Let's do another one of these.

Ready For Love

Mott The Hoople
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsTy7HXLboE

Bad Company
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT1b8vt6Zyg

Mott the Hoople segues into a second song that should not be considered in this comparison. Feel free to listen to it for your own enjoyment however.

going with Bad Company.

bad company

The biggest similarity for the song is the writer, Mick Ralphs, was in both bands. Biggest difference, he sings the Mott version while the lead singer, Ian Hunter, just does backing vocals. Paul Rodgers' vocals on the Bad Co. are the main reason I'll vote for them here, but if Hunter had sang the Mott version, this might be a different vote.

Definately Bad Company for me.

Bad Co. definitely has stronger vocals. It's a bit more fluid.

Just seeing this matchup makes me so happy I could bust! Although I am grateful that both versions exist, I think everyone is very confused in this matchup. The original by Mott The Hoople is obviously superior. Better tempo, better presentation. So what if he goes off pitch occasionally, he was in the moment!!

I like Mott the Hoople. I do. But in this case, they sounded more like Spinal Tap than a real classic rock band.

So, for sounding like they really, really mean it (and not like a parody of themselves): Bad Company.

Nice little bit of rock lore there that I didn't know. Thanks to VG9 for, as usual, sharing the knowledge.

The whole reason I picked this one was the Mick Ralphs connection.

Bad COmpany for me too

Well, they're pretty close for me but in the long run I'll have to go Bad Company.

Ha! I don't believe Mott The Hoople has ever been accused of being a "real classic rock band", but as time goes on, the musical edge continually expands. As the Beatles and the Stones slowly morphed into elevator music, I'm sure we'll eventually hear more Mott the Hoople, Lou Reed, and New York dolls as we ride up and down the floors. Time moves on, and the "cutting edge" continues to move. Keeps music interesting, I suppose!!!

Exactly this for me, too.

I have always thought of Paul Rodgers as one of the GREAT voices in rock and much as I like the original, he puts the Bad Co. version over the top for me here.

Originally, I bought the Bad Company LP containing this song for a different track -- "Can't Get Enough" -- but "Ready for Love" proved to be a huge bonus!

That said...

The cover -- Bad Company -- please!

What? You didn't buy it for Seagull?

Set you up I did.