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And I first heard Cat Steven's "First Cut is the Deepest" by Linda Ronstadt, who opened for Cat on "In Concert," that wonderful TV show from the early 70s:
The first time yours truly had ever heard "Bridge Over Troubled Water", it wasn't the version done by Simon & Garfunkel (they did the original). Nope. Not when I listened to the radio.
Heard Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" before Gloria Jones' original version
Heard Wallflowers' version of "Heroes" before Bowie's original version
Heard Manfred Man's version of "Blinded by the Light" before hearing the original Springsteen version
Heard Happy Monday's "Step On" before hearing hearing John Kongos' "He's Gonna Step On You Again"
Heard the King Harvest and Toploader versions of "Dancing the Moonlight" before hearing the original Boffalongo version
Heard the Pogues' and The Dubliners' versions of "Dirty Old Town" before hearing the Ewan MacColl version
Heard the Red Hot Chili Peppers versions of "Higher Ground," "Subterranean Homesick Blues," and "Fire" before their respective original Stevie Wonder, Dylan and Hendrix versions
Heard the Hendrix and U2 versions of "All Along the Watchtower" before the original Dylan version
Heard many remakes by the Beatles before hearing their respective originals; may not have even heard some of the originals yet
I still prefer the covers though I like Buffy Ste. Marie. Frankly, I never cared for Bob Dylan's voice, and I was hearing him in the Sixties. I don't own a single single OR album by him. I do like his songs, of course.
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