{"id":786221,"date":"2026-05-10T09:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T09:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/786221\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T09:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T09:18:20","slug":"4-rod-stewart-covers-that-may-just-sound-better-than-the-originals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/786221\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Rod Stewart Covers That May Just Sound Better Than the Originals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rod Stewart writes a lot of his own music, but not all of it. In fact, some of his biggest hits are actually songs that were first recorded by someone else. These four songs by Stewart are all covers and became successful singles, likely because they sound even better than the original.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave I Told You Lately\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 1991, Stewart included \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/rod-stewart-reveals-the-songs-hed-put-on-his-valentines-playlist-insists-he-hasnt-left-rock-behind\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Have I Told You Lately<\/a>\u201d on his Vagabond Heart album. Two years later, he released a live version of the song for his Unplugged\u2026and Seated record. The live version also became a No. 1 single for Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>Van Morrison is the sole writer of \u201cHave I Told You Lately\u201d. In 1989, he released his own version of the sweet tune, taking it into the Top 15.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave I Told You Lately\u201d earned Stewart a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/artists\/rod-stewart\/6678\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grammy nomination<\/a>. In addition to Stewart, several other artists have put their own spin on \u201cHave I Told You Lately\u201d, including Kenny Rogers, Andy Williams, and Barry Manilow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSailing\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of Stewart\u2019s earlier hits, \u201cSailing\u201d came out in 1975. Written by Gavin Sutherland, it was Sutherland who released it first, with his group, The Sutherland Brothers, in 1972.<\/p>\n<p>On Stewart\u2019s Atlantic Crossing, his first album to be recorded in the United States instead of the United Kingdom, \u201cSailing\u201d marks a unique career first for Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the only song I ever recorded without a drink inside me,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/chubby-checker\/the-twist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">says<\/a>. \u201cMy thing was always to have a little tipple before I sang; even now I\u2019ll have a Bacardi and Coke before I go on stage. It just helps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, \u201cSailing\u201d became a major hit in the UK, but not in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome Guys Have All The Luck\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 1984, Stewart had a Top 10 single with \u201cSome Guys Have All The Luck\u201d. On his Camouflage project, \u201cSome Guys Have All The Luck\u201d is written by Jeff Fortgang.<\/p>\n<p>More than a decade before Stewart\u2019s version, The Persuaders first released \u201cSome Guys Have All The Luck\u201d. On their Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me album, the song is their final Top 10 single.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome Guys Have All The Luck\u201d is not one of Stewart\u2019s No. 1 hits. But it still is considered one of his signature songs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDowntown Train\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tom Waits is the only writer of \u201cDowntown Train\u201d. On his 1985 Rain Dogs record, the song didn\u2019t gain prominence until 1989, when Stewart released his version. Stewart\u2019s version is on his Vagabond Heart album.<\/p>\n<p>Other artists, including Patty Smyth and Bob Seger, released their version of \u201cDowntown Train\u201d. But it\u2019s Stewart\u2019s that remains the most successful.<\/p>\n<p>Photo By Rick Diamond\/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rod Stewart writes a lot of his own music, but not all of it. 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