Re: SONGS COVERED, AND BETTER or worse THAN THE ORIGINAL
In general covers were the norm in recorded music right up into the sixties. It was only post-Beatles that the music press became obsessed with originality. This suited the music industry who were after cutting costs by sacking A&R/songwriters. Hence in the sixties Carol King, Burt Bacharach, Ellie Greenwich were all recast as singer-songwriters to varying degrees of success.
Phil, I have alot of Diamond stuff but never bumped into his 'I'm A Believer' apart from as a live concert track.
Suspicious Minds - amazing live version on the 'At The International Hotel' official bootleg, at this point it's a new song to Elvis so he really cuts into it, no messing about just raw rocking.
'The sound of the city seems to disappear'
