Cover Story - Best of Cover/Alternate Versions of Songs

[raghupb]

Just a small correction @Sushant Sharma
"I Put A Spell On You" was originally recorded by Screamin' Jay Hawkins

There is an interesting back story to how this recording came to be.
Apparently, the song was written to be a melodious love song.
But during recording session, the producer brought in some fried chicken and loads of liquor.
The boozed up band and Screamin' Jay Hawkins created this song completely different from its original scope.
The creepy version did so well that it made Screamin' Jay Hawkins quite famous for his histrionics
Lots of artists over the decades have covered this one.

The version by Annie Lennox for "50 Shades Of Grey" OST is also wonderful

Here is CCR (John Fogerty) infusing their magic into this number.

Cheers,
Raghu

 

[Sushant Sharma]

Just a small correction @Sushant Sharma
"I Put A Spell On You" was originally recorded by Screamin' Jay Hawkins

There is an interesting back story to how this recording came to be.
Apparently, the song was written to be a melodious love song.
But during recording session, the producer brought in some fried chicken and loads of liquor.
The boozed up band and Screamin' Jay Hawkins created this song completely different from its original scope.
The creepy version did so well that it made Screamin' Jay Hawkins quite famous for his histrionics
Lots of artists over the decades have covered this one.

The version by Annie Lennox for "50 Shades Of Grey" OST is also wonderful

Here is CCR (John Fogerty) infusing their magic into this number.

Cheers,
Raghu

Thanks for that @raghupb I had never heard the original by Screamin' Jay Hawkins and enjoyed it..Just to add the song "Suzanne" isn't originally by Nina Simone either but by Leonard Cohen which I like in equal measure.

 

[liverpool_for_life]

Sanjay Subrahmanyan's rendition of Thunbam Nergaiyil. I have never heard a version this good.

 

[jls001]

Great cover of Michael Jackson's PYT.

It's got a mesmerising and forward driving beat.

 

[kbhuvi]

Shujaat Khan's Zindagi se badi saza hi nahin
Classical based cover version of Krishna Bihari Noor's ghazal