munchies said:
Ketty Lester's original before the King got his hands on it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juLWA0N6Xzo
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Don't really have to say too much about this one... It was a monster hit for Joan Jett but was first recorded by The Arrows in 1975
The Arrows - I Love Rock & Roll (1975)
http://youtu.be/KASgOFvIQVc
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You probably know the hit version by The Animals and the disco version by Santa Esmerelda but the original was done by Nina Simone in 1964
Nina Simone - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
http://youtu.be/B4LmamTo61Y
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Everyone knows the hit version by Otis Redding but you may not know that the song was already thirty years old by the time he recorded it. The original was done by Ray Noble and his Orchestra
Ray Noble - Try A Little Tenderness
http://youtu.be/iJMFurJxxF8
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Everyone knows Big Brother & Holding Company had a huge hit with Janis Joplin singing but the original was done by Aretha's older sister...
Erma Franklin - Piece of my Heart
http://youtu.be/kUM161EgKdI
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We've all heard the 80s version of Soft Cell singing Tainted Love but the original was done in 1965 by Gloria Jones
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love (1964)
http://youtu.be/LSv9LOMDhbU
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Blondie's version was a big hit but the original was done by The Paragon's in 1967
The Tide is High - The Paragons (1967)
http://youtu.be/wrIP3DpYOV0
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UB40 had a #1 with Red, Red Wine in the 80's twenty years after Neil Diamond first wrote and recorded it
Neil Diamond - Red, Red Wine (1968)
http://youtu.be/BeJ55sUacPM
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Ace of Base had a Top 10 hit in 1994 with Don't Turn Around but Tina Turner first recorded it in 1986
Tina Turner - Don't Turn Around
http://youtu.be/YPJgQlUiZPE
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Most of Santana's hits were cover tunes (Oye Como Va by Tito Puente, Black Magic Woman by Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac) and this one originally written and recorded by Russ Ballard of Argent
Russ Ballard - Winning
http://youtu.be/iQQtLWKjkZE
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Everyone's always talking about the Harry Nillson version but the original was by Fred Neil
Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'
http://youtu.be/M-Ql1284QLw
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Frank Sinatra has totally made this song his own but the original was done by Liza Minelli in the 1977 movie "New York, New York"
New York, New York - Liza Minelli
http://youtu.be/WcuxBf0frQE
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Led Zeppelin took this one over the hills and far away but the original was done by Joan Baez in 1962
Babe. I'm Gonna Leave You (1962)
http://youtu.be/xG9YUDaQk_I
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You may be familiar with The Pretenders version from the 80's as it got lots of radio play (though wasn't quite a hit) but the Kinks did the original in 1964
Stop Sobbing (1964)
http://youtu.be/EXh2H0s50v0
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You probably remember the 1983 version by Naked Eyes but the original was done in 1964
Always Something - Lou Johnson
http://youtu.be/MOQ1NUdkg50
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You've probably heard the 90's version of this song by The Soup Dragons but never knew it was actually a Rolling Stones song from 1965
I'm Free - Rolling Stones
http://youtu.be/XnoakMBR5g8
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Kim Carnes had a huge hit with this 1975 song by Jackie DeShannon
Bette Davis Eyes - Jackie DeShannon
http://youtu.be/FAQsOJbs-yo
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The Brothers Johnson had a hit with their version of this Shuggie Otis song from 1971
Strawberry Letter - Shuggie Otis
http://youtu.be/iAPPAJ1sT8g
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This one is less of an original as it was ripped off to make the hit song song everyone knows by Aretha
Elijah Fair - Pains of Life (1967)
http://youtu.be/UdcLUN8K998