Secondhandsongs - !exclusive!

The site reveals the hidden pathways of music. Did you know that "Hound Dog" was not originally an Elvis song? It was first recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1952. SecondHandSongs shows you the journey: from Thornton to Elvis to the Beatles (who covered it live) to Jimi Hendrix’s wild instrumental version. This lineage helps historians understand how blues and R&B infiltrated rock and roll.

Launched in 2003 by Dutch music enthusiast Arnoud Raskin, is a user-built website dedicated to tracking the origin and evolution of songs. Unlike traditional music databases (like AllMusic or Discogs) that focus on albums and artists, SecondHandSongs focuses exclusively on the song as a living entity. secondhandsongs

There is a specific kind of frustration known only to the obsessive music fan. It happens when you are listening to a track—perhaps an obscure B-side from the 1960s, or a live bootleg from a jazz trio—and you realize, with a sudden jolt of recognition: I know this melody. But where from? The site reveals the hidden pathways of music