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.
“Love Hurts” is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant and first released by The Everly Brothers in 1960 on the album “A Date With The Everly Brothers”.
It has since been covered by many other acts including:
Roy Orbison on the B side to the 1961 single “Running Scared”
Gram Parsons on his 1974 album “Grievous Angel”.
Nazareth released their version as a single in 1974 and subsequently on the 1975 album “Hair Of The Dog”.
Jim Capaldi released his take as a 1975 single and on the album “Short Cut Draw”.
Joan Jett released her version on the 1990 album “The Hit List”.