I like cover songs. I love hearing another artist’s take on a song, to see if they can hit it from a different angle or inspire a different emotion. Here, I take a look at some of my favorite cover songs. My only criterion was that the cover had to be one I keep returning to again and again over the original. So, in no special order and with too much time on my hands, sit back and enjoy a doggone good read. And if you didn’t enjoy it….well, how much did it cost you?
I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston (1992). Original recording by Dolly Partin (1974). Dolly’s bank account is now almost as big as her yabbos since Whitney got hold of this song. Dolly’s version was a soft, fragile, acoustic farewell to a bygone love. Whitney turns it into a full-throated…well, you’ve probably heard…
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