This isn't a quiz for you guys... I'm putting together a quiz in which we usually have a music round, and my wife suggested that we play cover versions of famous songs and ask who originally released the song.  So I though I'd come here for some ideas ;)

Suggestions so far have been:
Britney's cover of I Love Rock n Roll (yes, I know...)
Madonna's American Pie (OK, so it gets worse)
...they don't *have* to be execrable remakes, just something a little different to the original.

Any thoughts?

Not sure if these would fit the bill, phil - they may be a trifle obscure, but here goes...

'Substitute' by Clout (not the Who song), was originally released by The Righteous Brothers

'Mickey' by Toni Basil was originally released (under a slightly different title - 'Kitty') by Racey

'Baby Can I Hold You' by Boy-Bland Boyzone was originally released by Tracy Chapman

...and 'I Love Rock And Roll' is a cover of a cover - that was originally done by long-forgotten glam group The Arrows in 1975...

The Gary Jules version of Mad World (tears for fears)

William Shatner's version of Pulp's Common People

Boyzone (?) Love me for a reason (originally the Osmonds)

The Tide is High by Sugababes (I think)

i think the tide is high is done by atomic kitten, original by blondie.

in between days by john eddie, original by the cure

i think the tide is high is done by atomic kitten, original by blondie.



Very probably!  Still prefer the original

Hold on.. just to go off topic slightly.. do the club singer (like a chaz & Dave style) quiz.. do a song in the style of a club singer and then everyone has to guess what song it was.

Hold on.. just to go off topic slightly.. do the club singer (like a chaz & Dave style) quiz.. do a song in the style of a club singer and then everyone has to guess what song it was.


Did you used to watch Shooting Stars with Reeves and Mortimer?  Amazingly I sometimes got the pub singer round right.  The trick is to listen with your eyes closed.  Works for the 'guess the intro' round on Never mind the bollocks Buzzcocks

The lounge room version of Wonderwall.

Tom Jones singing 'Kiss'

Some great ideas, folks :D - and thanks for the nod about The Arrows doing the original (I might give a bonus point for knowing that ;))


Hold on.. just to go off topic slightly.. do the club singer (like a chaz & Dave style) quiz.. do a song in the style of a club singer and then everyone has to guess what song it was.

That would be kind of fun, but I'm not sure I've got time before Saturday...

Come to think of it, I think do have an I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue CD with Barry and Graham singing "Yesterday" in the style of Chas and Dave...

And I'll have to see if I can find Rolf Harris' "Stairway to Heaven"

You don't even need the Cd's mate.. do it yourself.. it's even better

Go OTT and start making like wookie noises and then claim it was something incredibly poignant and moving..

Emotion, originally sung by Samantha Sang, covered by Destiny's Child
Love Don't Live Here anymore, originally by Rose Royce, covered by Madonna

Tanya

Did you used to watch Shooting Stars with Reeves and Mortimer?  Amazingly I sometimes got the pub singer round right.  The trick is to listen with your eyes closed.  Works for the 'guess the intro' round on Never mind the bollocks Buzzcocks


Ah! Shooting Stars...in actual fact, me and my cronies would sometimes re-create the 'club style' singer quiz when it got to a certain stage in drinking, which guaranteed no-one in the pub would come anywhere near us...!!

Which reminds me, we're all out on Saturday...God help the good folk of Chatham...!

Best of luck with the quiz, phil...

That's it.. after like.. the tenth pint, pub singer becomes like the highest level of Intellect that one can possibly achieve.. a veritable nirvana

The Locomotion - Kylie Minoque covered
Crimson & Clover - Joan Jett covered
Love Roller Coaster - Red Hot Chili Peppers covered, I think Ohio Players were the original
Can't get enough of your Love - Taylor Dayne covered, Barry White original(pretty sure LOL)
Disco Inferno - Cyndi Lauper covered, I love her version!
Silent Night - Stevie Nicks covered
ooh, another one for Stevie, she covered Tom Petty's Free Falling. I never liked that song til she did it.
Sorry i don't know all the originals  :-\\

Hope you win! ;)

Hope you win! ;)

Oh, I'll get all the answers right...


...I should, anyway: I'm setting the questions ;)

I like the idea of Kylie's Locomotion, too.  I've also got "My Way" by the Sex Pistols... The aim is ½ point each for whoever's doing the cover version and who did the original.

Still can't find Rolf Harris's "Stairway to Heaven", but I think I may include Weird Al Yankovic's "Bohemian Polka"

I made a CD of cover tunes a couple months ago.  Here are a few songs for you.  The original artists are in parentheses...

1. Abracadabra – Sugar Ray (Stev Miller Band)
2. It’s My Life – No Doubt (Talk Talk)
3. Summer of ’69 – Bowling For Soup (Bryan Adams)
4. Don’t Dream It’s Over – Sixpence None The Richer (Crowded House)
5. Love Song – 311 (The Cure)
6. Boys Of Summer – The Ataris (Don Henley)
7. Brown-Eyed Girl – Shaggy (Van Morrison)
8. Don’t Change – Goo Goo Dolls (INXS)
9. If You Leave – Good Charlotte (OMD)
10. Jenny/867-5309 – Blink 182 (Tommy Tutone)
11. Baker Street – Foo Fighters (Gerry Rafferty)
12. I Want You To Want Me – Letters To Cleo (Cheap Trick)
13. Goody Two Shoes – Unwritten Law (Adam Ant)
14. What I Like About You – Suicide Machines (The Romantics)
15. Mrs. Robinson – Lemonheads (Simon & Garfunkel)
16. Dreams – The Corrs (Fleetwood Mac)
17. Wild Horses – Jewel (Rolling Stones)
18. Message In A Bottle – John Mayer (The Police)
19. Time After Time – Matchbox 20 (Cyndi Lauper)

Songs that almost made the cut, many will make the sequel...  8)

Dangerous Type - Letters From Cleo (The Cars)
I Melt With You - Reaganomics (Modern English)
I Melt With You - Saves The Day (Modern English)
I Melt With You - Good Riddance (Modern English)
I Melt With You - Jason Mraz (Modern English)
Love Hurts - Jon Bon Jovi (Nazareth)
Mrs. Robinson - Bon Jovi (Simon & Garfunkel)
Mrs. Robinson - Flaming Lips (Simon & Garfunkel)
Dancing With Myself - Blink 182 (Billy Idol)
Cruisin' - Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis (Smokey Robinson)
Come Dancing - Good Riddance (The Kinks)
In Your Eyes - Jeffrey Gaines (Peter Gabriel)
Route 66 - Depeche Mode (Manhatan Transfer)
Time After Time - Uncle Kracker (Cyndi Lauper)
Unchained Melody - U2 (Righteous Brothers)

Now, that is a cracking list, stingr22.  Many thanks :)

-Hazy Shade of Winter-the Bangles (orginally done by Simon & Garfunkel
-Smoke Two Joints -Sublime/The Toyes (Not too sure who did it first but IMO The Toyes was definately better)
-How Can I Be Sure-orginally done by the Rascals and covered by (ugh) The Partridge Family.
Should I mention Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds by William Shatner or maybe we shouldn't go there.



Cat

Should I mention Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds by William Shatner or maybe we shouldn't go there.

Scary thought...
Picture yourself on the bridge on the Enterprize
With Lt. Uhura, and Scotty and Spock
Somebody beams up from the planet's surface
The man with the ginormous ..ego

Aargh!

Now, that is a cracking list, stingr22.  Many thanks :)


Thanks - I saw your list and got all excited because all that stuff was so fresh in my mind!  8)

Still can't find Rolf Harris's "Stairway to Heaven"


Here you go Philbo. It's about halfway down the page. ;)

http://www.aprilwinchell.com/multimedia/

You'll find some other 'interesting' covers there too. :)

Brilliant, mandamoo - many thanks indeed.  And my, that is a weird set of mp3s - did you go looking on my behalf, or did you already know about Ms Winchell's, er, "interesting" website?

No worries Philbo, you're most welcome  ;)

I actually found a sample of it a week or so ago and after reading here that you were looking for it, I thought I'd try my luck in finding the full version. Funny the things you stumble across ! :)

Here are some harder ones.

Tainted Love, originally by Gloria Jones, covered by Soft Cell

Always Something There To Remind Me, originally by Cilla Black, covered by Naked Eyes

Summer Breeze, originally by The Isley Brothers, covered by Seals & Krofts

Rubber Biscuit, originally by The Chips, covered by The Blues Brothers

Turn The Beat Around, originally by Vicky Sue Robinson, covered by Gloria Estefan

Venus, originally by Shocking Blue, covered by Bananarama

Signs, originally by Five Man Electrical Band, covered by Tesla

Hey Joe, originally by The Leaves, covered by Jimi Hendrix

Green Manalishi, originally by Fleetwood Mac, covered by Judas Priest

Come On Feel The Noise, originally by Slade, covered by Quiet Riot

Thanks - the quiz was on Saturday, so it's gone now.  For the record, the ones I ended up using were:

"Unchained Melody" as sung by Gareth Gates
"My Way" as sung by Sid Vicious
"Stairway to Heaven" - Rolf Harris
"A Hard Days Night"- Peter Sellers
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" - Britney "why is there no vomit smiley" Spears
"Baker Street" - Foo Fighters
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - the Weird Al "Bohemian Polka" version
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" - John Otway
"Knocking on Heaven's Door" - GNR
and last and most disturbing:
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - William Shatner

Interestingly enough, the only one that wasn't got was the Foo Fighters; and I got criticised for calling John Otway "local" - he comes from Aylesbury, about 15 miles down the road.

Thanks - the quiz was on Saturday, so it's gone now.  For the record, the ones I ended up using were:

"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" - John Otway

Interestingly enough, the only one that wasn't got was the Foo Fighters; and I got criticised for calling John Otway "local" - he comes from Aylesbury, about 15 miles down the road.



Did he used to have a partner Barrett?  I could never tell if it was Otway and Barrett or Ottoway and Barrett when my brothers told me their name.  Their favourite was the live version of 'Headbutt' (assuming it's the same guy)

Yes, that's the chap: and "Head butts" was the favourite of my class at school.  My children find it kind of funny, too :)