Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site mhuxr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!mhuxr!mfs From: mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (SIMON) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Re: Covers Message-ID: <160@mhuxr.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 16:55:14 EST Article-I.D.: mhuxr.160 Posted: Wed Dec 12 16:55:14 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 13-Dec-84 03:12:21 EST References: <4000052@uokvax.UUCP> <39000044@ctvax.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 14 > Coverer Title Original Artist > ------------------ ---------------------- ----------------- > Jimi Hendrix "Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry > " "The Killing Floor" The Electric Flag The original performer of Killing Floor was Howlin' Wolf!!!!!! On the other hand, one of the absolute WORST covers in history is the Yardbirds's so-called version of "Mannish Boy", which they retitled "I'm a Man" "I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed; but i got everything that all good women need" Marcel Simon {ihnp4!allegra}!mhuxr!mfs