Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver plus a great cover by Peter, Paul & Mary

[Swede]

[rsdsharp]

1. I suppose the Peter Paul and Mary version is technically a cover,

but it was a number one hit for them in 1969, while Denver’s re-recorded version of the same year failed to chart. I don’t think his 1966 version (titled Babe I Hate to Go) was even released as a single.

[Swede]

2. Well, he did write the song.

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[rsdsharp]

4. I'm aware of that, but he didn't have a hit single with it

despite putting it on his 1973 Greatest Hits album.

Carole King cowrote Locomotion. Little Eva had a hit with it in 1962, and King released a version in 1980. Was Little Eva the cover? I guess, technically, but most people would point to the Little Eva or Grand Funk Railroad versions as the hit.

[yourout]

3. Check out this live version with Mama Cass

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[IcyPeas]

5. I love the PP&M version.... so melancholy