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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.

“Jail House Rock” is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was first recorded and released as a 1957 single by Elvis Presley.

It has been covered by many acts including:

Conway Twitty on his 1961 album “The Rock And Roll Story”.

Albert King on his 1969 album “Blues For Elvis-King Does The King’s Things”.

Jeff Beck on his 1969 album “Beck-Ola”.

Brownsville Station released their take as a 1969 single.

Wild Angels on the 1970 live album “Live at the Revolution”.

ZZ Top on their 1975 album “Fandango!”.

The Blues Brothers on the 1980 soundtrack to the movie.

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