Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone

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lyricist and composer:	Barrett Strong Norman Whitfield

publisher:	Jobete Music Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. Stone Diamond Music Corporation イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)

SecondHandSongs:	https://secondhandsongs.com/work/52851 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0044833455 [info]
Wikidata:	Q449967 [info]

referred to in medleys:	More Stars (12″ mix) (12″ mix, duration: ~11:56 on vinyl, ~11:38 on cd) Papa Was an Appezeller Killer / Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (order: 2)
later translated parody versions:	Papa war ein rollender Stein
later translated versions:	Mei Vater war a Wildera Papa will da nicht mehr wohn'

Recordings

Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
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1972-11-01	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover and instrumental	Gene Ammons	4:31
1972	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (single edit)	cover	The Temptations	6:56
1973-04-30	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (live, 1973-04-30: Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, JP)	cover and live	The Jackson 5	4:00
1991	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	live	Dennis Edwards / Eddie Kendricks / David Ruffin	2:42
1992-10-24	Papa Was a Rolling Stone (live, 1992-10-24: Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York, NY, USA)	cover and live	Bon Jovi	?:??
1992	Killer / Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (live at Wembley, 1992)	live and medley	George Michael	11:20
1992	Killer / Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	medley	George Michael	4:16
1992	Killer / Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (live at Wembley, 1992)	live and medley	George Michael	4:30
1992	Killer / Papa Was a Rolling Stone (english edit)	medley	George Michael	4:24
1992	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover and live	George Michael	5:24
1995-06-25	I’ll Sleep When I'm Dead / Papa Was a Rolling Stone (live, 1995-06-25: Wembley Stadium, London, UK)	cover, live and medley	Bon Jovi	?:??
1995-06-25	I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead / Papa Was a Rolling Stone (medley) (live, 1995-06-25: Wembley Stadium, London, UK)	cover, live and medley	Bon Jovi	4:14
2003-08-23	Pappa Was a Rolling Stone (live, 2003-08-23: Global Balalaika Show, Senate Square, Helsinki, Finland)	cover and live	Leningrad Cowboys	6:21
2006-05	Harrisburg (live, 2006-05: Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland)	cover, live, medley and partial	Josh Ritter	5:09
	In the Stone	cover and live	Will Young	9:13
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (part of “Motown Summer Mix” DJ-mix)	cover	The Temptations	6:24
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	The Temptations	3:44
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	The Temptations	6:41
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone		The Undisputed Truth	3:25
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	The Temptations	6:41
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	The Temptations	6:05
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	The Temptations	2:57
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	The BB Band	3:51
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone		The Undisputed Truth	3:26
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	The Temptations	3:26
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	The Temptations	7:00
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	Was (Not Was)	?:??
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	The Temptations	5:02
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	The Temptations	5:08
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone		The Temptations	6:59
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	Mudfunk	4:46
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cover	The Temptations	9:59
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone		The Undisputed Truth	3:27
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone		The Undisputed Truth	?:??
	Papa Was A Rollin' Stone	live	The Temptations	2:53
	Papa Was A Rollin' Stone	live	The Temptations	7:24
	Papa Was A Rollin' Stone	cover	Four Tops	3:12
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (David Elizondo mix)	cover	The Temptations	5:06
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma Solefull mix)	cover	The Temptations	8:45
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma Solefull remix)	cover	The Temptations	8:49
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma Solefull remix)	cover	The Temptations	8:49
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma Solefull remix)	cover	The Temptations	8:47
	Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma Solefull Remix)		The Temptations	8:44
	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone / War	cover and medley	Garou	5:38
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover and live	The Temptations	7:23
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	2:59
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	6:54
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	4:54
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	7:13
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone		The Temptations	5:06
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Pioneers	4:50
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone		The Undisputed Truth	3:34
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover and live	Neal Morse	?:??
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	5:02
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	5:10
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations featuring Eddie Kendricks	3:25
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	5:10
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	6:55
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	6:58
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	6:57
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	5:05
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	Paul Riser & The Temptations	6:47
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	6:54
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	4:57
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	7:13
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	2:57
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	Was (Not Was)	4:12
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Band of Heathens featuring Ray Wylie Hubbard	4:46
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	6:57
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (part of “Jazzy Jeff: In the House” DJ-mix)	cover	The Temptations	3:30
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	5:09
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	7:13
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	Was (Not Was)	6:42
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone		The Temptations	7:14
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone		The Temptations	5:07
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	11:46
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	3:58
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone	cover	The Temptations	6:53
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone		The Temptations	7:13
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone		The Undisputed Truth	3:34
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (album version)	cover	The Temptations	11:46
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (instrumental)	cover and instrumental	The Temptations	4:49
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (remix)	cover	The Temptations	3:44
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (vocal)	cover	[unknown]	?:??
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone, Pt. 1	partial	[theatre]	1:04
	Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone, Pt. 2		[theatre]	4:59
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	The Temptations	?:??
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	The Slickers	?:??
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	Phil Collins	6:44
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	4 the Cause	4:13
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	The Countdown Singers	?:??
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	The Temptations	5:41
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	The Temptations	3:57
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	The Temptations	4:04
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	The Temptations	3:55
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	The Temptations	4:56
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	The Temptations	4:04
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	The Temptations	3:23
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone		The Undisputed Truth	3:27
	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	cover	Montezuma’s Revenge	3:32
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