1972 on Monday, April 25, 2005

[princessofcairo]

The Doobies' JIJA is one of those songs that I never knew was a cover for years--I think I was well out of college before I found out that the Byrds had done it first. The Doobies version was so ubiquitous (relatively speaking) that I think it obliterated the Byrds version on the various radio stations I was listening to at the time.

wow. i never knew it was a cover until just now...

[ggould]

Early VHM to "Jesus Is Just Alright," a song that managed to piss off Christians and non-Christians alike.

I'm guessing before I read the list that they are playing Doobies and not Byrds?

The Doobies' JIJA is one of those songs that I never knew was a cover for years--I think I was well out of college before I found out that the Byrds had done it first. The Doobies version was so ubiquitous (relatively speaking) that I think it obliterated the Byrds version on the various radio stations I was listening to at the time.

Just one of those inescapable things about being older.  It's not that I feel snarky and jaded, it's just that for me, The Byrds version was what I was listening to first.  Just like with Black Magic Woman, the Fleetwood Mac version was my first exposure to the song, so Santana came along later, as a cover.  It's a good cover, but a cover.

[urth]

Early VHM to "Jesus Is Just Alright," a song that managed to piss off Christians and non-Christians alike.

I'm guessing before I read the list that they are playing Doobies and not Byrds?

The Doobies' JIJA is one of those songs that I never knew was a cover for years--I think I was well out of college before I found out that the Byrds had done it first. The Doobies version was so ubiquitous (relatively speaking) that I think it obliterated the Byrds version on the various radio stations I was listening to at the time.

Just one of those inescapable things about being older.  It's not that I feel snarky and jaded, it's just that for me, The Byrds version was what I was listening to first.  Just like with Black Magic Woman, the Fleetwood Mac version was my first exposure to the song, so Santana came along later, as a cover.  It's a good cover, but a cover.

I know exactly what you mean. For me, Take Me To The River is first an Al Green song, not Talking Heads (although I love both).  And Once Bitten Twice Shy will always be an Ian Hunter song, not Great White. I'm sure there are other examples, too. Btw, Santana's Black Magic Woman is another song that I didn't realize was a cover until many years after I first heard it.