What is your favorite Joe Cocker original song?
 

Amazing when you think about how he made a career doing other people's greatest hits.

Trick question. He covered songs.

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exactly my point

No - they became greatest hits with him performing them. I saw him live during his comeback in the 80s in Montreux - one of the most memorable concerts in my life.

He wrote "Ain't it High Time We Went", the only song I remember that was not a cover, so it must be my favorite.

Oh man, that was funny.

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The Mad Dog was such an iconic musician and performer. He took great songs and added meat and texture to them until they morphed into something totally fresh and new. We cover a lot of his work in the style of Joe. He also surrounded himself with excellent musicians and managed to squeeze their best work out of them.

Him and Joe Walsh are the only two epileptic rock n' rollers I know

Does he have any original songs?

This. Saw him in 2008. His 'covers' often charted higher than the originals.

How about the opposite, name a band/performer that never did a cover, all original?

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Feeling Alright -- written by Dave Mason(Traffic reached #123 on the US chart). Joe Cocker #33 in 1972)

I'm only superficially familiar with their music, but did Pink Floyd cover other bands?

Even more interesting might be to look into how many people wrote covers for other bands.

Eagles?

Did you already forget about "Take it Easy?" Written/recorded by Jackson Browne.

The Traveling Wilburys.

How about Neil Diamond? Wrote most if not all of the Monkee's hits.

devo

Well played sir!

Also Carol King, Bob Dylan, etc.

Well, Devo did cover Jimmy Hendrix (Are You Experienced), somewhat covered Johnny Rivers (Secret Agent Man), and of course, The Rolling Stones (Satisfaction). Also covered The Kingston Trio (It Takes A Worried Man) and Neil Young in there somewhere.