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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 14, 2017 8:30:05 GMT -5
Yeah. It is. Of Bruce Springsteen.
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Post by blake6905 on Apr 14, 2017 8:37:10 GMT -5
I thought nirvana/Kurts "My girl" or "in the pines" was original... it's from an old blues singer in the 20s or 30s
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Post by eDemento2099 on Apr 14, 2017 8:51:44 GMT -5
Isn't "In The Ghetto" a song that Elvis covered?
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Apr 14, 2017 9:08:49 GMT -5
the two that I didn't know for a while.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 14, 2017 10:27:37 GMT -5
Isn't "In The Ghetto" a song that Elvis covered? Not according to Wikipedia, which says it was written by Mac Davis for Elvis. |
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Apr 14, 2017 10:37:22 GMT -5
the two that I didn't know for a while. Probably the best cover song of all time. |
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Apr 14, 2017 11:08:51 GMT -5
I remember being very suprised to hear Torn by Natilie Imbruglia was actually a cover. Childhood ruined man! Well ok maybe not that extreme  Still. |
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Post by karl100589 on Apr 14, 2017 13:03:19 GMT -5
Eloise by The Damned:
Originally by Barry Ryan:
Keep This Fire Burning by Beverley Knight:
Originally by Robyn:
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Apr 14, 2017 20:11:46 GMT -5
I didn't know Ball of Confusion wasn't originally a Love + Rockets song.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Apr 14, 2017 20:34:17 GMT -5
Many Australians including myself think or thought for long time that the song 'Funkytown' was originally by Australian rock group Pseudo Echo. Thought it was cool Homer being really into an Australian song when he mentioned it on The Simpsons once.
But no, later found out it was originally by a disco act called Lipps Inc.
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Post by Vincent Whiney on Apr 14, 2017 21:03:18 GMT -5
I just learned that Sing for the Moment wasn't an Eminem original.
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Post by agent817 on Apr 14, 2017 22:23:15 GMT -5
I had already known this, but someone I know didn't realize that "How I Could Just Kill a Man" was originally done by Cypress Hill. He thought that Rage Against The Machine had originally done it.
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Post by Juice on Apr 15, 2017 13:50:37 GMT -5
The Ramones have some great tunes that turned out to be covers from before their time. Which was the thing to do for the genre but I just believed in The Ramones versions.
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Apr 15, 2017 13:54:17 GMT -5
I didn't know God Gave Rock N Roll To You wasn't originally by Kiss until I heard the Argent version a few years later.
Similar with George Harrison and Got My Mind Set On You (James Ray did the original)
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Post by Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%@h on Apr 15, 2017 14:24:27 GMT -5
"Because the night" - 10,000 Maniacs.
Totally a cover.
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Post by metylerca on Apr 15, 2017 14:31:17 GMT -5
Didn't know "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" was a Buzzcocks song. Thought Tijuana Panthers wrote it in 2014.
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Post by wildojinx on Apr 15, 2017 14:39:42 GMT -5
Didnt know Achy Breaky Heart was a cover until I saw the Todd in the Shadows video on it.
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Post by msc on Apr 15, 2017 14:43:51 GMT -5
Similar with George Harrison and Got My Mind Set On You (James Ray did the original) Was going to post that one. Since it was taken, I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany of 1980s pop hit fame, was actually a cover of Tommy James and the Shondells. The one that really surprised me, however, was Blondie's Hanging on the Telephone, written and performed by The Nerves two years prior! |
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Apr 15, 2017 15:06:59 GMT -5
Similar with George Harrison and Got My Mind Set On You (James Ray did the original) Was going to post that one. Since it was taken, I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany of 1980s pop hit fame, was actually a cover of Tommy James and the Shondells. The one that really surprised me, however, was Blondie's Hanging on the Telephone, written and performed by The Nerves two years prior! I'd totally forgot about Hanging On The Telephone, I had it on my playlist for ages believing the Nerves version was a cover |
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Apr 15, 2017 17:14:38 GMT -5
I didn't know "Girlfriend in A Coma" was originally done by The Smiths before Mojo Nixon covered it. There's even a breakdown where Mojo tries to absolve himself of any blame for the song's lyrics by singing "Don't blame me. Blame the guy who wrote this song. Blame Morrissey" When I first heard this I thought it was one of those non-sequitors that Mojo Nixon is known for, thinking "Yeah, that's a hilarious premise. Morrissey writing a Mojo Nixon song!" then I do some research and find out that this is actually a cover of a song originally recorded by The Smiths!
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