For the inaugural contest, we have the song "Girls Talk". Originally written and performed by Elvis Costello, it was made popular by pub rocker Dave Edmunds only to appear a year later as an Elvis B-side.
So Elvis Costello is the original:
And Dave Edmunds is the cover, despite being released a year earlier:
Which do you prefer? For me, it's the original Elvis Costello version, despite the cheeriness of the Edmunds version.Given the chord structure of that tune, it's hard to hear anyone else but Elvis sing it.
If the answer is neither, perhaps you'll like the Linda Ronstadt version:
(By the way, did you know "Queen of Hearts" -- the song that Juice Newton made famous in this country was originally a Dave Edmunds tune?)
Costello wrote it but Edmunds' version was released first.
ReplyDeleteRight -- the Costello version came out as a B Side the year after Edmunds released his version. I guess I didn't make that clear...
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