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comment by briandmyers
Debateable, as to which is the better, for both of these :

Blinded by the Light, Mannfred Mann vs Bruce Springsteen

Satisfaction, Rolling Stones vs Devo





thenewgreen  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Springsteen is great, think you're right on there. As for Satisfaction for the past week I've been listening to the Stones version each day with my daughter when I get home from work. It doesn't get much better than that.
briandmyers  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I usually don't have any love for any remake, UNLESS they change the song a lot - as in these two cases (also Jimi/Dylan). I mean, why even bother, unless you're putting your own spin on it?

But it makes it much harder to say one is better than another.

ecib  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
LOVE Springsteen version. Always hated the original :)
briandmyers  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Springsteen was the original, I believe.
ecib  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Wow! Just goes to show...don't mess with The Boss.
briandmyers  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Also, I think Clapton's cover of Cocaine, although more popular, is inferior to the original by JJ Cale.
thenewgreen  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Yeah, I agree with you. JJ Cale helped out Clapton's solo career quite a bit. After Midnight was a big hit for Clapton too and was penned by Cale.