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Posted on 1/14/26 at 11:35 am to
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted by Mizz-SEC
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Posted on 1/24/26 at 7:09 pm to
"Bend Me, Shape Me" by The American Breed was actually a cover of a song by The Models who were fronted by Janice Pennington who went on the pose in Playboy and then later become a Barker Beauty on the original "Price Is Right".







Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
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Posted on 1/24/26 at 8:15 pm to
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The Models


There was a New Wave band in the early '80's called this. They were from New Orleans and played quite a bit around LSU. They moved to LA and became Human Drama.

This post was edited on 1/24/26 at 8:17 pm
Posted by Hook Echo
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Posted on 1/24/26 at 8:17 pm to
Posted by Keyszer10
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Posted on 1/24/26 at 8:20 pm to
David Allan Coe (1981)

George Jones (1983)

Chris Stapleton (2015)



Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
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Posted on 1/24/26 at 8:40 pm to
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David Allan Coe (1981)


The original.

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George Jones (1983)


The cover.

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Chris Stapleton (2015)


A remake of "I'd Rather Go Blind" with "Tennessee Whiskey" lyrics.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
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Posted on 1/24/26 at 8:52 pm to
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Eric Clapton had the monster hit on the JJ Cale "Cocaine".



He also had a huge hit with J.J. Cale's "After Midnight."



This post was edited on 1/24/26 at 8:53 pm
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
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Posted on 1/24/26 at 8:53 pm to
That Allman Brothers with Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues."

Posted by mdomingue
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Posted on 1/25/26 at 2:48 pm to
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The Queen of the "cover more popular than the original song" must be Linda Ronstandt.



She also covered Zevon's:




I never really noticed the specifics of the lyrics back when I first heard this song by Linda Ronstadt, but later, when I learned it was originally written by Warren Zevon, and I read the lyrics, it seemed clearly to be Zevon's dark humor lyrics

The third line differs slightly from Ronstadt's versions.

I lay my head on the railroad tracks
And wait for the Double E
The railroad don't run no more
Poor, poor pitiful me

Posted by Mizz-SEC
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Posted on 1/27/26 at 1:03 pm to
"Eli's Coming" by Three Dog Night was an original of Laura Nyro.

This is a nice version but it's amazing how Three Dog Night always could take songs to another level.

Posted by Junger
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Posted on 1/27/26 at 1:21 pm to
Big in DC

Posted by KiwiHead
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Posted on 1/28/26 at 11:05 am to
Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds
Posted by Mizz-SEC
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Posted on 2/2/26 at 4:08 pm to
George Strait had a big hit on this Cal Smith minor hit from 1968.

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