Born On The Bayou - Cover Versions

Cover Versions

Tina Britt recorded a tribute to "Born on the Bayou", titled "Born on a Bayou", in 1969.

"Born on the Bayou" was covered by Little Richard on his 1971 album King of Rock and Roll, and by Francis Cabrel on his 2008 album Des roses et des orties, as "Né dans le Bayou." Another French adaptation ("Dans Le Bayou") penned by Jean Fauque was sung by Johnny Hallyday on his 1996 album "Destination Vegas". It was also covered by Foo Fighters, and the recording can be found on the Resolve CD Maxi released in 2006. In 2008, Widespread Panic opened their annual Halloween concert with "Born on the Bayou" in New Orleans, LA. The recording can be found at www.livewidespreadpanic.com. A cover by The Broken Homes was used in the film Born on the Fourth of July (1989).

The song was featured in The Return of Swamp Thing, John Woo's 1993 film Hard Target and Adam Sandler's 1998 film The Waterboy. It also appears briefly in the film Stop-Loss.

Roger Daltrey from The Who says he has loved this song since hearing it in Woodstock, and often plays it in solo performances. It was occasionally performed on The Who's 1989 tour as well.

Ratt also recorded a cover on their self-titled album Ratt