Friday night music, the original is lesser known than the cover.

[Yellow Fang]

 

[Profpointy]

Anything by Elvis was done better before.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yoHDrzw-RPg

You beat me to it. I first hear of Big Mamma Thornton on the radio where they interviewed one of the songwriters. His writing partner told him him that "Hound Dog" was in the charts. Surprised he said "with Big Mamma Thornton?" Turned out it was the Elvis version but as the guy said "I was a bit disappointed, but after a couple of visits to the bank I got used to it"

I bought Big Mamma's compilation CD that day - she's much better blues singer than Elvis

 

[ColinJ]

I bet that most people don't know THIS version!

 

[Chris S]

Later covered by the Moody Blues

View: https://youtu.be/prlWGe2EHro

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

Of course Mama Cass had the hit. This is the original.

 

[Yellow Fang]

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

Before Rod and way before The Stereophonics.

 

[Chris S]

later covered by The Jam

View: https://youtu.be/hGrniCrIHGg

 

[Yellow Fang]

 

[Chris S]

When I was a teenager I thought The Stooges were a band who covered Sex Pistols songs.

View: https://youtu.be/XW8NKdBDnAw

View: https://youtu.be/3gsWt7ey6bo

 

[DaveReading]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9hSgs0ITI0

 

[Blue]

View: https://youtu.be/poDjuRlaNAg

 

[Blue]

View: https://youtu.be/IQyKMueMFGk

 

[Yellow Fang]

Anything by Elvis was done better before.

Interesting theory. You might be right.

 

[Yellow Fang]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8UJtGv-Exzw

Exhibit B, at least the King's version wasn't as bad as the Pet Shop Boys.