By Pogo (66.129.43.61) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 02:20 pm:

What in your opinion is a good cover or remake of a song? For starters I offer these.

By James Taylor:
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
Up On The Roof - Drifters

By Grand Funk:
Some Kind Of Wonderful - Soul Bros. 6

By Isaac Hayes:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Glen Campbell

By Handsome (170.118.157.134) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 02:29 pm:

By Aretha Franklin
Drown in my Own Tears-Ray Charles
Brand New Me-Dusty Springfield/Jerry Butler
Bridge Over Troubled Water-Simon & Garfunkel

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 03:01 pm:

Pogo:
I actually liked the original "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" that was recorded by Johnny Rivers for his "Rewind" album - Glen Campbell's version came later.

Isaac's version is an epic performance IMO.

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Michael/cleoharvey (160.79.83.208) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 03:18 pm:

Aretha Franklin:
I Say A Little Prayer (Dionne)
A Brand New Me (Dusty)
Son of A Preacher Man (Dusty)
Didn't I Blow Your Mind (Delphonics)
With Pen In Hand (Billy Vera)
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (Marvin & Tammi)
You're All I Need to Get By (Marvin & Tammi)
Young Gifted & Black (Nina Simone)
It's My Turn (Diana Ross)
The Thrill is Gone (BB King)
The Night Life (let's face it, there was a time when this doll did a cover it equalled or surpassed the original)
Spanish Harlem (Ben E King)

Luther Vandross
A House Is Not A Home (Dionne)
Creepin (Stevie)
Superstar (Carpenters

Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
I Want You Back
Anyone Who Had A Heart

Roberta Flack:
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Shirelles0
Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel)
To Love Somebody (The Bee Gees)

Marvin Gaye:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (although I have read that his was actually recorded before Gladys Knight & the Pips, so I am not sure who had the cover.

Jackson Five:
Forever Came Today
Who is Lovin You

By Pogo (66.129.43.61) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 03:31 pm:

By Average White Band:
Walk On By - Dionne Warwick

Isaac Hayes:
Walk On By - Dionne Warwick

By Wilson Pickett:
Land Of 1000 Dances - Chris Kenner

By Cannibal & the Headhunters:
Land Of 1000 Dances - Chris Kenner

By Elvis Presley:
Promised Land - Chuck Berry

Kev thanks for the info, don't know if I ever heard it by Johnny Rivers. Yea any cover by Isaac is bad to the bone!

By Soul Sister (65.43.150.250) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 03:49 pm:

BeeGees
How Do You Mend A Broken Heart-Al Green
Ben E. King
I,Who Have Nothing-Linda Jones, Tom Jones, Little Anthony & Imperials,
Roberta Flack
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face-Jimmy Scott
Billie Holiday
Strange Fruit-Jimmy Scott
Percy Mayfield
There's Got To Be A Better World-Jimmy Scott
Lil Green
The Masquerade Is Over-Jimmy Scott
New Birth
Wildflower-The O'Jays
Barbra Streisand
The Way We Were-Gladys & Pips/The Manhattans
Sam Cook
A Change Is Gonna Come-Gerald & The Manhattans.
Areatha Franklin
Ghetto Life-EnVogue
Dinah Washington
For All We Know-Jimmy Scott

I'm sure you áll understand why I always lean toward Jimmy's songs, I hope this ain't driving everyone crazy! S.S.

By Soul Sister (65.43.150.250) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 03:52 pm:

I guess I wrote mine backwards I thought the original artist was the headline? S.S.

By Carl Dixon London (195.153.219.170) on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 03:56 pm:

Am I the same girl (Barbara Acklin) covered by Dusty Springfield

By Mark Speck (199.183.105.110) on Saturday, June 07, 2003 - 01:17 am:

Luther Vandross:
"Having a Party" (Sam Cooke; as part of his "Bad Boy/Having a Party" medley)
"Love Power" (The Sandpebbles; as part of his "Power of Love/Love Power" medley)

Wilson Pickett:
"Looking for a Love" (Valentinos)
"Land of 1,000 Dances" (Chris Kenner, but owing more to the Cannibal & the Headhunters' version)
"Hey Joe" (Love, but owing more to the Jimi Hendrix version)
"Fire and Water" (Free)
"Hey Jude" (Beatles)

Dusty Springfield:
"Long After Tonight is All Over" (Jimmy Radcliffe)
"Wishin' and Hopin'" (Dionne Warwick)
"What's It Gonna Be" (Susan Barrett)

O.C. Smith:
"Little Green Apples" (Roger Miller)
"Honey" (Bobby Goldsboro)
"Stormy" (Classics IV)

Otis Redding:
"Shake" (Sam Cooke)
"Satisfaction" (Rolling Stones)

Best,

Mark