That is my favourite cover of the song as well, his voice suits the song so perfectlykb892 wrote:Sorry Dylan fans
Cover versions you like better than the originals
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These covers are all better because they're all in German:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnbLnP6mrAo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnbLnP6mrAo
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Wilson Pickett's cover of "Fire and Water" is so good it deserves two versions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eta4aa009rs
Guitar players on the album are listed as Dennis Coffey and Tippy Armstrong. No idea who does what but there's a great strangled fuzz guitar solo in among all the other tasty bits.
And for the Tele lovers, there's this killer version with bonus balls-out funky dancers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dTggduPfBE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eta4aa009rs
Guitar players on the album are listed as Dennis Coffey and Tippy Armstrong. No idea who does what but there's a great strangled fuzz guitar solo in among all the other tasty bits.
And for the Tele lovers, there's this killer version with bonus balls-out funky dancers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dTggduPfBE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqE56vcoNbs
"One" is a song written by Harry Nilsson and made famous by Three Dog Night whose cover
in 1969 reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] and number four in Canada.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lZKB5D9F6A
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For the love of Harry, don't forget Aimee Mann's sweet version which was also used in the Magnolia soundtrack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxQq4mgq6m0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxQq4mgq6m0
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