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# Who Did It Better?
- URL: https://goodoil.news/who-did-it-better-163/
- Published: 2022-12-09T23:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-12-08T17:58:00.000Z
- Author: Gavin Macnaughtan
- Tags: Music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:48

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.

“Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Goin’ On” is a song written by Dave Williams and first released by Big Maybelle as a 1955 single.

It has been covered a great many artists including:

Jerry Lee Lewis as a 1957 single.

Carl Perkins on his 1958 album “ Whole Lotta Shakin’ ”.

Chubby Checker as the B-Side to his 1960 single “The Hucklebuck”.

Wanda Jackson on her 1964 album “Two Sides Of Wanda”.

Elvis Presley on his 1971 album “I’m 10000 Years Old…Elvis Country”.

Mountain on their 1974 album “Avalanche”.

The Flying Lizards on their 1984 album “Top Ten”.

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