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Post by andrew07 on Oct 13, 2017 14:17:53 GMT 1
Of course a massive a hit for Sinead O'Connor in 1990, and a lot of people know that Prince had written it. Though he had written it for a band that he mentored called The Family. Prince had written every song on their self titled debut album but only kept his name credited to this song, possibly because he saw a potential in it. Sure enough there was, and after the success of Sinead's version, Prince himself started to perform it live (there's a live version included on two retrospective collections of his, The Hits 1, and 4Ever.)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2017 14:46:03 GMT 1
My favourite Kylie Minogue's song "Tears On Pillow" is not original and also was covered many times before.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Oct 21, 2017 12:59:05 GMT 1
Original version of "I Fought the Law" was recorded by Crickets in 1960. Covered by Clash and Green Day. The Bobby Fuller Four also had a US top 10 hit with it in 1966... I didn't realise until just now that Bobby Fuller commited suicide just six months after it was a hit, at the age of just 23.
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Post by meister on Feb 21, 2018 4:59:21 GMT 1
Phew went through that last vid and happy to say this next one isn't in it. Who knew this was a cover? Not me!
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Post by Earl Purple on Feb 21, 2018 17:46:14 GMT 1
that isn't a cover, meister. Paul Young's version was. And at the time it was well publicised that it was a Marvin Gaye song. I knew a DJ who even played the original to let us hear it. Far more uptempo than Paul Young's version.
At the time of Love of the Common People, I knew that was a cover too but thought the original was Nicky Thomas. It wasn't, of course.
Come Back And Stay was also a cover - it was written by Jack Lee who also wrote Hangin' On The Telephone and originally recorded both of those himself, the latter as part of a band, the former as a solo artist. He also wrote "Will Anything Happen" but gave that to Blondie and never recorded it.
Another song Paul Young had previously covered was SYSLJFM (The Letter Song), when he was with the Q-Tips. That was originally written and recorded by Joe Tex in the 1960s and was a minor US hit for him. In the UK Joe Tex finally got a hit in 1977! In my chart he's had a few hits but SYSLJFM was his biggest, peaking at #4.
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Post by Earl Purple on Mar 4, 2018 19:16:38 GMT 1
Obviously Tom Jones didn't do the original, but nor did Three Dog Night. The song was written by Randy Newman and first recorded by Eric Burdon & The Animals, and Randy has also recorded it himself.
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Post by SheriffFatman on Oct 15, 2018 10:44:31 GMT 1
I always knew The Wurzels' Combine Harvester was a parody of the Melanie Safka song Brand New Key, but I only discovered recently that it was actually number one in Ireland the previous year for someone called Brendan Grace.
On an only slightly related note, I always thought it was an accepted fact that The Wurzels performed in the Top of the Pops studio with an actual combine harvester. I have watched (well, dipped into) all of their 5 performances and only one features any farm machinery, and that is a much less impressive John Deere tractor.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2018 8:14:22 GMT 1
Original "Lollipop" was first recorded by the duo Ronald & Ruby, some months before The Chordettes.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2018 7:19:01 GMT 1
Original "Everytime We Touch" was recorded by Maggie Reilly in 1992.
Only # 99 in UK.
Cascada version became a big chart hit in 2005 and was peaked at # 2 (only behind "Hips Don't Lie")
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Post by Smurfie on Nov 24, 2018 20:33:00 GMT 1
Well, I honestly didn’t know this one until this evening - as covered sampled by Tomcraft/Will Young.
its rather bland.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 19:19:15 GMT 1
Original "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" was recorded in 1931 by Ozzie Nelson.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2018 11:39:28 GMT 1
Original "What I Am" was released in 1989 year by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (UK # 31).
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 27, 2018 11:53:09 GMT 1
I knew "Dream A Little Dream" was a lot older than Mama Cass's version.
It was still in copyright in 2011 when its lyrics were sampled by Chapel Club in their song "Surfacing" and they had to clear it.
(Samples are harder to clear than straightforward covers, for which you always get permission as long as you give royalties and is done in the same style as the original. In this case the lyric of the chorus was used in full but to a completely new tune).
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Dec 27, 2018 20:29:24 GMT 1
Original "What I Am" was released in 1989 year by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (UK # 31). I'm sure if you asked most people who had the hit more would name Edie Brickell than Emma Bunton (whose version is largely forgotten)
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Post by SheriffFatman on Dec 28, 2018 9:02:45 GMT 1
Original "What I Am" was released in 1989 year by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (UK # 31). I'm sure if you asked most people who had the hit more would name Edie Brickell than Emma Bunton (whose version is largely forgotten) I didn’t even know Emma Bunton had done it!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2018 10:59:58 GMT 1
I thought that ex-Spice girls chart battle for # 1 was popular. Emma's "What I Am" was released on the same week with "Lift Me Up" by Geri Halliwell.
"Lift Me Up" ultimately reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 13 November 1999, selling 140,000 copies in its first week, 30,000 more copies than "What I Am".
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 7:10:06 GMT 1
Masterboy version was a radio hit in my country, but the original song was recorded already 35 years ago.
Jeanette - Porque Te Vas
# 1 in Germany.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2019 8:31:08 GMT 1
Personal big shock, original "Rings" was recorded in 1971 by Memphis band Cymarron, not in 1977 by Twiggy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 14:18:49 GMT 1
"One Way Ticket" was originally performed by Neil Sedaka and included as the B-side on Sedaka's 1959 single "Oh! Carol".
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Jan 31, 2019 19:51:20 GMT 1
Again, I would say Neil sedaka is the best known version. I don't think I'm even aware of a cover - who did it?
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