Sometimes, an artist will release a song that is a new version or a remixed version of a song they previously had.  What are some?

I thought of this from a post I made in another thread.  In 1966, Cher had a massive hit called Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down).  In 1987, she recorded a new version for her comeback album simply titled Cher

1966 version                                                                              1987 version
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In 1982, Steve Winwood released a song titled Valerie and while it was only a minor hit in the US and UK, it was a Top 40 hit in Canada.  In 1987, a remixed version soared into the US Top 10 and was also a Top 20 hit in the UK and Canada

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But did it stop there?  No! 
In 2004, Swedish DJ Eric Prydz released a song titled Call on Me.  The original idea was to sample Valerie, but Winwood was so impressed with the idea that he offered to re-record his vocals, and the end result became one of the biggest club hits of 2004.  The music video for it proved so popular, that it spawned a series of workout DVDs in Europe that were also very popular

Eric Prydz - Call on Me:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qetW6R9Jxs4

In the early 70s Eric Clapton recorded Layla with Derek and the Dominoes. In the early 90s he re recorded a much slower version.

In the early 70s Eric Clapton recorded Layla with Derek and the Dominoes. In the early 90s he re recorded a much slower version.


I totally forgot about that one.  His solo unplugged version was great, and the best part is when the audience realizes that it's Layla

In 2017 A-Ha recorded a slow unplugged version of their mid 80s hit Take On Me. It’s quite good, it actually makes me listen to the lyrics rather than the synths. And after all these years the lead singer has still got it.

I think there are a lot of unplugged versions of songs that would fit this thread.

In the early 70s Eric Clapton recorded Layla with Derek and the Dominoes. In the early 90s he re recorded a much slower version.
Made more famous by the constant playing on MTV, when MTV showed music videos.

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-Breaking Up is Hard to Do-Neil Sadaka


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Donovan
"Catch The Wind"
1965
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=458AWqjSbD4

Donovan
"Catch The Wind"
1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfuZYUoAw8g

Australian new wave group Real Life with Send Me An Angel from 1983 and the (what i thought was a) much better version from 1989

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In 1965, the British group Gerry and the Pacemakers had a massive world wide hit with Ferry Cross the Mersey.  In 1989, lead singer Gerry Marsden teamed up with Holly Johnson (lead singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Paul McCartney and the British group The Christians and recorded a new version as a charity single to aid the families of the victims of the infamous Hillsborough Disaster.  Both reached #1 in the UK.
This one actually can work another way as well and it gets quite interesting:

Frankie Goes to Hollywood covered it on their 1985 debut as an album only track.  In the UK, Frankie became the first act to top the UK chart with their first 3 singles since Gerry and the Pacemakers <insert Twilight zone theme>

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Buckingham Nicks
"Crystal"
1973
A song written by Stevie Nicks from the one and only Buckingham Nicks album, recorded in 1973 before they joined Fleetwood Mac.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jpOp7u9Rok


Fleetwood Mac
"Crystal"
1975
After they joined Fleetwood Mac.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdHh_D_b5xU

I just remembered Hello It's Me by Todd Rundgren -

With his group, The Nazz (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLH-9fiCTU0

And his subsequent solo smash (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDCwpLfivEU

Dave Mason recorded this song acoustically for his "It's Like You Never Left" album in 1973 with the help of Graham Nash on harmonies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksVGEkRoie0

He re-recorded it for his next album in 1974 with a more fleshed out band arrangement:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W--1wPsM_U

Buckingham Nicks
"Crystal"
1973
A song written by Stevie Nicks from the one and only Buckingham Nicks album, recorded in 1973 before they joined Fleetwood Mac.


Fleetwood Mac
"Crystal"
1975
After they joined Fleetwood Mac.



O0 Cool!  I never knew this was a remake.

"Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers. Their 1965 recording was re-popularized a quarter-century later when it was included in the movie Ghost (which I mentioned in a thread that deals with re-releases of the same recording), and the duo also re-recorded the song later in 1990.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unchained_Melody#Re-recording_and_re-release

Now, the "new" version wasn't as popular as the first one, but it did perform moderately well on the charts, and it received a Grammy Award for best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group.

"Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers. Their 1965 recording was re-popularized a quarter-century later when it was included in the movie Ghost (which I mentioned in a thread that deals with re-releases of the same recording), and the duo also re-recorded the song later in 1990.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unchained_Melody#Re-recording_and_re-release

Now, the "new" version wasn't as popular as the first one, but it did perform moderately well on the charts, and it received a Grammy Award for best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group.


O0 Good to know!

"I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton, originally recorded in 1973, and was re-recorded in 1982 for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack. It was released on July 12, 1982, as the first single from the soundtrack.

"I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton, originally recorded in 1973, and was re-recorded in 1982 for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack. It was released on July 12, 1982, as the first single from the soundtrack.


In Canada, the 1982 version of it was a bigger hit than the original 1973 version.  It could also be considered a bigger hit in the US as well as while they both made #1 on the US country chart, the original never saw the US Hot 100.  The 1982 version peaked at US #53

From the group America, when the single "Horse With No Name" was released, its flip side was a Dan Peek composition called "Everyone I Meet Is From California".  However, the song was not included on their debut album.  When their second album was recorded, they re-recorded the same song with some noticeable changes and called it "California Revisited":

America - Everyone I Meet Is From California
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AAMYuQn_Nc

America - California Revisited
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igISQZG9Rfw

Arlo Guthrie-Alice's Restaurant

1967

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m57gzA2JCcM&t=330s

1995

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_tMzSxvoeA


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Arlo Guthrie-Alice's Restaurant

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O0 Classic!  I didn't realize he redid it in the 90s.

O0 Classic!  I didn't realize he redid it in the 90s.


He re-did it in the 60s too.  ;)

Arlo Guthrie
"Alice's Rock and Roll Restaurant"
1969

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZUFrYwOlkw

Rod Stewart - This Old Heart of Mine (1975)
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Rod Stewart featuring Ronald Isley - This Old Heart of Mine (1990)
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Rod Stewart featuring Ronald Isley - This Old Heart of Mine (1990)
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The original was a hit in 1966 for the Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley on lead vocals
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Here is a 1990 single called The Power by a German group called Power Jam featuring Chill Rob G.  This song features several samples that were not authorized for a legal release in the US.  Despite this, the song was still a hit in several European countries and even Canada where it reached #3 on the Dance chart. 

Eventually, the samples were all cleared, and the song was re-recorded and released in the US as well as world wide under the name Snap! and the rest is history.  The Power by Snap! was the 26th best selling single in the US and the 10th best selling single in the UK of 1990
In Canada, the Power Jam version was the 21st best selling dance single that year, and the Snap! version was the 3rd

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