Original vs Cover

WATCH: Videos – The Jackson Five cover “Doctor My Eyes” by Jackson Browne – Who Sang It Better?

09/18/2018
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If you grew up in the 70’s you could not miss the incredible voice of singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, who had a string of classic hits including “Running on Empty”, “Take It Easy”, “Somebody’s Baby” and, of course, his 1972 smash “Doctor My Eyes.” But while looking up a great LIVE version of JB performing that song, I came across something I didn’t expect: a cover of the song by none other…

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WATCH: Slade vs Quiet Riot: Who Covered “Cum on Feel the Noize” Better?

03/22/2018
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As some of you already know, we posted of video Quiet Riot performing their hit “Cum on Feel the Noize” from the 1983 US Festival a little while back to celebrate the release of their Metal Health album in March of 1983. Along the way we found the original version of the song by Slade from way back 1973.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with Slade, they’re an…

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Original vs Cover: ‘Born to Be Wild’ – Steppenwolf vs Hinder

04/15/2017
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New feature here at Classic Hits 24/7: Original vs Cover where we post two videos of classic rock song, one by the original band, the other a cover by another newer band or individual. We know everyone loves their original classic hits, but sometimes the covers are actually pretty darn good. Some might even say better than the original. We start off the series with Steppenwolf’s hit from 1968, ‘Born…

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