Who Did It Better?

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.

“Be My Baby” is a song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector. It was first released by The Ronettes as a 1963 single.

It has been covered by many acts including:

Tommy Roe on his 1964 album “Something For Everybody”.

Tiny Tim on his 1968 album “You Are What You Eat”.

Monday Blues on the 1970 album “The Phil Spector Songbook”.

The Bay City Rollers on their 1974 album “ Rollin’ ”.

Graham Bonnet on his 1981 album “Line Up”.

Blue Oyster Cult on their 2007 album “Spectres”.