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Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original.

Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them.

“Forty Days and Forty Nights” is a song written by Bernard Roth and first released by Muddy Waters as a 1956 single.

It has been covered by many acts including:

Steppenwolf on their 1970 album “Steppenwolf 7”.

R.J Mischo on his 1992 debut album “Ready To Go”.

Richard Ray Farrell on the 1998 album “Street Songs, Jazzy Tunes & Down Home Blues”.

Eric Burdon on his 2006 album “Soul Of A Man”.

Buddy Guy recorded his take on the 2008 sound track album to the movie “Cadillac Records”.

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