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Subject: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Criz on 01/02/03 at 09:52 a.m.
There must be so many songs which get covered, and covered again and again. Can you name some?
The couple that immediatly come to mind are:
Unchained Melody (Richeous Brothers original is the best)
I Only Want To Be With You I like both Dustys original, The Tourists version and even the Bay City Rollers!)
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: The_Ghetto_John on 01/02/03 at 09:54 a.m.
well i dont know , but my band does no covers.
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: shazzaah on 01/02/03 at 09:57 a.m.
Dream a Little Dream of Me has been covered by many, I like the French version best. ;)
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: The_Ghetto_John on 01/02/03 at 10:03 a.m.
robbie williams did a cover of Queens "We Are The Champions"
but actually i guess it wasnt a cover cuz he just did the lyrics, and Surving Queen members, played the music, but may i say it ROCKS! :D
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Criz on 01/02/03 at 10:14 a.m.
Oooh, just thought of another couple:
Don't Leave Me This Way (my favourite is The Communards version)
The Power Of Love (Jennifer Rush one , not Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Feiticeira on 01/02/03 at 10:58 a.m.
Umm a few come to mind
Train In Vain - The Clash
Pennyroyal Tea - Nirvana
We Will Rock You - Queen
Suicide Is Painless (Theme From MASH) - Manic Street Preachers
My Way - Frank Sinatra
Tide Is High - Blondie
Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths
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Also
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
I Get Around - Beach Boys
Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - ? Dunno Who Originally Done It ?
Creep - Radiohead
Knockin' On Heavens Door - Bob Dylan
Light My Fire - The Doors
Final Countdown - Europe
Schools Out - Alice Cooper
Search And Destroy - Iggy Pop
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Bobo on 01/02/03 at 11:34 a.m.
Yesterday, by The Beatles, covered in excess of 1200 times. My favourite is the original.
My favourite cover versions include:
Mandy Barnett - Don't Forget To Cry (F. and B. Bryant)
The Beach Boys - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Lymon/Merchant/Santiago)
All I Have To Do Is Dream is a great track, whoever sings it. And I've heard a fair few versions.
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Screwball54 on 01/02/03 at 11:52 a.m.
The songs with the most charted Versions are:
1. Unchained Melody (9)
2 The Little Drummer Boy ( 8 )
3. Mack the knife ( 8 )
4. Stand by Me ( 8 )
5. Autumn Leaves (7),
6. Man with Golden Arm (7)
7. (Sitting On) The Dock of the Bay (7)
(There are too many to list that have had six charted Versions)
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Criz on 01/02/03 at 12:29 a.m.
Quoting:
Train In Vain - The Clash
Tide Is High - Blondie
Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
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How could I forget 'Train In Vain' - my favourite Clash song (along with London Calling) . Are there any other versions apart from Annie Lennox, Third Eye Blind and the Manics that you know of?
Just a couple of questions now. Who else did The Tide is High apart from Atomic Kitten, and who else apart from Placebo covered 'Bigmouth Strikes Again' ? In my opinion, no band can beat The Smiths.
Also Gloria Jones did Tainted Love first :) But both hers and Soft Cells versions are great.
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Bobo on 01/02/03 at 12:32 a.m.
Written by Barrett, Evens and Holt, recorded by John Holt, as far back as 78, but by far the earliest version available, is a 67 version of The Tide Is High by the Paragons.
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Bobo on 01/02/03 at 12:36 a.m.
Train In Vain, by The Clash, also recorded by Ill Repute in 1999 as a Clash Tribute, Annie Lennox, the Manics, Terry Mcguire, Pink Gun - Clash tribute - Third Eye Blind, Dwight Yoakam, and a couple others.
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Bobo on 01/02/03 at 12:39 a.m.
Bigmouth Strikes Again, by The Smiths, also recorded by Treepeople and Slapshot (Smiths tribute albums.)
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Criz on 01/02/03 at 12:42 a.m.
Thanks Bobo - you are one person full of information :]
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Steve_H on 01/02/03 at 12:53 a.m.
I've always been kind of drawn to the weird match-ups, like Frank Sinatra covering "Mrs. Robinson", or punk artists covering Cole Porter songs. http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/cool/cool026.gif
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Feiticeira on 01/02/03 at 01:20 p.m.
There we go... it appears Bobo answered it for me :'(
Bah, Humbug ! >:(
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Bobo on 01/02/03 at 01:22 p.m.
Sorry Feiticiera...
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: PF4Eva on 01/09/03 at 08:15 p.m.
Rolling Stones "Satisfaction"
Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight"
Biz Markie "Just a Friend"
Iron Butterfly "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" (We don't need no e-du-ca-tion....)
Beatles "Yesterday" was once the most covered song in history
"House of the Rising Sun" (originally an old American folk song in the 1700s)
Styx "Mr. Roboto"
Styx "Come Sail Away"
Styx "The Best of Times"
Styx "Babe"
Nena "99 Red Balloons"
Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby"
Michael Jackson "Smooth Criminal"
Michael Jackson "Beat It"
Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"
Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven"
Bryan Adams "Heaven"
Bryan Adams "Everything I Do I Do It For You"
Beatles "Hey Jude"
Beatles "A Little Help From My Friends" (Joe Cocker's version's better!)
Elton John "Tiny Dancer"
Anything by Black Sabbath
Anything by Britney Spears (They even have tributes AND famous people covering her songs, like the band Travis)
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Feiticeira on 01/10/03 at 09:24 a.m.
Quoting:
Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby"
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Hehe... I just gotta know who done a cover of this....
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: PF4Eva on 01/10/03 at 08:04 p.m.
Quoting:
Hehe... I just gotta know who done a cover of this....
End Quote
You aksed for it
http://covers.wiw.org/search.php?query=ice+ice+baby
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Criz on 01/15/03 at 11:22 a.m.
Just thought of another:
Be Me Baby - The Ronettes
I can name covers by Travis and the Bay City Rollers of the top of my head, but I know there's more.
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: Bobo on 01/15/03 at 11:24 a.m.
There's also the Brian Wilson version from his live concert (as it happened, this was his favourite song in the entire world).
Quoting:
Just thought of another:
Be Me Baby - The Ronettes
I can name covers by Travis and the Bay City Rollers of the top of my head, but I know there's more.
End Quote
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: JAQUI on 01/15/03 at 11:56 a.m.
A Song For You by Leon Russell has been covered by a few people like the Carpenters, Donny Hathaway, Temptations, Ray Charles, and Natalie Cole.
Subject: Re: Songs That Have Been Covered Many Times
Written By: FunkyFresh on 01/15/03 at 12:23 a.m.
Wild Horses
The two covers of that song that I've heard the most were by Bush and The Sundays