Mc]

That's fine. I'm not gonna lose my nap over it. Never was much of a fan
of the song anyway, though I did like the acoustic version better.

[DianeE]

------------
And this is why you need to add a line to your Criteria explaining why
most live versions do not qualify although some do.

[Bruce]

I fucking hate it myself.

[Bruce]

They all "qualify" to be considered, but most have no objective credentials. Same with an remake by any artist.

[DianeE]

On 5/29/2023 11:26 AM, Roger Ford wrote:


>
> And on this side of the pond I know from expperience that Decca were
> loath to "edit" recordings sent to them from foreign licensors (though
> they did perform such a job on an offending Carl Perkins record)

-------------
Okay, I'll bite...how could a Carl Perkins record possibly be "offending?"

[DianeE]

------------
I would like it if it was under 4 minutes long.

[Bruce]

The label wanted to edit it down for the single release, but the band refused that.

[Bruce]

Even if you were right, the record did not chart over there, so it has no objective credentials. Besides, I don't consider an alternate version from the same session to be a "remake."

From Wiki:

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960 and remained on the charts for 13 weeks, reaching No. 5 on January 28, 1961.[3] On the R&B charts, "Angel Baby" also peaked at #5 and remained on that chart for eight weeks.[4] In 1961, "Angel Baby" was also released in Canada (#6) on the Zirkon label and in Australia and England on London Records. The British release slightly edited the intro.

I know there was more edited than the intro, but I don't hear it as an alternate.

More from Wiki:

"Angel Baby" was a 1960 single by Rosie and the Originals. The group recorded the song independently on a two-track machine, located in a facility in the small farming community of San Marcos, California. At the time, lead singer Rosie Hamlin was only 15 years old. She had written the lyrics for "Angel Baby" as a poem for "[her] very first boyfriend" when she was a 14-year-old student at Mission Bay High School in San Diego, California.[2]

Initially unable to find a label willing to distribute the song because of its unpolished sound, the group convinced a San Diego department store to pipe their master through the listening booths in the record department. The response from listeners prompted Highland Records to sign the band and promote the single. Since its release the song has become an oldies standard.

===================================================================================

Since they did not actually record it for Highland, I don't see how there could possibly have been an alternate anywhere for someone to send to the UK, intentionally or not.

[Roger Ford]

It was his "That's Right" which was released here with a whole verse
edited out due to its inclusion of the word "booger"

Too close for comfort with the English term "bugger" which was a
verboten swear word back in the 50's and is still frowned on today.

As to its meaning - think "sodomy" .

[Bruce]

Had to remove "Heart Of Glass" from the list, the early version was not released until like the 1990s or later. Also added "Valerie (Remix)" by Steve Winwood. It started as just a remix, but Winwood liked the idea so much that he recorded a new vocal to fit better with the style of the remix.

Here is where we are at now.

GREATEST REMAKES OF AN ARTIST'S OWN SONG

CRITERIA - This list showcases when an artist releases a newly recorded version of a song that they had previously released. These new versions of the songs are then selected and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, acclaim, influence, and general significance in musical history.


1. Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) [Live at Carnegie Hall] - Benny Goodman
2. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
4. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
5. I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett

6. Candle In The Wind 1997 (Live) - Elton John
7. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
8. One For My Baby - Frank Sinatra
9. New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
10. Take on Me - a-ha
11. Only You - Platters
12. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
13. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
14. Old Town Road (Remix) - Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
15. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
16. Mardi Gras In New Orleans / Go To The Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair
17. Je t'aime moi non plus - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
18. One Love - Bob Marley
19. We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's
20. Maybe I'm Amazed (Live) - Paul McCartney & Wings
21. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee & His Buddies
22. Oh What A Night - Dells
23. Surrender (Live) - Cheap Trick
24. That Lady - Isley Brothers
25. All Too Well (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
26. I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four
27. Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers
28. Rock Lobster - B-52's
29. Shop Around - Miracles
30. Help Me, Rhonda - Beach Boys
31. Fingertips - Pt. 2 - Little Stevie Wonder
32. Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
33. Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
34. I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel
35. When Things Go Wrong With You - Tampa Red
36. Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
37. Down Under - Men At Work
38. Radio Free Europe - R. E. M.
39. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
40. Turn the Page – Bob Seger (Live)
41. Sheila - Tommy Roe
42. Mony, Mony (Live) - Billy Idol
43. Show Me The Way (Live) - Peter Frampton
44. Fox On The Run - The Sweet
45. I Want You To Want Me (Live) - Cheap Trick
46. Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
47. You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators
48. Soul Twist - King Curtis
49. Stay In My Corner - Dells
50. Baby, I Love Your Way (Live) - Peter Frampton
51. Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison
52. It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards
53. Dream Girl - Jesse & Marvin
54. Layla (Live) - Eric Clapton
55. Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton
56. Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
57. 3 A.M. Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.) - The KLF
58. Distant Lover (Live) - Marvin Gaye
59. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
60. Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) - Dubs
61. I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag - Country Joe & The Fish
62. Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas
63. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
64. Do Ya - Electric Light Orchestra
65. Conquistador (Live) - Procol Harum
66. Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan
67. Hey Joe - Leaves
68. Stir It Up – Bob Marley
69. Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
70. Let's Work Together - Wilbert Harrison
71. My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry
72. Point of No Return - Exposé
73. Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte
74. Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow
75. Revolution I - Beatles
76. 88 Lines About 44 Women - Nails
77. Country Honk - Rolling Stones
78. Topsy (part 2) - Cozy Cole
79. Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack
80. The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) - Juice Newton
81. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
82. Sentimental Lady – Bob Welch
83. Walk Don't Run '64 - Ventures
84. Valerie (Remix) - Steve Winwood
85. It Don't Matter To Me - Bread
86. After The Lights Go Down Low - Al Hibbler
87. Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards
88. Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live) – Billy Joel
89. About a Girl (Live) – Nirvana
90. She's Got A Way (Live) - Billy Joel
91. Folsom Prison Blues (Live) by Johnny Cash
92. Bad Boy - Jive Bombers
93. Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph
94. Free Bird (Live) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
95. Rainbow '65 - Gene Chandler
96. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs
97. I'll Go Crazy (Live) - James Brown
98. Lost Someone (Live) - James Brown
99. Please, Please, Please (Live) - James Brown
100. The Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold

101. Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road
102. Venus (Disco) - Frankie Avalon
103. 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
104. Honey Hush - Joe Turner
105. All You Zombies - Hooters
106. Danny Boy - Jackie Wilson
107. I Melt With You - Modern English
108. Ridin' the Storm Out (live) - REO Speedwagon
109. Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) - Ruth Brown
110. Ship Of Love - Nutmegs
111. Car Radio - Twenty One Pilots
112. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
113. Mr. Soul - Neil Young
114. Come On - Earl King

[Jim Colegrove]

On Mon, 29 May 2023 19:35:26 GMT, mari...@bblueyonder.co.uk (Roger
Ford) wrote:

>On Mon, 29 May 2023 14:46:08 -0400, DianeE <Dia...@NoSpam.net> wrote:
>
>>On 5/29/2023 11:26 AM, Roger Ford wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> And on this side of the pond I know from expperience that Decca were
>>> loath to "edit" recordings sent to them from foreign licensors (though
>>> they did perform such a job on an offending Carl Perkins record)
>>-------------
>>Okay, I'll bite...how could a Carl Perkins record possibly be "offending?"
>
>
>It was his "That's Right" which was released here with a whole verse
>edited out due to its inclusion of the word "booger"
>
>Too close for comfort with the English term "bugger" which was a
>verboten swear word back in the 50's and is still frowned on today.
>
>As to its meaning - think "sodomy" .
>
>

I guess Lightin' Slim's "Bugger Bugger" boy got the same treatment.

[Mark D.]

On May 26, 2023 at 10:41:01 AM CDT, "Bruce" <Sav...@aol.com> wrote:

> Working on this for DDD, here is what I have so far:

>
> Oh What A Night - Dells

> That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & Crickets

> Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison

> Sheila - Tommy Roe

> Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren

> Country Honk - Rolling Stones

> Revolution I - Beatles

> It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards

> Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards

> Candle In The Wind 1997 - Elton John

> Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka

> Boppin' The Blues - Carl Perkins & The NRBQ

> Old Town Road (Remix) - Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)

> It'll Be Me - Jerry Lee Lewis
> The Sounds Of Silence ¦ Simon & Garfunkel

> The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff

> Jump Children - Flamingos
> Rock The Joint - Bill Haley & His Comets
> Shop Around - Miracles

> Do Ya - Electric Light Orchestra

> Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Professor Longhair

> Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley

> Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane

> Chicken Shack - Amos Milburn

> Bad Boy - Jive Bombers

> Don't Ask Me (To Be Lonely) - Dubs

> Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte

> Help Me, Rhonda - Beach Boys

> I Will Move On Up A Little Higher - Mahalia Jackson

> I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown

> After The Lights Go Down Low - Al Hibbler

> All You Zombies - Hooters

> Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road

> Conquistador (Live) - Procol Harum

> Down Under - Men At Work

> Layla - Eric Clapton

> Walk Don't Run '64 - Ventures

> 88 Lines About 48 Women - Nails
> We Got The Beat - Go-Go's
> Fingertips (Part 2) - Little Stevie Wonder

> Fox On The Run - The Sweet

> Handy Man - Jimmy Jones

> Hey Joe - Leaves

> Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan

> I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel

> Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega

> Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

> I Am Woman - Helen Reddy

> I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag - Country Joe & The Fish

> I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four

> I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett

> It Don't Matter To Me - Bread

> Soul Twist - King Curtis

> Je t'aime moi non plus - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg

> Let's Work Together - Wilbert Harrison

> Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack

> Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel

> One Love - Bob Marley

> Only You - Platters

> Radio Free Europe - R. E. M.

> Rock Lobster - B-52's

> Car Radio - Twenty One Pilots

> Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms

> Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers

> She's Got A Way - Billy Joel
> Shilo - Neil Diamond

> Stay In My Corner - Dells

> Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas

> Tender Years - John Cafferty & Beaver Brown

> Time Has Come Today - Chambers Brothers

> Topsy - Cozy Cole

> Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender

> White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

> That Lady - Isley Brothers

> Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph

> Free Bird (Live) - Lynyrd Skynyrd

> Show Me The Way (Live) - Peter Frampton

> Baby, I Love Your Way (Live) - Peter Frampton

> Maybe I'm Amazed (Live) - Paul McCartney & Wings

> Mony, Mony (Live) - Billy Idol

> Surrender (Live) - Cheap Trick

> I Want You To Want Me (Live) - Cheap Trick

> Take on Me - a-ha

> West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys

> All Too Well (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

> Point of No Return - Exposé

> Valerie - Steve Winwood
> Stir It Up – Bob Marley and the Wailers
> Sentimental Lady – Bob Welch
> Willin’ – Little Feat
> Madame George – Van Morrison
> Satisfy My Soul – Bob Marley and the Wailers
> Lively Up Yourself – Bob Marley and the Wailers
> Girl From the North Country – Bob Dylan
> You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Bob Dylan
> Career Opportunities – The Clash
> Mr. Soul – Neil Young
> Clowntime Is Over – Elvis Costello
>
> Any other suggestions?

Drown In My Own Tears live - Ray Charles
--md

remove "xx" for email

[Roger Ford]

No,it did appear here---but not until 1981----and only then on a
compilation LP on the tiny Flyright blues label. The uncensored
"Bugger Bugger Boy" was prominently displayed on the LP cover

https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=576513

[Roger Ford]

On Tue, 30 May 2023 03:15:30 +0000, Mark D. <mdint...@xxnew.rr.com>
wrote:

Jeez,how did this one get missed?

Great job Mark!

[Roger Ford]

On Mon, 29 May 2023 12:12:15 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>
wrote:

>On Monday, May 29, 2023 at 11:26:30=E2=80=AFAM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:
>> On Mon, 29 May 2023 07:02:09 -0700, Steve Mc=20
>> <steve...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:=20
>>=20
>> >On 5/28/2023 10:50 PM, Roger Ford wrote:=20
>> >> On Sun, 28 May 2023 15:51:56 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <Sav...@aol.com>=20
>> >> wrote:=20
>> >>=20
>> >>> On Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 6:45:56=3DE2=3D80=3DAFPM UTC-4, Steve Mc w=
>rote:=20
>> >>>> On 5/28/2023 3:11 PM, Bruce wrote:=3D20=20
>> >>>>> 54. Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals=20
>> >>> This was Roger's suggestion, I don't see the earlier version on Youtu=
>be. Le=3D=20
>> >>> t's see if he can put it there.=20
>> >>>=20
>> >> The version I suggested was the different take issued on London label=
>=20
>> >> here in UK. I'm not sure which version casme first=20
>> >>=20
>> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D8nOE534rb30=20
>> >>=20
>> >> ROGER FORD=20
>> >> -----------------------=20
>> >>=20
>> >Hopefully the above different take version will show up, but I don't=20
>> >think the linked version should qualify if it's the same as the=20
>> >original with just some parts edited out, if this commenter is correct :=
>=20
>> >=20
>> >This is the mix released in Britain in January,1961. This is the=20
>> >version John Lennon listened to in Liverpool, UK! This mix is missing=20
>> >the two chord introduction and the Tenor Saxophone solo is extremely=20
>> >edited.=20
>> >=20
>> >
>> I think the UK release of "Angel Baby" is an alternate take that=20
>> Highland sent to Decca in London by mistake.=20
>>=20
>> I can't see such a tiny recording outfit going to all the time and=20
>> expense of making an edited version just for overseas consumption.=20
>>=20
>> And on this side of the pond I know from expperience that Decca were=20
>> loath to "edit" recordings sent to them from foreign licensors (though=20

>> they did perform such a job on an offending Carl Perkins record)
>

>Even if you were right, the record did not chart over there, so it has no o=
>bjective credentials. Besides, I don't consider an alternate version from t=
>he same session to be a "remake."=20
>
>From Wiki:
>
>The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960 and remained on =
>the charts for 13 weeks, reaching No. 5 on January 28, 1961.[3] On the R&B =
>charts, "Angel Baby" also peaked at #5 and remained on that chart for eight=
> weeks.[4] In 1961, "Angel Baby" was also released in Canada (#6) on the Zi=
>rkon label and in Australia and England on London Records. The British rele=

>ase slightly edited the intro.
>

>I know there was more edited than the intro, but I don't hear it as an alte=
>rnate.=20
>
>More from Wiki:
>"
>"Angel Baby" was a 1960 single by Rosie and the Originals. The group record=
>ed the song independently on a two-track machine, located in a facility in =
>the small farming community of San Marcos, California. At the time, lead si=
>nger Rosie Hamlin was only 15 years old. She had written the lyrics for "An=
>gel Baby" as a poem for "[her] very first boyfriend" when she was a 14-year=

>-old student at Mission Bay High School in San Diego, California.[2]

> story
>Initially unable to find a label willing to distribute the song because of =
>its unpolished sound, the group convinced a San Diego department store to p=
>ipe their master through the listening booths in the record department. The=
> response from listeners prompted Highland Records to sign the band and pro=

>mote the single. Since its release the song has become an oldies standard.
>

>Since they did not actually record it for Highland, I don't see how there c=
>ould possibly have been an alternate anywhere for someone to send to the UK=
>, intentionally or not.

On reflection and considering both arguments I'm thinking you are
probably right.I had heard the "recorded on a beat up machine" story
before but still find it hard to imagine Decca here spending time and
money editing a tape by some unknown US act (even if they were
currently climbing the charts over there)

I giuess we'll never know the full story

P.S Did you check your mail junk file re Kitty Kaye?

[Bruce]

It got missed because it has no objective credentials and won't make the list. It's just something that some of you here think is great just as I think that "Boppin' The Blues" by Carl Perkins and the NRBQ is better than the Sun version, but these will not be on the list.

[Bruce]

On Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 4:38:58 AM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:

> P.S Did you check your mail junk file re Kitty Kaye?

Whatever you sent it hasn't gotten here. Try sending it to Diane.

[Dean F.]

Has anyone mentioned Inez & Charlie Foxx's 1968 remake of "Mockingbird?" If anything, I like it better than the original.

[Bruce]

On Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 9:13:48 PM UTC-4, Dean F. wrote:

> Has anyone mentioned Inez & Charlie Foxx's 1968 remake of "Mockingbird?" If anything, I like it better than the original.

Wasn't aware of it. Didn't chart or anything so it wouldn't make the list.

Don't see it on Youtube, but came across this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbTV6D_a0m0