Mama told me not to come - Three Dog Night

This is one of those enduring tunes so I compiled a list of notable covers/recordings.

Eric Burdon &amp; The Animals - Eric Is Here - <span class="bold">Mama Told Me Not to Come</span>
Written by Randy Newman this is the first recorded version. Three Dog Night's version was a few years later.

Randy Newman - 12 Songs - <span class="bold">Mama Told Me Not to Come</span>
Live 1971

The Jackson 5 - Come and Get It: The Rare Pearls - <span class="bold">Mama Told Me Not to Come</span>
Recorded during the <i>Third Album</i> sessions 1970

Wilson Pickett - Don't Knock My Love - <span class="bold">Mama Told Me Not to Come</span>

Lou Rawls - You've Made Me So Very Happy - <span class="bold">Mama Told Me (Not to Come)</span>

Some newer takes on it:

The Wolfgang Press - Queer - <span class="bold">Mama Told Me (Not to Come)</span>

Tom Jones &amp; Stereophonics - <span class="bold">Mama Told Me Not to Come</span>

The Slackers - Yer Still Blue - <span class="bold">Mama Told Me Not to Come</span>

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Carl Carlton - She's a Bad <span class="bold">Mama</span> Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)

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Re: <span class="bold">Stacks</span> by Bon Iver
from the album, For Emma, Forever Ago

Pink Floyd - On The Turning Away

The Great Escape - Pink

I can't believe that this awesome schmaltzy tune from <i>The Great Escape</i> hasn't been played yet. :)
Journey - <span class="bold">Escape</span> - Open Arms

or

<span class="bold">The</span> Undisputed <span class="bold">Truth</span> - Smiling Faces Sometimes

Derived from the album The Truth About Love containing the track "The Great Escape"

^ They found a way to sneak that one into Heavy Metal of all places ;-)

Plumb - In my arms

In the arms of an angel - Sarah McLachlan

Whenever I hear that song it always reminds me of the Harry Canyon (cabbie) segment from Heavy Metal. :)

The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker - She Talks to <span class="bold">Angel</span>s
Live 1990 (MTV Unplugged)

or

The Winery Dogs - I'm No <span class="bold">Angel</span>

And she was - Talking Heads
from the album Little Creatures

The Eagles - I Dreamed There Was No War

the eagle will rise again - alan parsons project

Traffic - When <span class="bold">the Eagle</span> Flies - Walking in the Wind

or

Earth Opera - <span class="bold">The</span> Great American <span class="bold">Eagle</span> Tragedy

Ben Folds - Such <span class="bold">Great</span> Heights

Fold - Archive

How do you talk to an Angel - The <span class="bold">Heights</span>