Who did it better?

[TSwizzle]

Frankie Valli and Boys Town Gang with Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You;





Frankie Valli version is excellent but the Boys Town Gang version adds a bit more pep to the song but holy crap, the video is as cheesy as it gets

This song was used to great effect in The Deer Hunter

 

[spikepipsqueak]

Walk on By

Jo Jo Zep,

(40 seconds in )

Dionne Warwick

Walk on by song - Google Search

My money's on Zep, but they both sounded horrible through my laptop speaker.

 

[TSwizzle]

Another tough one with three fantastic singers, Ketty Lester, Alison Moyet and The Kin, Elvis Presley







All three versions are great and I would call it a tie but Alison Moyet wins it for me because I love Alison Moyet's work.

 

[ZiprHead]

I think the Ketty Lester one does it for me. The voice control is really good and adds a uniqeness to it for me.

Never heard KL before. That's for posting it, Swizz.

 

[TSwizzle]

A very different interpretation of Motorhead's Ace of Spades;



Eli Paperboy Reed goes to town on his version


Aside from the lyrics, the versions are completely different. Eli injects a lot James Brown like funk into it and it is a great song but the Motorhead version stil wins it.

Which reminds me of the time Motorhead appeared on The Young Ones



RIP Rik Mayall