This song has a special place in my heart because my bride is from Mississippi. I whole heartily approve.
Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original
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That's tough, I know a few good ones, I'm just not sure if they were better than the original or just equally good.
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Stevie covering Hendrix VooDoo Child
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How'd you get my high school year book pic?
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My wife is from Mississippi. I am from North Carolina. Our son was born in Alabama.
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I have nothing against Roy Orbison, I just like Van Halen's better.
The video is Devo-level weird.
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The harmonic solo really ties the song together.
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I won’t say it’s better than Etta, but it is easy on the ears.
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Not better than the original, but a pretty good stab at it.
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Midgets accosting a man in drag. A hunchback. Michael Anthony the Samuri. Alex the Aborigine. Cowboy Eddie. Napoleon Dave. And a 2 minute intro on a 4:30 song. They must have been drunk. All of them.
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