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Subject: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 08/17/11 at 4:22 pm
April Wine - Sign of the Gypsy Queen (1981)
This reached #57 in the US and #40 in Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l38CIbuOPHw
Lorence Hud - Sign of the Gypsy Queen (1973)
This reached #16 in Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc5VMTYF-hQ
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The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)
Written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley, the latter whom was not a member of The Buggles. Though it only reached #40 in the US, it topped the UK chart and reached #6 in Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IWPYB0WOaM
Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club - Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)
Woolley released his version first, and it reached #18 in Canada (was also a hit in several parts of Europe, but I cannot find any chart info on that). Thomas Dolby was keyboardist for The Camera Club.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujTMETS1LC0
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 08/17/11 at 5:15 pm
Laura Branigan - Gloria (1982)
Reached #1 in Australia and Canada, #2 in the US and #6 in the UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=355Fk8drgZE
Umberto Tozzi - Gloria (1979)
This was a Top 40 in several parts of Europe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTM_qG_NPC8
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Laura Branigan - Ti Amo (1984)
Reached #2 in Australia, #5 in Canada and #55 in the US. Also made #100 in the UK, which technically is only bubbling under a hit as the UK chart only publishes a Top 75
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLAryLQU-0E
Umberto Tozzi - Ti Amo (1977)
A Top 30 hit in several parts of Europe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBFo9XCmSXs
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Michael Bolton - How Am I Supposed to Live Without You (1989)
Reached #1 in the US, #2 in Australia and #3 in the UK and #8 in Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaPYcsv14Q0
Laura Branigan - How Am I Supposed to Live Without You (1983)
Michael wrote this song for Laura. Her version reached #12 in the US and #46 in Australia, but was only an A/C hit in Canada, and failed to chart in the UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN6JBTGcr68
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Cher - I Found Someone (1987)
Written by Michael Bolton. This reached #5 in the UK, #10 in the US, #12 in Canada and #17 in Australia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14ZhIMmfRVM&feature=related
Laura Branigan - I Found Someone (1985)
Michael Bolton wrote this for Laura. It only reached #90 in the US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy0q6X3KEgM
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: King Tut on 08/17/11 at 7:28 pm
Blinded by the light - Manfred Mann
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJh47LybCkU
Original by Bruce Springsteen
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/19/11 at 12:03 am
Speaking of Laura Brannigan --
Laura Brannigan: Self Control
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IyAGpooGko
Original --
RAF: Self Control
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w1Qo1awwI4
David Bowie: China Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzcCVGiP-OE&feature=related
Original --
Iggy Pop: China Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BBAEUOOFKQ
Soft Cell: Tainted Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEh5pWjcWCg
Original --
Gloria Jones: Tainted Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSehtaY6k1U
Sting: Russians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHylQRVN2Qs&ob=av2e
Original music: S. Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kiji Suite; movement III: Romance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYoYRBRQ4ro
Kraftwerk: Tour De France
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY1XZ02x0jo&feature=related
Generous amount of the original music --
Hindemith: Flute Sonata, Movement 1 "Heiter bewegtl"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SDklSi7RLo
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Henk on 08/19/11 at 12:19 am
I've posted this before, but it's worth a second (or third) mention...
Huey Lewis & The News - Heart And Soul (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TdaXhpjHws&ob=av2e
Original:
Exile - Heart And Soul (1981)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtqveZAJspc
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: King Tut on 08/19/11 at 4:13 pm
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (origina & written was by Bob Dylan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIhtafqZvy8
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/19/11 at 9:19 pm
Burning Sensations: Pablo Picasso
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD0JhbgYJqY
Original --
Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers: Pablo Picasso
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k43XjuhInkU
Violent Femmes: Children of the Revolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2f08j7o8qs&feature=related
Original --
T-Rex: Children of the Revolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u1CB5xzbm8
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Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: King Tut on 08/20/11 at 5:00 pm
The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
(original by Bob Dylan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06rGW0AQGiY
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 08/21/11 at 12:06 am
I've posted this before, but it's worth a second (or third) mention...
Huey Lewis & The News - Heart And Soul (1983)
Original:
Exile - Heart And Soul (1981)
Definately worth a mention indeed. The Exile version is great
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: King Tut on 08/30/11 at 1:46 am
Original:
Moon Martin - "Bad Case Of Lovin' You"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr3asMW4MJg
Cover:
Robert Palmer - Bad Case Of Loving You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekoH1Et2Vls
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: lorac61469 on 08/30/11 at 9:00 am
Not that I didn't know but I completely forgot about this one until I heard it on the radio the other day. I remember the disco version more...
Knock On Wood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92NpzXXpQtg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcJ0RgBNuEw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ztZ7WFo3nw
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Satish on 01/02/12 at 8:51 pm
For quite a bit of time, I didn't know that "Higher Ground" by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers from 1989 had originally been done by Stevie Wonder in 1973.
Also, I didn't know that "The Best" by Tina Turner from 1989 had originally been done by Bonnie Tyler the previous year. Tina Turner's verion is definitely the more famous one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKV5YAxwv3Q&ob=av2n
Oh, and fans of the Temptations are going to hate me for this, but I used to think that the Love and Rockets version of "Ball of Confusion" from 1985 was the original, not the Temptations' from 1970.
But what's really embarrassing is that when I first heard George Michael's live versions of "Killer" and "Papa was a Rollin' Stone" that he did in 1993, I actually thought he was the first to do them, and not Seal in 1991 and the Temptations in 1972, respectively. ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YRvWQmYMeM
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 01/02/12 at 11:31 pm
Oh, and fans of the Temptations are going to hate me for this, but I used to think that the Love and Rockets version of "Ball of Confusion" from 1985 was the original, not the Temptations' from 1970.
Those same fans will also hate me as well. Growing up, I also assumed that was the original. L&R's version of 'Ball of Confusion' never made it in the UK or the US, but was a massive hit in Canada, and the radio play it got, it's no wonder alot of people assume it was the original.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 01/02/12 at 11:45 pm
Santana - Hold On (1982)
This reached #15 in the US and #3 in Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvhuBr3BpIo
Ian Thomas - Hold On (1981)
This reached #28 in Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DpMYEUA9Do
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Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (1974)
This reached #11 in the UK and #27 in Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_809EZ6bIA
Joni Mitchell - This Flight Tonight (1971)
Album track from her classic album 'Blue'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTfB8Q6DpZ0
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Lindee on 01/21/12 at 6:53 pm
Just Like Me - Pat Benatar (originally by Paul Revere and the Raiders)
Wuthering Heights - Pat Benatar (orignally by Kate Bush)
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Henk on 01/26/12 at 3:11 pm
It wasn't until very recently that I found out this was a cover:
Vulcano - Staying With It (1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiixTih1sNc
The original was recorded by Firefall in 1980, reaching #37 in Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.
Sadly that version is not available on Youtube.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 01/26/12 at 4:51 pm
^ I didn't know the Firefall original had a cover. That cover song was pretty good. That lead singer wears super sized glasses :o
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Henk on 01/27/12 at 3:15 am
^ I didn't know the Firefall original had a cover. That cover song was pretty good. That lead singer wears super sized glasses :o
The only reason I found out about it being a cover is because I unexpectedly heard ANOTHER cover version on the telly! :o While listening to that version (by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich of all people!) I was thinking 'Gee, I didn't know Vulcano were that popular!'. ;D
Of course, Vulcano's success was limited to The Netherlands only.
FTR: the Firefall original never was a hit over here. Their only 'hit' was Strange Ways, which didn't even make Top 40.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Foo Bar on 01/28/12 at 1:32 am
Violent Femmes: Children of the Revolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2f08j7o8qs&feature=related
Original --
T-Rex: Children of the Revolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u1CB5xzbm8
Bizarro -- starting at 2:20, but watch the whole thing and get the full effect. Before I attended kindergarten, I didn't know these were covers.
g503fR3BvVk
James Last covering Hawkwind's Silver Machine, T-Rex's Children of the Revolution, and Alice Cooper's School's Out. In German. First track on James Last, Non Stop Dancing 1973.
If James Last didn't exist, even the Internet wouldn't have invented him.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/12 at 11:21 am
Bob Marley and the Wailers People Get Ready (as "One Love")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g
Original: People Get Ready by The Impressions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lenHYXtiqoI
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/12 at 1:31 pm
Monster Mash by The Beach Boys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7IY5ZhKYjc
Monster Mash by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0thH3qnHTbI
...but which came first?
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: nally on 02/11/12 at 1:34 pm
...but which came first?
Most likely the Bobby Boris Pickett version (at least according to what I saw on the Wikipedia page).
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Satish on 02/11/12 at 5:54 pm
Growing up, I also assumed that was the original. L&R's version of 'Ball of Confusion' never made it in the UK or the US, but was a massive hit in Canada, and the radio play it got, it's no wonder alot of people assume it was the original.
Wow, the Love and Rockets version of "Ball of Confusion" from 1985 was only successful in Canada? I'm amazed by that since it's such a great song.
Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ALRLZQf42s
That one line in there about Reaganomics must have been added to make it sound more contemporary. That's one of the reasons it would never have occurred to me that the original version came out in 1970. I've actually never listened to the original by the Temptations.
To me, the Love and Rockets version of that song is one of the best tracks to come out of the 80s new wave scene, by far.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 02/11/12 at 7:03 pm
Wow, the Love and Rockets version of "Ball of Confusion" from 1985 was only successful in Canada? I'm amazed by that since it's such a great song.
It certainly was. I had always assumed it was atleast popular in the United Kingdom, until I learned that Love and Rockets never had a single appear in the UK Top 75 chart
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: nally on 02/12/12 at 12:36 am
It certainly was. I had always assumed it was atleast popular in the United Kingdom, until I learned that Love and Rockets never had a single appear in the UK Top 75 chart
That is amazing. But then again, numerous musical acts have been successful outside of their native countries.
I, too, had not known about the original Temptations version of that song until years after I heard L&R's cover.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: karen on 02/12/12 at 9:49 am
It certainly was. I had always assumed it was atleast popular in the United Kingdom, until I learned that Love and Rockets never had a single appear in the UK Top 75 chart
That surprised me when I just read it. But then I started thinking about whether I could name any songs of theirs and realised I couldn't. Maybe I only know about them because I was a Bauhaus fan at the time :-\\
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: nally on 02/12/12 at 12:15 pm
Okay, here's a couple of 'em that come to mind for me...
"Hard To Handle"
Of course, I am the most familiar with the Black Crowes' version, from the early 1990's... but apparently it was originally performed by Otis Redding in the 60's (he recorded it in '67, just before he passed away, and it was released as a single in '68).
"Fantastic Voyage"
I remember Coolio's version when it was released in the mid-1990's...but a couple years later I heard a disco version with "sung" lyrics (not rapped), and that version was released by Lakeside in the early 1980's.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 02/12/12 at 8:06 pm
^ I've never been much of a rap fan, but I was always leaned more towards the Coolio version of Fantastic Voyage. The Lakeside version is also good
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: nally on 02/12/12 at 8:52 pm
^ I've never been much of a rap fan, but I was always leaned more towards the Coolio version of Fantastic Voyage. The Lakeside version is also good
Yeah, me too. The content seems to deliver a message.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/12/12 at 11:00 pm
Okay, here's a couple of 'em that come to mind for me...
"Hard To Handle"
Of course, I am the most familiar with the Black Crowes' version, from the early 1990's... but apparently it was originally performed by Otis Redding in the 60's (he recorded it in '67, just before he passed away, and it was released as a single in '68).
I had no idea that "Hard to Handle" was a cover! I love that song.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Satish on 03/10/12 at 9:31 pm
Here's one that fans of classic soul music are going to hate me for. For a short while, I actually thought that John Lennon's version of "Stand by Me" from 1975 was the original version of the song, not Ben E. King's version from 1961. :-[
I used to think that John Lennon was such a genius for writing and recording such a brilliant song, but that was until I heard the original by Ben E. King. After hearing Ben E. King's version, I actually have to say that Lennon ruined the song! >:(
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/12 at 3:17 pm
"Make You Feel My Love" by Adele
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0put0_a--Ng
Original (and written) by Bob Dylan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSqoVIC5HQM
... and I did not know this.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: nally on 03/28/12 at 5:54 pm
"Touch Me (All Night Long)". I had no idea that Cathy Dennis's version, from the early 1990's, was a cover. Fonda Rae was apparently the original performer of it, in 1984, and that version was featured in the film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (according to what I found on Wiki).
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/12 at 8:31 am
Pearl's a Singer by Elkie Brooks (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1LDWbr6JLU
It was first recorded by its principal writers Ralph Dino and John Sembello in 1974.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baktu8Zdw9s
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Paul on 04/09/12 at 3:51 pm
Not the original (I think Jimmy Clanton did that) but a very good version tucked away on one of their LPs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChMywUoTWo0]
...even so, this is the definitive...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUl3b6y6id0
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/09/12 at 9:29 pm
Not so much a cover as an adaptation of the 19th century folk song "Silver Dagger." "Like A Motorway" is my favorite Saint Etienne song but I didn't hear the similarity until today!
St. Etienne: Like A Motorway (1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHMPxd_8xCQ&ob=av2n
Silver Dagger performed by Joan Baez (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDuvjqO5WI4
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 05/09/12 at 10:00 pm
Not so much a cover as an adaptation of the 19th century folk song "Silver Dagger." "Like A Motorway" is my favorite Saint Etienne song but I didn't hear the similarity until today!
St. Etienne: Like A Motorway (1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHMPxd_8xCQ&ob=av2n
Silver Dagger performed by Joan Baez (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDuvjqO5WI4
I never even knew there was that similarity. That is cool. I don't know if Saint Etienne still release material, but they were a fantastic band.
One of the best CDs I ever bought ...
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_eHePT6I61tI/Sbln4ozJGCI/AAAAAAAABxk/3SixANtbUjI/Smash%20the%20System%20Singles%20%26%20More.jpg
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: AL-B Mk. III on 06/16/12 at 8:43 pm
Just found out this was a cover:
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z5vNPWfAV4
Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsB-_le-VEg
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Howard on 06/17/12 at 7:49 am
Just found out this was a cover:
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z5vNPWfAV4
Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsB-_le-VEg
I prefer the 1983 one.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 06/17/12 at 4:13 pm
I prefer the original.
The Sandie Shaw version from 1964?
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: nally on 06/17/12 at 5:35 pm
Just found out this was a cover:
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z5vNPWfAV4
Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsB-_le-VEg
Wow...I never knew that the original version of that one had come out back then. I did, however, know that Naked Eyes' version was a cover, but the version that I thought was the earliest was R.B. Greaves from early 1970 (which I know cold, but do know about).
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Howard on 06/18/12 at 6:51 am
The Sandie Shaw version from 1964?
Sorry I meant the 1983 one.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Howard on 06/18/12 at 6:58 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NSehtaY6k1U#!
Gloria Jones (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gBWrLhgiX74
Soft Cell (1982)
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Paul on 06/18/12 at 7:07 am
The Sandie Shaw version from 1964?
Hers wasn't the original...it was demoed by Dionne Warwick (who else?) but actually released first by a guy called Lou Johnson...
Sandie's version hit the market so quick, that any other version didn't stand a chance!
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/12 at 8:33 am
Hers wasn't the original...it was demoed by Dionne Warwick (who else?) but actually released first by a guy called Lou Johnson...
Sandie's version hit the market so quick, that any other version didn't stand a chance!
Even the early hits of Cilla Black were cover songs.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: nally on 06/26/12 at 1:43 pm
I just found out that "They Don't Know", the song which Tracey Ullman is most famous for in the States, was originally performed by Kirsty MacColl in 1979.
Link to Wiki
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 06/26/12 at 5:06 pm
I just found out that "They Don't Know", the song which Tracey Ullman is most famous for in the States, was originally performed by Kirsty MacColl in 1979.
Link to Wiki
Yes indeed. Kirsty never made a hit with it. Alot of people don't know Tracey's was a cover.
Actually, every hit single Tracey had was a cover:
1983 - Breakaway (originally by Irma Thomas in 1964)
1984 - Move Over Darling (originally by Darren Day in 1964)
1984 - My Guy's Mad at Me (originally as 'My Girl' by Madness in 1979)
1984 - Sunglasses (originally by Skeeter Davis in 1965)
1984 - Helpless (originally by Kim Weston in 1966)
1985 - Terry (originally by Kirsty MacColl in 1983)
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Howard on 06/26/12 at 7:43 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pESSuecxn2s
Michael Jackson-Billie Jean (chiptune 8 bit version)
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 06/27/12 at 8:59 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pESSuecxn2s
Michael Jackson-Billie Jean (chiptune 8 bit version)
You didn't know an 8-Bit version of Billie Jean was a cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean ???
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Paul on 06/27/12 at 10:27 am
Actually, every hit single Tracey had was a cover:
1984 - Move Over Darling (originally by Darren Day in 1964)
Er...Doris Day, surley? :D
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Howard on 06/27/12 at 7:41 pm
You didn't know an 8-Bit version of Billie Jean was a cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean ???
No I didn't but it's quite interesting.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 06/27/12 at 9:16 pm
Er...Doris Day, surley? :D
Dang auto correct. I must've spelt Doris incorrectly lol
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: nally on 07/01/12 at 12:46 pm
Apparently, Joan Jett's version of "I Love Rock & Roll" is also a cover, as a British band called Arrows had originally written and performed it in 1975.
Not gonna post any Youtube links this time, as having multiple Youtube embeds on one page is causing issues with my browser again.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Howard on 07/01/12 at 2:07 pm
Apparently, Joan Jett's version of "I Love Rock & Roll" is also a cover, as a British band called Arrows had originally written and performed it in 1975.
Not gonna post any Youtube links this time, as having multiple Youtube embeds on one page is causing issues with my browser again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AT_Pbtyid0
Here you go^
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: nally on 07/01/12 at 7:41 pm
^ Thanks Howard, and I will listen to it when I have a chance.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: nally on 07/02/12 at 6:51 pm
David Bowie's "China Girl" (1983). However, Bowie himself co-wrote it with Iggy Pop, who recorded the original version in 1977 for his album, The Idiot.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Howard on 07/02/12 at 7:36 pm
^ Thanks Howard, and I will listen to it when I have a chance.
I think this is a good version too.
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Howard on 07/02/12 at 7:40 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkGgdIBX1to
Arrow-Hot Hot Hot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrhf_zgtmAg
Buster Poindexter-Hot Hot Hot
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: whistledog on 07/02/12 at 9:07 pm
^ I like the Arrow version best. It never charted in the US, but was a popular hit in Canada and the UK
Subject: Re: Songs you did not know were covers ...
Written By: Howard on 07/03/12 at 7:05 am
^ I like the Arrow version best. It never charted in the US, but was a popular hit in Canada and the UK
Buster Poindexter's version is what they play at weddings parties and bar-mitsvahs.