3 short questions about 2 Early Rock n Roll songs(Music question)

Please CLICK the LINKS to hear the songs. Answer the questions fully! Answer each question in some depth and detail; when you state an opinion, back it up! If you like/don’t like something or agree/disagree with someone tell us why and give reasons. And answer questions in order given.

Songs 1: “Shake, Rattle, and Roll”: original version recorded by Big Joe Turner, 1954; cover version by Bill Haley and the Comets,

Songs 2: “Mystery Train”: original version written and recorded by Junior Parker, 1953; cover version by Elvis Presley, 1955

What are the main similarities and differences between the original and cover versions of each of these songs?
Compare and contrast the vocal performances of Big Joe Turner and Bill Haley, and Junior Parker and Elvis Presley in their versions of these songs.
In each case, do you think that the cover version was a “rip-off” of the original, or that it was a new treatment of the original?
In your opinion, which version has a better “feel”? Why?

I forgot to mention it has to be a minimum of 400 words

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Musical Questions

Introduction

“Shake, Rattle, and Roll” was a classic rock n roll recorded by Big Joe Turner in the year 1954 with its cover version by Bill Haley featuring The Comets. On the other hand, “The Mystery Train”, also from the rock n roll genre was originally inscribed and recorded by Junior Patrick and its cover copy by Elvis Presley in the year 1955. Though these pair of songs have their different qualities due to various regulations, they also have similarities to both of these pairs. This assignment looks at the construct qualities of these rock n roll songs from the 1950s comparing and contrasting the original versions to their respective cover versions.

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