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Posted on 12/19/25 at 3:40 pm to themetalreb
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Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" was way more popular than Dolly's version, even though Dolly wrote the song.
The original was No. 1 on the country charts, so it was no slouch.
Posted on 12/19/25 at 9:51 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Posted on 12/20/25 at 8:40 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Callin Baton Rouge
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:16 am to Pelican fan99
Life is a Highway (original by Tom Cochrane; more popular version by Rascal Flatts via the Cars movie)
Gimme a T for Texas original by Jimmie Rodgers; more popular version by Lynyrd Skynyrd)
ETA: removed You Really Got Me (original by The Kinks; more popular version by Van Halen) because Kafka told me I was wrong and he was right.
Gimme a T for Texas original by Jimmie Rodgers; more popular version by Lynyrd Skynyrd)
ETA: removed You Really Got Me (original by The Kinks; more popular version by Van Halen) because Kafka told me I was wrong and he was right.
This post was edited on 12/20/25 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 12/20/25 at 2:55 pm to AlwysATgr
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You Really Got Me (original by The Kinks; more popular version by Van Halen)
Posted on 12/20/25 at 3:09 pm to FearlessFreep
quote:nor does it mean "version I heard first", but most people are just listing covers so at this point it doesn't really matter
first of all, more popular =\= better
Posted on 12/20/25 at 3:14 pm to STigers
quote:I consider this live version the original
I’ve always preferred this version
The CJs remake is a carbon copy
It IS more popular, thanks to MTV & radio play
Posted on 12/20/25 at 3:17 pm to SoFla Tideroller
quote:but it was not more popular
John Fogerty readily admitted that Tina did the song better than CCR.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 3:18 pm to eph4v29
quote:yes
Beatles’ Twist & Shout, thanks to Ferris
No on had ever heard it before
Posted on 12/20/25 at 3:25 pm to Tigris
quote:Both of which are awful. I could tell Carmelita was a great song even in her version. I hated PPPM until I heard the original. Linda was gorgeous; a rocker she wasn't.
The Queen of the "cover more popular than the original song" must be Linda Ronstandt.
She also covered Zevon's [PPPM]
and Zevon's Carmelita
But her covers got Warren some much needed royalty $$$
Posted on 12/20/25 at 3:36 pm to EphesianArmor
quote:Her remake can't hold a candle to the original:
Of the several she did better than the original artist, this is my favorite:
You feel far more loneliness, desperation and heartbreak in the Everly's country wail. Linda hits the notes, but can't match the emotion.
And I'm not even sure it's the most popular; IIRC the original was a top 10 hit
Posted on 12/20/25 at 3:37 pm to EphesianArmor
Original:
This post was edited on 12/20/25 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:03 pm to tccdc
quote:
Original - Superstar Carpenters
No sir. Here's the first.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:10 pm to Kafka
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You feel far more loneliness, desperation and heartbreak in the Everly's country wail. Linda hits the notes, but can't match the emotion.
I agree -- the Everly Bros version DOES confer "more loneliness, desperation and heartbreak in the Everly's country wail".
But like many covers, a new totally vibe, mood and version is created.
Linda's version is upbeat (the band really kicks arse) and sorta like, "Yeah, I loved and lost, but dammit, I'm gonna keep on going after it until I get it."
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:11 pm to Mizz-SEC
The Everly Brothers had the orginal in 1960.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:17 pm to Mizz-SEC
Glen Campbell had the hit on this John Hartford original.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 11:02 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
quote:
Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" was way more popular than Dolly's version, even though Dolly wrote the song.
The original was No. 1 on the country charts, so it was no slouch.
I always liked the original better.
That said, it may be because I always knew the story behind the song.
Dolly knew she needed to get out of Porter Waggoner's shadow if she was ever going to reach her potential, but she just couldn't come out and say it to his face because their friendship was so strong and he had done so much to jump start her career.
So, she wrote this song and sang it for him as a sort of "break-up".
Posted on 12/21/25 at 9:52 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Posted on 12/21/25 at 4:04 pm to EphesianArmor
quote:well, since that's the point of the lyrics, that's what I'll go with
I agree -- the Everly Bros version DOES confer "more loneliness, desperation and heartbreak in the Everly's country wail".
Linda's version is strictly "Yacht Rock": no feeling, just sounds. Maybe preferable to James Taylor's snoozefest remakes of R&B hits - but not by much.
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