Course Description

Instructor: Gerald Flinchum

Sometimes you hear of your favorite song; it blows the original out of the water or serves as a satisfactory companion, or maybe falls short of the original’s glory entirely. Other times, you hear what you think is a cover of your favorite song, but learn that your favorite song was actually the cover all along. The latter scenario is far rarer, but there might be more original-songs-that-are-actually-cover-songs out there than you first suspect.

As a lifelong songwriter, I can tell you that there is nothing that makes you happier than having your song recorded and rerecorded and performed in different styles for decades. Nobody is spinning in their grave. If you don't like it, that's OK… The list is endless; however this course covers many songs into the 1960’s and beyond. Most songs (videos) will be covered with variations, so no short cuts with this class. It’s music history. Hound Dog Man- Big Mama Thorton 1952 SOME HITS COVERED
Johnny Guitar-Peggy Lee 1954
Louie Louie- Richard Berry- 1957
Ring of Fire-Anita Carter- 1962
Hey Joe- 1961
Gloria- Van Morrison- 1964
Wild Thing- Chip Taylor- 1965
Piece of My Heart- 1967
Angel in the Morning- Chip Taylor- 1967
First Cut is the Deepest- PP Arnold-Cat Stevens- 1967
Soul Man- Sam & Dave- Issac Hayes 1967
Ramble On- Led Zeppelin- 1969
Hey Mickey-Toni Basil- 1981
Torn- Ednaswap-1993