Here's The Original

[Stato]

That reminds me:

 

[Norman Potting]

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Fascinating stuff, know about a lot of these but this one is new to me.

 

[Icy Gull]

Made famous by PP Arnold, Rod Stewart and recently Sheryl Crowe but here is the original

 

[Icy Gull]

Better known by Hendrix and Love

 

[Trufflehound]

Better known by Hendrix and Love

I quite like Deep Purple's version as well. And Nick Cave's. And Patti Smith's, come to that.

 

[skipper734]

 

[Trufflehound]

Not exactly an unknown original, but oft-overlooked and lovely:

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[Simster]

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[The Large One]

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[Icy Gull]

This one was just plagiarised.

 

[Stato]

A couple from the eighties:

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Gloria Jones was the first that sprung to my mind, and glad to see NSC agreed

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

That's always been one of my very favourite early Stones singles. I didn't realise they didn't write it until now. Apparently the DJ Murray the K gave them the record and suggested they record it, and they did so at the Chess Studios in Chicago at the end of a less than spectacular first US tour.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

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Covered by Blondie

 

[Stato]

Owned by Thin Lizzy:



Made famous by Quo:

 

[Hiney]

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Covered by LOADS

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[Icy Gull]

Covered by too many people to list

 

[Stato]

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Covered by LOADS

Including Bobby Bland who did the original of this which will be familiar to old Whitesnake fans:

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Amazing how many people get this the wrong way round.

 

[Stato]

Amazing how many people get this the wrong way round.

And this:



Although Lowe offered it to Cash before he recorded it himself. I seem to remember reading that Johnny didn't want to do it, but that Rick Rubin persuaded him otherwise.