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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 3, 2018 23:29:52 GMT -5
I was thinking, some covers are not widely known to be covers, especially if significant changes are made, a wide period between release, or relative obscurity of the original.
Some covers are big, but a lot of people know the original, too, such as Slade's Come On Feel The Noise not being entirely eclipsed by Quiet Riot's Cum On Feel The Noize, or Johnny Cash's Hurt versus the Nine Inch Nails original.
Still, some might not know it is a cover. What are some you didn't know were covers?
Cascada had a big hit covering this, but they changed quite a bit. Really, only the chorus remains the same.
People tend to be pretty consistently surprised by this one. Nothing against Ednaswap here, but Natalie Imbruglia really punched this one up. I can see why her version was the megahit.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2018 0:02:19 GMT -5
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Post by FinalGwen on Mar 4, 2018 0:16:34 GMT -5
Celine Dion's "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" is depressingly more successful and well known than the Pandora's Box version.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 4, 2018 0:26:15 GMT -5
This one comes down to a bit of a judgment call, if you consider Robot Rock by Daft Punk a cover of this or merely sampling it, but given how the song is so heavily reliant on that sample, f*** it, it's a cover.
Kind of a given, this one, but a lot of people haven't heard it, still.
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Mar 4, 2018 0:35:59 GMT -5
Not as cool when sang by a creeper
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Post by MiLB Fan on Mar 4, 2018 1:33:17 GMT -5
Nineties kids might remember this song from the trailer for Step-Kids, which played at the beginning of the Turtles 2 VHS. Until I got a bit older, I didn’t know it was originally by The Rolling Stones.
“There She Goes” (Sixpence None the Richer, originally by The La’s.)
“I Want to Be With You Always” (John Prine, originally by Lefty Frizzell.)
I just recently found out that “Ol’ 55” is a cover. I spent years thinking it was by The Eagles but nope, it’s a Tom Waits song.
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Post by the2ndevil on Mar 4, 2018 1:46:50 GMT -5
Biggest ones for me is probably Hurt, originally by Nine Inch Nails, completely blown away By Johnny Cash’s version.
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Mar 4, 2018 1:51:53 GMT -5
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Mar 4, 2018 2:09:33 GMT -5
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Mar 4, 2018 8:09:57 GMT -5
It surprises me that that one is less known because Quiet Riot self admittedly were not trying at all when they covered it, their label basically held them at gun point. The vocal delivery is especially phoned in.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Mar 4, 2018 9:05:03 GMT -5
Really surprising considering that Amy's covr was only like a year later, and before that it was the ONLY song of the Zutons anyone remembered.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2018 9:53:04 GMT -5
I grew up with the Gloria Estefan version so this was a shock.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Mar 4, 2018 10:11:23 GMT -5
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Post by GreyScaleLJH on Mar 4, 2018 10:29:03 GMT -5
The first 2 that came to mind:
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Post by Skeletor on Mar 4, 2018 10:37:34 GMT -5
Not as cool when sang by a creeper Is he a certified creeper?
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Post by Skeletor on Mar 4, 2018 10:44:51 GMT -5
Not as cool when sang by a creeper for being American, he sounds really weird, hard to describe... maybe nasally as if he's all stuffed up and trying not to swallow a large gooey ball of phlem?
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Post by agent817 on Mar 4, 2018 10:58:12 GMT -5
I can think of a few examples. One being that Eric Clapton's version of "I Shot The Sheriff" is a lot more known than Bob Marley's version.
Also, while I prefer GQ's version of this song, not to mention that it's more known, this came first:
Also, when thinking of Joe Cocker's versions of some Beatles songs, particularly "With a Little Help of My Friends," he covered them in such a way that it's hard to believe that it was a cover. While The Beatles' version of the song was not bad, I definitely prefer Cocker's.
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Mar 4, 2018 11:27:21 GMT -5
ETA: Should mention the original is done by 'ThE Family' in 85
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Mar 4, 2018 11:39:52 GMT -5
I only found out about The Lover Speaks' version like a few years ago.
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Post by GreyScaleLJH on Mar 4, 2018 11:43:46 GMT -5
This one is probably known, but oh well.
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