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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.

“Too Much Monkey Business” is a song written by Chuck Berry and first released as a single in 1956.

It has been covered by many acts including:

The Kinks on their 1964 debut album “Kinks”.

The Hollies on their 1964 album “In The Hollies Style”.

The Yardbirds on their 1964 live album “Five Live Yardbirds”.

The Downliners Sect on their 1964 album “The Sect”.

Elvis Presley on his 1968 album “Singer Presents Elvis Singing Flaming Star and Others”.

Bulldog on their 1972 album “Bulldog”.

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