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.

“Born On The Bayou” is a song written by John Fogerty and first released by Creedence Clearwater Revival as the B-Side to their 1968 single “Proud Mary”.

It has been covered by several acts including:

Wild Thing on their 1969 album “ Partyin’ ”

Little Richard on his 1971 album “King of Rock and Roll”.

Al Wilson released his version as a 1972 single and subsequent 1973 album “Weighing In”.

The Foo Fighters on their 2005 release “Resolve”.

Diesel on his 2016 album “Americana”.