[upstateguy]

Hi Jahn

I don't know how you keep thinking of these cool posts...

I always thought the Amimals had the original version of "House of the Rising Sun" in 1964, but how wrong can you be??????

It turns out that it was written by Georgia Turner and Bert Martin.....

This from Wikipedia

1. Bob Dylan had it on his first album in 1962, with an arrangement controversially borrowed from Dave Van Ronk,
2. Glenn Yarbrough recorded it in 1957,
3. Woodie Guthrie recorded it in 1941,
4. Roy Acuff recorded it in 1938,
5. and Clarence Ashley had the earliest recording in 1934.

and from another site:

1. The Rising Sun Blues written by traditional
2. The Rising Sun Blues by Clarence Tom Ashley (1932)
3. Rounder's Luck by The Callahan Brothers (1934)
4. The Rising Sun Blues by Georgia Turner (1937)
5. House of the Rising Sun by Nina Simone (1962)
6. House of the Rising Sun by Bob Dylan (March 19, 1962)
7. Le Pénitencier by Johnny Hallyday (1964)
8. House of the Rising Son by The Supremes (1964)
9. House of the Rising Sun by The Animals (September 1964)
10. La casa del sole by I Marcellos Ferial (1965)
11. House of the Rising Sun by Trudy Pitts (1967)
12. House of the Rising Sun by Herbie Mann (1967)
13. House of the Rising Sun by Tim Hardin (1969)
14. House of the Rising Sun by Nat Stuckey (April 1969)
15. The House of the Rising Sun by Frijid Pink (1970)
16. House of the Rising Sun by Conway Twitty (January 12, 1970)
17. The House of the Rising Sun by Santa Esmeralda (1977)
18. House of the Rising Sun by Alan Price (1980)
19. The House of the Rising Sun by Dolly Parton (November 1980)
20. House of the Rising Sun by The Bobby Fuller Four (1984)
21. House of the Rising Sun by Adolescents (1987)
22. The House of the Dirty Scums by The Dirty Scums (1987)
23. La casa del sol nacient by Alejandra Guzmán (1989)
24. House of the Rising Sun by Theodis Ealey (1993)
25. House of the Rising Sun by Don McMinn (1994)
26. House of the Rising Sun by Sinéad O'Connor (1994)
27. House of the Rising Sun by Peter, Paul and Mary (November 4, 1995)
28. House of The Rising Sun by The Walkabouts (1996)
29. House of the Rising Sun by Don Angle (1999)
30. House of the Rising Sun by EverEve (1999)
31. House of the Rising Sun by 386 DX (2000)
32. House of the Rising Sun by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Tony Rice (April 25, 2000)
33. House of the Rising Sun by Sarah Brooks with Joe Beck (2002)
34. House of the Rising Sun by Muse (October 14, 2002)
35. The House of the Rising Sun by Helmut Lotti (2003)
36. House of the Rising Sun by Jet Jet Six (February 24, 2003)
37. House of the Rising Sun by The Almanac Singers

 

[BradJudy]

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Originally Posted by spyder /img/forum/go_quote.gif "Because the Night" - Pat Benetar, written by Springsteen

When did Pat Benetar do "Because the Night"?

BTW: It was co-written by Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen and originally released on a Patti Smith album, so any covers (like the 10,000 Maniacs) would be of Patti Smith.

 

[louilouinovo]

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Originally Posted by nin3th /img/forum/go_quote.gif I never would have guessed that "I fought the law" by the clash was a cover.

Me too

 

[Solodarn]

I think this one just tacks up to being young and it simply being the first version I heard but Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons as a cover for Nena - 99 luftballoons. I was astonished when one day I was hearing the original and thought wth? Anyway heres a site that lists all the covers done of this song that I found a while back when trying to get to the bottom of this
http://www.216colors.com/luft/

 

[BradJudy]

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Originally Posted by Solodarn /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think this one just tacks up to being young and it simply being the first version I heard but Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons as a cover for Nena - 99 luftballoons. I was astonished when one day I was hearing the original and thought wth?

Someone from my campus didn't know that? You kids these days.

Someday I'll have to try and do a Boulder HeadFi thing.

 

[itsborken]

Didn't realize The Grateful Dead's New, New Minglewood Blues was a derivative of other works; thought they wrote it.

 

[Klarus]

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Originally Posted by Jahn /img/forum/go_quote.gif So here I am scoffing at the teenyboppers who think Britney Spears was the first to ever record "Satisfaction" (poor Rolling Stones) but little did I know, I was just as guilty!

Funny you mention that song. I actually kinda thought it was by Devo originally.

Definitely a more interesting rendition, anyway.

 

[iSleipnir]

I always thought "There She Goes" was by Six Pence None the Richer but I that was before I discovered the amazing album by The La's who did the original.