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Post by Dynamite Kid on Jun 9, 2010 13:48:30 GMT -5
'Hallelujah' is a funny one because there was a generation of idiots who thought Jeff Buckley wrote it, and now there'll be a load who'll think that wotsername from Reality TV Show 3253214 did it.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jun 9, 2010 13:56:54 GMT -5
MSN UK did a list on this recently...
*Florence & The Machine - You Got The Love (originally by The Source & Candi Staton)
*Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (originally by Dolly Parton)
*The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann (originally by The Regents)
*Frank Sinatra - New York, New York (originally by Liza Minnelli)
*Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart (originally by The Oak Ridge Boys)
*The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn (originally by Pete Seeger)
*PP Arnold - The First Cut Is The Deepest (originally by Cat Stevens)
*The Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie (originally by Mike Jackson) - yes, a different one
I'd also like to bring up "She's The One" by Robbie Williams, which was originally done by World Party.
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Post by Orange on Jun 9, 2010 14:05:25 GMT -5
MSN UK did a list on this recently... *Florence & The Machine - You Got The Love (originally by The Source & Candi Staton) *Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (originally by Dolly Parton) *The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann (originally by The Regents) *Frank Sinatra - New York, New York (originally by Liza Minnelli) *Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart (originally by The Oak Ridge Boys)*The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn (originally by Pete Seeger) *PP Arnold - The First Cut Is The Deepest (originally by Cat Stevens) *The Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie (originally by Mike Jackson) - yes, a different one I'd also like to bring up "She's The One" by Robbie Williams, which was originally done by World Party. OUCH! His only hit wasn't even his? |
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Post by Magician under the moonlight on Jun 9, 2010 14:21:15 GMT -5
MSN UK did a list on this recently... *Florence & The Machine - You Got The Love (originally by The Source & Candi Staton) *Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (originally by Dolly Parton) *The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann (originally by The Regents) *Frank Sinatra - New York, New York (originally by Liza Minnelli) *Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart (originally by The Oak Ridge Boys)*The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn (originally by Pete Seeger) *PP Arnold - The First Cut Is The Deepest (originally by Cat Stevens) *The Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie (originally by Mike Jackson) - yes, a different one I'd also like to bring up "She's The One" by Robbie Williams, which was originally done by World Party. OUCH! His only hit wasn't even his? Well. A lot one-hit wonders had hits that weren't theirs. |
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Jun 9, 2010 14:23:56 GMT -5
'Spirit in the Sky' was first recorded by The Attack, but Jeff Beck's version charted first.
'Heard it through the Grapevine' was originally recorded by Gladys Knight and the Pips, but most people would call it a Marvin Gaye song.
I've also heard people call 'Without You' a Mariah Carey song which makes me want to vomit.
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Jun 9, 2010 14:54:11 GMT -5
I love the L7 cover of this song I just recently learned Blondie sang this |
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Jun 9, 2010 18:24:46 GMT -5
'Spirit in the Sky' was first recorded by The Attack, but Jeff Beck's version charted first. 'Heard it through the Grapevine' was originally recorded by Gladys Knight and the Pips, but most people would call it a Marvin Gaye song. I've also heard people call 'Without You' a Mariah Carey song which makes me want to vomit. Spirit in the Sky is probably best known by Norman Greenbaum too, at least here in the United States. Greenbaum, as I recall, went on to become an insurance salesman. Speaking of the Byrds a couple posts up, they've got a Bob Dylan connection that's a bit odd. Mr. Tambourine Man was written by Dylan, recorded by the Byrds just a few days after Dylan cut his master track, and then released earlier than Dylan's, but not performed earlier than Dylan's. Odd stuff. Dunno who is covering who there. |
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Post by Shy Guy on Jun 9, 2010 18:27:16 GMT -5
come on feel the noise by quiet riot was also a cover
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Post by sunwukong on Jun 9, 2010 18:29:26 GMT -5
I had no idea Its My Life by No Doubt was a cover until much later on. Really? I wasn't aware of that either, I've never even heard of 'Talk Talk' That No Dobut cover isn't even a good one. They do nothing to make the song their own. It's just Talk Talk's version performed by No Doubt. |
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Jun 9, 2010 18:30:37 GMT -5
come on feel the noise by quiet riot was also a cover As well as Mamma Weer All Crazee Now, both originally recorded by Slade. |
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Post by ani on Jun 9, 2010 18:33:35 GMT -5
Sloop John B-The Beach Boys (Made famous by the Kingston Trio, actually a poem by Carl Sandberg called "Wreck of the Sloop John B.")
Take me to the River-Talking Heads (Originally by Al Green.)
Louie Louie-The Kingsmen (Originally by Richard Berry)
Last Kiss-Pearl Jam (Originally by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers.)
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Jun 9, 2010 18:36:38 GMT -5
"Needles and Pins" which I first heard by the Ramones, had previously been done by the Searchers, Jackie DeShannon, and (I think) Sonny Bono.
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Post by The Ogre King on Jun 9, 2010 18:37:52 GMT -5
Mayer Hawthorne's "Maybe So, Maybe No" is a cover of The New Holidays' song!
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Post by drjayphd (feat. Pitbull) on Jun 9, 2010 18:41:56 GMT -5
Speaking of Aerosmith...
Yeah, should've suspected it was a cover.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Jun 9, 2010 20:33:23 GMT -5
When I first heard them, I had no idea that 10,000 Maniacs' "Because the Night" and the Dixie Chicks' "Landslide" were covers.
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Jun 9, 2010 20:40:28 GMT -5
'Spirit in the Sky' was first recorded by The Attack, but Jeff Beck's version charted first. 'Heard it through the Grapevine' was originally recorded by Gladys Knight and the Pips, but most people would call it a Marvin Gaye song. I've also heard people call 'Without You' a Mariah Carey song which makes me want to vomit. Spirit in the Sky is probably best known by Norman Greenbaum too, at least here in the United States. Greenbaum, as I recall, went on to become an insurance salesman. Speaking of the Byrds a couple posts up, they've got a Bob Dylan connection that's a bit odd. Mr. Tambourine Man was written by Dylan, recorded by the Byrds just a few days after Dylan cut his master track, and then released earlier than Dylan's, but not performed earlier than Dylan's. Odd stuff. Dunno who is covering who there. Goddammit! I meant 'Hi Ho Silver Lining' not SITS....  Chalk that one up to insanity on my part. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2010 20:48:56 GMT -5
When I first heard them, I had no idea that 10,000 Maniacs' "Because the Night" and the Dixie Chicks' "Landslide" were covers. "Because the Night" is an interesting one. Bruce Springsteen wrote the music in a different style (almost country-folk sounding) but was having trouble coming up with lyrics. He decided to give it to Patti Smith, who not only wrote lyrics but composed the music in the style her version and 10,000 Maniac's version is known for. Bruce never actually recorded it, but to this do he will perform it on occasion using his original country-folk style combined with Patti Smith's lyrics. *Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart (originally by The Oak Ridge Boys) Although when they recorded it (followed by a version by the songwriter), it was known as "Don't Tell My Heart". |
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Post by TuneinTokyo on Jun 9, 2010 21:23:52 GMT -5
I never knew until a year or two ago that Mad World by whoever covered it was Tears for Fears song.
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Post by FrankGotch on Jun 9, 2010 21:39:47 GMT -5
Bob Dylan is the poster boy for this thread. During the 60s he wrote basically every hit song that didn't belong the Beach Boys, or the Beatles.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jun 9, 2010 21:49:06 GMT -5
MSN UK did a list on this recently... *Florence & The Machine - You Got The Love (originally by The Source & Candi Staton) *Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (originally by Dolly Parton) *The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann (originally by The Regents) *Frank Sinatra - New York, New York (originally by Liza Minnelli) *Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart (originally by The Oak Ridge Boys)*The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn (originally by Pete Seeger) *PP Arnold - The First Cut Is The Deepest (originally by Cat Stevens) *The Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie (originally by Mike Jackson) - yes, a different one I'd also like to bring up "She's The One" by Robbie Williams, which was originally done by World Party. OUCH! His only hit wasn't even his? Yeah because Millennium and Angel weren't hits. |
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