Can You Guess The Cover Artists Who Took Famous Songs To The Next Level?

Mason Zimmer|Entertainment|6 Feb 2025

Who took “A Certain Girl” higher up the Billboard charts?

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R and B singer Ernie K-Doe performs live at the New Orleans JazzFest in April 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Retry Correct Incorrect According to SecondHandSongs, Allen Toussaint wrote “A Certain Girl” under the name Naomi Neville (his mother’s maiden name), and it was first recorded in 1961 by Ernie K-Doe. But while that version hit number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100, Warren Zevon’s cover version in 1980 would make it to number 57.
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Who took “A Certain Girl” higher up the Billboard charts?

  • The Yardbirds
  • Jackson Browne
  • James Taylor
  • Warren Zevon
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