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Hits or well known songs that you never knew were cover versions
charltonbob
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I'll kick this off with a massive hit for Annie Lennox, only recently found out it was a cover of a song by "The Lover Speaks"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEDrISl5z_4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEDrISl5z_42
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I think I can safely say there are no specific hits or well known songs that I am unaware of being covers. How would I ever know? But the likelihood is that there are some. This is a bit like the instruction not to think of a pink elephant.2
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Reminds me of the time on X Factor when a contestant was asked what song she'll be singing, and she came out with "This week I'm singing Hallelujah by Alexandra Burke". Nearly bit my fist off9
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Loved this from Stereophonics. Quite liked it by Rod Stewart but the original is by far the best which I didn’t know about last year.https://youtu.be/-O4RA3_QdW4?si=0irQVDrhI2bNTW0N
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Aswad- Don’t turn around was originally recorded by Tina Turner.
Buddy Holly - Brown eyed handsome man originally by Chuck Berry (and recently heard a 1967 version by Nina Simone for the first time. A very different arrangement.)0 -
The air that I breathe - I really like the Albert Hammond (Snr*) original
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Well I hope all of these people having hits with cover versions remembered the golden rule and stuck one of their own tunes on the b-side so they got a share of the songwriter royalties.
Unlike Soft Cell when they covered Tainted Love and went on to earn relatively fcuk all from a massive hit!4 -
Gary Coleman?redlanered said:The air that I breathe - I really like the Albert Hammond (Snr*) original
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It was years before I learned that Happy Mondays' Step On was a cover of Johnny Kongos' He's Gonna Step On You Again.4
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We were watching a music channel last night, and it implied that Status Quo’s ‘Rockin all over the world’ is a cover - is that correct ?1
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If only there was a way to find out..Lordflashheart said:We were watching a music channel last night, and it implied that Status Quo’s ‘Rockin all over the world’ is a cover - is that correct ?3 -
"Rockin' All Over the World" is a rock song written by John Fogerty, formerly of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It made its debut on Fogerty's second solo album in 1975. It was also released as a single, spending six weeks in the US top 40, peaking at #27.[2]
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Well, maybe I wanted to be enlightened by knowledgeable members of CL - but why bother when I get responses like yours …..EveshamAddick said:
If only there was a way to find out..Lordflashheart said:We were watching a music channel last night, and it implied that Status Quo’s ‘Rockin all over the world’ is a cover - is that correct ?
Fair enough, I’ll just go Wicki in future
Jeez - it was only a question I sought an answer to2 -
I learned recently that Natalie Imbruglia's 'Torn' is a cover. Originally was by a band called Ednaswap.1
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Tina Turner’s What’s Love Got To Do With It wasn’t Tina’s at all. It was by Charlton fan Cheryl & her mates in Bucks Fizz 😱
https://youtu.be/fQwn6eed2Vg?si=ODI5mPCxtf-NBsZ7
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Had The Lover Speaks album this was on. Played it endlessly at the time.charltonbob said:I'll kick this off with a massive hit for Annie Lennox, only recently found out it was a cover of a song by "The Lover Speaks"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEDrISl5z_40 -
Dancing in the Moonlight - not a Toploader original.1
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Lenny Kravitz - American Woman (The Guess Who)0
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Lilac Wine…..Elkie Brooks.
Original by Nina Simone.0 -
Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis. It was first sung by Carl Perkins.0
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Isn't there a previous thread about this? I remember putting Wonderwall on it, plus David Watts0
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Little known fact but "Creep" by Radiohead is actually a cover. They just changed the title.
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Oh dear…I’m remember the original Step on by Kongos in the 70’s and loved the song …I’m sure the youngster thought I was kind of hip knowing the words to Happy Mondays version as soon as it was released. Not sure whether this should be on the You know when you are getting old thread!🥸PaddyP17 said:
Oh my word, thank you - learning something new every day!Stig said:It was years before I learned that Happy Mondays' Step On was a cover of Johnny Kongos' He's Gonna Step On You Again.1 -
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Yes 1970 release wasn't it ? Where the hell did all those years goSolidgone said:
Oh dear…I’m remember the original Step on by Kongos in the 70’s and loved the song …I’m sure the youngster thought I was kind of hip knowing the words to Happy Mondays version as soon as it was released. Not sure whether this should be on the You know when you are getting old thread!🥸PaddyP17 said:
Oh my word, thank you - learning something new every day!Stig said:It was years before I learned that Happy Mondays' Step On was a cover of Johnny Kongos' He's Gonna Step On You Again.
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Always thought, 'Help me make it through the night' was originally by Gladys Knight and the Pips, but learnt today it was Kris Kristofferson's soing RIP.
(The song has been recorded by dozens of top stars - the most commercially successful being Sammi Smith - I wasn't even close
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https://youtu.be/Rmsq1bop8LI?si=pBXGAxUvTAhnGCNM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-7N2TA8yMQM
