This page was last updated on July 5, 2023. Changes to these pages almost always are at the bottom.

This page is a departure from the other pages, but I hope you will find it worthy and amusing.

My idea was inspired by a comment from my long-time friend Larry, when he remarked that certain songs are so firmly associated with certain singers that no other singer could possibly ever do those songs, nor should even try.

The example he gave was “Mack the Knife,” by Bobby Darin.

My idea is to invert this concept and to set forth songs and singers that do not match. Here are some of my ideas. If you have an idea of your own, you can e-mail it to crassman@verycrasswords.com. If you want credit for your gem, your real name or your alias can be disclosed, as you specify. If you don’t want credit, then “Anon” will appear. If neither “Anon” nor a name/alias appears, then I am the culprit.

Cover Versions We Would Like to See

“My Way”
Famous version: Frank Sinatra
New version: Justin Bieber
Duet: Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift

“Night Moves”
Famous version: Bob Seger
New version: Perry Como

“Mack the Knife”
Famous version: Bobby Darin
New version: Joni Mitchell

“Eve of Destruction”
Famous version: Barry McGuire
New version: Roy Orbison

“The Ballad of the Green Beret”
Famous version: Ssgt Barry Saddler
New version: Joan Baez

“Puff the Magic Dragon”
Famous version: Peter, Paul and Mary
New version: Frank Sinatra

“Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”
Famous version: Peter, Paul and Mary
New version: Engelbert Humperdinck

“Tammy”
Famous version: Doris Day
New version: Janis Joplin

“The Hills Are Alive”
Famous version: Julie Andrews
New version: The Rolling Stones

“Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word”
Famous version: Joan Baez
New version: Ethel Merman
 

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