So we now take an excursion into early 90’s dance.
Arguably the best cover of this song, this was released in 1990 with a rap added by G Love E care of Young MC. It does have that typical 90’s drum sound and it all kinda works. A Funky riff and a modern sound, even with a few samples thrown in at the start.
The B-side is classic Frank Zappa, weird and screwed around, an insane track!
http://www56.zippyshare.com/v/F5IZcYlH/file.html
Love the live version as part of Farm Aid (?!) back in the day, shame about the vocal mix!
| A | Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone | |
| B1 | Ballad Of You | |
| B2 | Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (Instrumental) |
myvinyldreams 
Agreed – one of those where you can have a good argument on whether the cover is better than the original and see both sides.