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Subject: Artists who cover/remix themselves

Written By: whistledog on 08/02/09 at 9:37 pm

On many occasions, an artist has taken a popular song they had, and made it a hit in a new version.  What were some of them?  Here's a few to begin (I added chart peaks for the UK and North America; charts for Canada before 1965 are not available) ...


MIKE + the MECHANICS
1986 - All I Need is A Miracle
1996 - All I Need is A Miracle '96

ROBERT PALMER
1978 - Every Kinda People
1992 - Every Kinda People

DAN HILL
1977 - Sometimes When We Touch
1993 - Sometimes When We Touch <duet with Rique Franks>

REAL LIFE
1983 - Send Me An Angel
1989 - Send Me An Angel '89

BANANARAMA
1983 - Cruel Summer
1989 - Cruel Summer '89

KC (and the SUNSHINE BAND)
1983 - Give it Up
1999 - Give it Up <Jacynthe featuring KC>

TOM COCHRANE and RED RIDER
1980 - White Hot <as Red Rider>
1989 - White Hot <as Tom Cochrane and Red Rider with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra>


MICHAEL JACKSON
1983 - Beat It
2008 - Beat It 2008 <featuring Fergie>

1983 - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2008 - Wanna Be Startin Somethin' 2008 <featuring Akon>

1983 - The Girl is Mine <with Paul McCartney>
2008 - The Girl is Mine <featuring will.i.am>


ERASURE
1986 - Oh L'Amour
2003 - Oh L'Amour <Remix>

ALPHAVILLE
1984 - Forever Young
1988 - Forever Young <Special Dance Version>

THE BEACH BOYS
1964 - Fun, Fun, Fun
1996 - Fun, Fun, Fun <with Status Quo>

CHUBBY CHECKER
1959 - The Twist
1988 - The Twist (Yo' Twist)

UB40
1981 - One in Ten
1993 - One in Ten <808 State vs UB40>

Subject: Re: Artists who cover/remix themselves

Written By: woops on 08/02/09 at 9:50 pm

I'll sooo get trashed, but I don't care

DG-T

"OIMD"/"OIMD (1997 Dance Edit)" with new lyrics added
"LIYE" (did a slow jazz version in 2006)

Subject: Re: Artists who cover/remix themselves

Written By: zcrito on 08/03/09 at 9:54 pm


My favorite

Cindi Lauper and
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1984)
into
Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun) (1995)

And what about
Benny Mardones'
Into The Night (1980)
and again in 1989?
Same song, or was it something a little different?

Subject: Re: Artists who cover/remix themselves

Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/04/09 at 5:11 pm

Neil Sedaka-Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: 1962 & 1975  8-P
The Police-Don't Stand So Close To Me: 1980 & 1986.



Cat

Subject: Re: Artists who cover/remix themselves

Written By: loki 13 on 08/05/09 at 6:26 pm

Nena:

99 Luftballons: 1983    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN3itLN57R4&feature=related

99 Luftballons: 2002    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRZ1RPf_d_E&feature=related

Subject: Re: Artists who cover/remix themselves

Written By: Lindee on 08/06/09 at 12:16 pm

Bon Jovi did 3 versions of Livin' On A Prayer: 1986, 1994, and 2003

Subject: Re: Artists who cover/remix themselves

Written By: Henk on 08/06/09 at 2:19 pm

Not sure if these all count as remixes/cover versions, but still...

1986 | You Got The Love - Candi Staton (original maxi version) (UK #95, NL dnc)
1991 | You Got The Love - The Source feat. Candi Staton (DJ Eren's Mix) (UK #4, NL  #46)
1997 | You Got The Love - The Source feat. Candi Staton (Now Voyager Remix) (UK #3, NL #25)
2006 | You Got The Love - The Source feat. Candi Staton (New Voyager Remix) (UK #7, NL #8)

The odd thing is... I remember the 2006 remix being distinctively different from this version. :-\\ I'm quite sure this wasn't the version that charted in Holland in 2006, but I can't find 'our' version anywhere. Possibly because it was terrible.


That said, Candi Staton still holds a UK record (being the only artist to hit the Top 10 three times with different versions of the same song).

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