Had a revelation this morning while listening to a HonkyTonk playlist on Spotify that Jerry Reed originally made Amos Moses. For YEARS I just thought it was a Primus song as it has that vibe Les Claypool puts out.
Another for me was Astronomy Domine by Pink Floyd. I originally heard it on Headbangers Ball by Voivod and had no idea it was a cover. A few years later I discovered that it was a cover and to this day Pink Floyd and Voivod are two of my favorite bands.
So, What songs did you surprisingly find out were covers some time after hearing the song by the cover artist?
Live and Let Die, I thought the Guns N’ Roses version was the original…
Years later I found out it was Paul McCartney and the Wings.
Just “Wings.” No “the.” Although maybe Paul will see this and it’ll annoy him a little. In which case, it’s “Paul MacHeartnay and the Wings.”
You are right it’s “Paul McCartney and Wings”. As strange as it sounds to me.