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Famous Covers done by the the original composer or writer

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Vinylforlife

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Ok folks let's see and hear your favourite songs being done by the people that wrote or composed them.

Here are a couple to get things rolling.

John Hartford sings his classic


Hoyt Axton at farm aid 1985 doing a classic of his made famous by Three Dog Night

 
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Johnny Cash takes a folk song written for Anita Carter by her sister June and Merle Kilgore, adds Mexican style trumpets and a classic is recorded.

Here's Merle Kilgores version with the added trumpets


Merle talks about writing Ring of Fire

 
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Couldn't find a decent "toob" vid of Dylan performing "All Along The Watchtower" so I gave up lookin'.
 
WillVT said:
Here's an interesting one I just came across. I had no idea this 80's song by Soft Cell was actually an old soul song from 1964!
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Yup, but it wasn't written by Gloria Jones, it was written by Ed Cobb (ex-Four Preps) who also wrote "Dirty Water" for The Standells.

Gloria Jones did go on to join T. Rex, have a son (Rolan) with Marc Boland, and (unfortunately) be the driver in the car accident that killed Marc.
 
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