When singers kill a song, they own it. And when they own it, most other singers avoid taking it on for fear of being compared to the ultimate version. Those who do cover it fully admit that their version is just for kicks.
Among the long list of singers and songs that belong to them are Tony Bennett's I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Ella Fitzgerald's G…
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