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StJohn · 4142 days ago · link · · parent · post: So we did cover songs, how about great originals that were eclipsed by a cover version?
It took me ages to discover "I'm Henry the Eighth" by Harry Champion (1911) because it got eclipsed by the Herman's Hermits cover. The cover turns out to be just the chorus (twice, if you please!) The original has verses with many, many more jokes and a metric arse-load of Cockney slang.Oh, when he measured me with half a yard of string,
I dropped down on me marrowbones and sang God Save the King!