FabSwingers.com forum: Hits you didn't realise aren't the original

By *partharmony OP Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

Do you know any well-known song recordings that most people don't realise aren't the original versions? I'll start off with...

Annie Lennox: No More 'I Love You' s from 1995, originally recorded in 1986 by The Lover Speaks.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Paul Young 'Where ever I lay my hat' was a Marvin Gaye b-side

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

It Must Be Love and One Step Beyond by Madness are two that people quite often associate as being their own work

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

I got my mind set on you - done by George Harrison in the 80s, originally recorded by James Ray in the early 60s.

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By *cgkcCouple
over a year ago

Hitchin

You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) - Dawn Penn.

The original was a rock n roll tune written by Willie Cobbs.

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

"It Must Be Love and One Step Beyond by Madness are two that people quite often associate as being their own work"

I didn't know this!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

These are good quiz answers as well

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

The communards- dontnleave me this way

I had no idea until I was inflicted with smooth FM for hours at a time

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By *partharmony OP Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

"It Must Be Love and One Step Beyond by Madness are two that people quite often associate as being their own work"

Good call! I knew It Must Be Love was by Labi Siffre. I didn't know about One Step Beyond.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Clash - I fought the Law was originally done by the Bobby Fuller Four In 1966.

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By *partharmony OP Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

This one might not quite count, but Separate Lives from 1985 is not a Phil Collins song particularly. It was written by Stephen Bishop who recorded his own version in 1986.

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By *edmark07Man
over a year ago

liverpool

Torn by Natalie imbruglia if that's how its spelt.

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By *entishRobertMan
over a year ago

kent

Begging by Madcon was written by Bob Gaudio and recorded by the Four Seasons in the 60s.

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By *moothdickMan
over a year ago

stoke

Moneys to tight to mention simply red

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By *ames in LaoisMan
over a year ago

portloaise

Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song

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By *atindollTV/TS
over a year ago

edinburgh

Black magic woman made popular by Santana was written by Peter green

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The communards- dontnleave me this way

I had no idea until I was inflicted with smooth FM for hours at a time

Which pales into insignificance compared to the (1973) Thelma Houston version or the (1975) Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes version.

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Hurt - Johnny Cash is a NiN cover

(still excellent though)

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By *andyMinx_tvTV/TS
over a year ago

Leeds

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll. Originally by The Arrows.

And The Bangles, "Manic Monday" was written by Prince, although I'm not sure if he ever recorded it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Didn't know that Mad World was actually by Tears for Fears

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

I'm a soul boy and it does my head in when lots of people think "tainted love" sung by soft cell is original

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By *nnocent and RaunchyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester /London

Beat us to it, Gloria Jones sang the original.

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By *andyMinx_tvTV/TS
over a year ago

Leeds

"I'm a soul boy and it does my head in when lots of people think "tainted love" sung by soft cell is original "

God bless Gloria

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"It Must Be Love and One Step Beyond by Madness are two that people quite often associate as being their own work

Good call! I knew It Must Be Love was by Labi Siffre. I didn't know about One Step Beyond. "

One Step Beyond and indeed their "signature" song Madness were both originally done by Prince Buster - in fact they changed their name to Madness off the back of the song being in the set.

One Step Beyond original:

https://youtu.be/D3DAHAPLaVI

Madness original:

https://youtu.be/EZC6Ot1MLP0

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song "

He wrote it for her. Pretty sure

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

scissor sister's. Comfortably numb.was originally by Pink Floyd.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hurt - Johnny Cash is a NiN cover

(still excellent though)"

I thought he wrote that about his dad.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

The Tide Is High was not an original Blondie song was The Paragons

Denis by Blondie was originally called Denise and by a band called Randy & The Rainbows

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Oh and going back to Madness - they do a cover of Swan Lake on their first album, when they were practicing it, their manager heard it and asked them if they wrote it themselves

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tainted Love and Personal Jesus covers by Marilyn Manson. Just because he did a different take on it I didn't notice for ages

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Father and son cat Stevens boyzone recorded this too

Whitney Houston I will always love you originally sang by Dolly Parton

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I fought the law by the clash, now some people will say that Bobby fuller four is the original, you would be wrong, it was written by sonny Curtis (guitarist of the crickets) and did a recording of it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Clash - I fought the Law was originally done by the Bobby Fuller Four In 1966.

See my latest post on this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song "

Yes, but he wrote it for her.

Same as he wrote Manic Monday for the Bangles.

Behind the Mask - on Eric Claptons 'August' album was written by Michael Jackson

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Red Red Wine is Neil Diamonds, not UB40. Their version is better

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

The following by The Specials were all covers:

Message To You Rudie (Dandy Livingstone)

Enjoy Yourself (Guy Lombardo)

Gangsters (slightly re-worked version of Prince Busters Al Capone)

You're Wondering Now (Andy & Joey)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song

Yes, but he wrote it for her.

Same as he wrote Manic Monday for the Bangles.

Behind the Mask - on Eric Claptons 'August' album was written by Michael Jackson"

Behind the mask was originally an instrumental,Michael Jackson added the lyrics to music written by ryuichi sakamoto

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song

Yes, but he wrote it for her.

Same as he wrote Manic Monday for the Bangles.

Behind the Mask - on Eric Claptons 'August' album was written by Michael Jackson

Behind the mask was originally an instrumental,Michael Jackson added the lyrics to music written by ryuichi sakamoto"

Who was a member of the yellow orchestra in Japan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Luther Vandross...Anyone who had a heart...Great version of a Dionne Warwick song.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song

He wrote it for her. Pretty sure "

Yeah he did I don't believe he sung it

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By *edmark07Man
over a year ago

liverpool

"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song

He wrote it for her. Pretty sure

Yeah he did I don't believe he sung it "

He didn't. There's a clip of him singing it on YouTube almost identical to sinead O'Connor's version, aparently he wasn't happy with her at all.

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By *partharmony OP Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song

Yes, but he wrote it for her.

Same as he wrote Manic Monday for the Bangles.

Behind the Mask - on Eric Claptons 'August' album was written by Michael Jackson"

Behind the Mask is indeed not a Clapton original but it was not written by Michael Jackson. The music was written by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Chris Mosdell added English lyrics. It was first recorded by Yellow Magic Orchestra.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So many Bob Dylan covers.

Make you feel my love - Adele

All along the watch tower - Hendrix

This wheels on fire...

To name a few

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By *ames in LaoisMan
over a year ago

portloaise

"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song

Yes, but he wrote it for her.

Same as he wrote Manic Monday for the Bangles.

Behind the Mask - on Eric Claptons 'August' album was written by Michael

Jackson"

He actually wrote it for a side project of his called The Family in 1984, 3 years before Sinead's first album. Her version wasn't until 1990

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By *partharmony OP Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

The First Cut Is the Deepest was a hit for Sheryl Crow in 2003 but was written by Cat Stevens and first recorded on 1967 by PP Arnold.

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes was originally recorded by Jackie DeShannon in 1974

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

"The Tide Is High was not an original Blondie song was The Paragons

Denis by Blondie was originally called Denise and by a band called Randy & The Rainbows"

Both true, and Hanging on the Telephone was a cover version of a song by The Nerves.

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

"The following by The Specials were all covers:

Message To You Rudie (Dandy Livingstone)

Enjoy Yourself (Guy Lombardo)

Gangsters (slightly re-worked version of Prince Busters Al Capone)

You're Wondering Now (Andy & Joey)

And Too Much Too Young was heavily based on Lloyd Charmers song Birth Control

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It Must Be Love and One Step Beyond by Madness are two that people quite often associate as being their own work

Good call! I knew It Must Be Love was by Labi Siffre. I didn't know about One Step Beyond. "

One Step Beyond was originally by Prince Buster

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm a soul boy and it does my head in when lots of people think "tainted love" sung by soft cell is original "

Bring back Northern Soul?

Gloria Jones...

Way back in the 1960's

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By *nderIwonder.Man
over a year ago

2nd City

a basement jaxx tune where's your head at is a Paul newman instrumental. 10cc I don't like cricket (not the correct title) nirvana - d7. there are loads

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song

He wrote it for her. Pretty sure

Yeah he did I don't believe he sung it

He didn't. There's a clip of him singing it on YouTube almost identical to sinead O'Connor's version, aparently he wasn't happy with her at all. "

I didn't know he wasn't happy with her I thought she did a great job of it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes was originally recorded by Jackie DeShannon in 1974 "

Also recorded by Brandon Flowers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Clearly I need to get out more

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By *riveroneMan
over a year ago

Hyde

Killing in the name by rage against the machine was originally recorded by cliff Richard

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By *apiomanMan
over a year ago

Shipley

"The following by The Specials were all covers:

Message To You Rudie (Dandy Livingstone)

Enjoy Yourself (Guy Lombardo)

Gangsters (slightly re-worked version of Prince Busters Al Capone)

You're Wondering Now (Andy & Joey)

And Monkey Man was by Toots and the Maytals

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song

Yes, but he wrote it for her.

Same as he wrote Manic Monday for the Bangles.

Behind the Mask - on Eric Claptons 'August' album was written by Michael Jackson

I did say this earlier in the thread, also sakamoto was in Goodbye Mr. Lawrence with David bowie

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By *apiomanMan
over a year ago

Shipley

"Killing in the name by rage against the machine was originally recorded by cliff Richard "

Ha, I would love to hear that!

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By *apiomanMan
over a year ago

Shipley

Spirit in the Sky, originally by Norman Greenbaum, covered by Doctor and the Medics and Gareth Gates.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tragedy was originally by The Bee-Gees, and not Steps!

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By *-4pleasureCouple
over a year ago

Belfast

"The following by The Specials were all covers:

Message To You Rudie (Dandy Livingstone)

Enjoy Yourself (Guy Lombardo)

Gangsters (slightly re-worked version of Prince Busters Al Capone)

You're Wondering Now (Andy & Joey)

Many more than that - Monkey Man a particular favourite!!

Seeing them tomorrow in Bangor Northern Ireland !!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google

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By *-4pleasureCouple
over a year ago

Belfast

"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google "

Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google

Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?"

No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google

Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?

No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?"

Definitely a Joy Division original

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

Girls just want to have fun by Cyndi Lauper was originally sung by someone called Robert Hazard

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google

Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?

No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?

Definitely a Joy Division original "

I’m not going to google, am sure it’s a cover version

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google

Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?

No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?

Definitely a Joy Division original

I’m not going to google, am sure it’s a cover version "

Absolutely 100% not, it was written by Ian Curtis, the singer in the band

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

Manfred Mann "blinded by the light" was originally performed by Bruce Springsteen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google

Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?

No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?

Definitely a Joy Division original

I’m not going to google, am sure it’s a cover version

Absolutely 100% not, it was written by Ian Curtis, the singer in the band "

Hands up ( I googled) yes you’re right & I'm wrong . You learn something new every day lol

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google

Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?

No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?

Definitely a Joy Division original

I’m not going to google, am sure it’s a cover version

Absolutely 100% not, it was written by Ian Curtis, the singer in the band

Hands up ( I googled) yes you’re right & I'm wrong . You learn something new every day lol "

That's OK lol, I only know because I'm a massive fan of the band

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google

Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?

No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?

Definitely a Joy Division original

I’m not going to google, am sure it’s a cover version

Absolutely 100% not, it was written by Ian Curtis, the singer in the band

Hands up ( I googled) yes you’re right & I'm wrong . You learn something new every day lol

That's OK lol, I only know because I'm a massive fan of the band"

Talented chap / band who passed way to early RIP

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

This will surprise some people. The song by Toni Basil called Mickey was actually first done by 70s group Racey but was called Kitty. Exactly the same song though.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

If I were a Boy .....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSBhtSRDIMw

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

The huge hit, You're the one that I want, was not originally recorded by Hilda Baker but Olivia Newton John and Travolta as they beat her and her co-star to prominence after a film release .

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google

Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?

No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?

Definitely a Joy Division original

I’m not going to google, am sure it’s a cover version

Absolutely 100% not, it was written by Ian Curtis, the singer in the band

Hands up ( I googled) yes you’re right & I'm wrong . You learn something new every day lol

That's OK lol, I only know because I'm a massive fan of the band

Talented chap / band who passed way to early RIP"

Yes absolutely, the rest of the band became New Order after Ian died

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Only Way is Up covered by Yazz

What covered by Soft Cell

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hurt - Johnny Cash is a NiN cover

(still excellent though)"

Love both of those versions.

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By *orraine999Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere

All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix was originally sung by Bob Dylan on his "John Wesley Harding " album in 1967

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

Most people know that UB40 Red, Red Wine was a cover version but did you know that the original was by Neil Diamond

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rocking all over the world was originally by John Fogarty not Status Quo.

Also, Dancing in the Moonlight by Orson I think, was a cover but I can't remember who did the original.

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

This will surprise a lot of people but the Birdie Song by the Tweets was originally recorded by the Beatles on their White Album. This album also included oops upside your head which was later covered by The Gap Band.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"The following by The Specials were all covers:

Message To You Rudie (Dandy Livingstone)

Enjoy Yourself (Guy Lombardo)

Gangsters (slightly re-worked version of Prince Busters Al Capone)

You're Wondering Now (Andy & Joey)

Many more than that - Monkey Man a particular favourite!!

Seeing them tomorrow in Bangor Northern Ireland !!!!"

Oh I know - just picked out the well known ones - half of their first album was covers or re-workings Too Hot (Prince Buster) being another - a large chunk of their latest album is also covers

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

"This will surprise a lot of people but the Birdie Song by the Tweets was originally recorded by the Beatles on their White Album. This album also included oops upside your head which was later covered by The Gap Band. "

You’re being very naughty Lisa ! It was on Revolver

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

You’re being very naughty Lisa ! It was on Revolver

Oh yes, silly me

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By *atcherwankerMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Hurt - Johnny Cash is a NiN cover

(still excellent though)

I thought he wrote that about his dad. "

Nah, definitely a Nine Inch Nails song. It's about Trent Reznor's heroin addiction, he wrote it for the album The Downward Spiral in 1994. I think it was around ten years later that Cash covered it?

I actually really like the cover version, NiN's is dark and intense and sends a chill down the spine, but I like how Cash really stripped it back and put so much emotion into it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In The Jungle by Tight Fit was originally done by The Stylistics

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Pump It...... Black Eyed Peas

Dick Dale and the Deltones = Misirlou

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"In The Jungle by Tight Fit was originally done by The Stylistics "

Sure that was Slim Whitman

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Lion sleeps tonight .......

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

You Don't Own Me, was originally recorded by Lesley Gore in 1963 when she was 17

Grace realised her version in 2016

I love that song

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll. Originally by The Arrows.

And The Bangles, "Manic Monday" was written by Prince, although I'm not sure if he ever recorded it"

Prince wrote it for them. And he did record it but never as a released track. It got released a while back by his estate. Spot the prince fan

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By *uiet confidenceMan
over a year ago

Warrington

Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede (recently repopularised by being featured in Guardians of the Galaxy) was a cover of BJ Thomas’ version. Not sure if he wrote it though.

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By *uzz And WoodyCouple
over a year ago

Maidstone

The song ‘Come And Get It’ performed by Badfinger in 1969 was written originally by Paul McCartney. It appears on the Beatles Anthology #3 Album only as a demo. Paul was the only Beatle to perform on the song, he played all the instruments and was the only vocalist too. Was never released as a Beatles song.

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By *apiomanMan
over a year ago

Shipley

Valerie by Amy Winehouse originally by the Zutons. A very different feel when sung by a man.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think were alone now, by Tiffany

Originally a hit for Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

"Hurt - Johnny Cash is a NiN cover

(still excellent though)

I thought he wrote that about his dad.

Nah, definitely a Nine Inch Nails song. It's about Trent Reznor's heroin addiction, he wrote it for the album The Downward Spiral in 1994. I think it was around ten years later that Cash covered it?

I actually really like the cover version, NiN's is dark and intense and sends a chill down the spine, but I like how Cash really stripped it back and put so much emotion into it. "

Trent Reznor admits he wrote it but Cash stole it

he admits Cash brought a new perspective to the song

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By *taceyDoesAllMissusWontTV/TS
over a year ago

Worcester Park

'We Dont Have To Take Our Clothes Off' by Jermaine Stewart was originally performed and penned by George Formby...

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By *osie xWoman
over a year ago

wolverhampton

I always thought 'Because the night' was a Patti Smith song, only recently found out it was a Bruce Springsteen one.

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By *ensualbicockMan
over a year ago

liverpool wavertree picton clock

I wish i could fly by Orville was a cover version of a Icarus record

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Valerie by Amy Winehouse originally by the Zutons. A very different feel when sung by a man. "

I loved the original, cannot stand the Winehouse version!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Clash - I fought the Law was originally done by the Bobby Fuller Four In 1966.

^^^^^erm not right^^^^^^

The Crickets - I Fought The Law 1959

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"Hurt - Johnny Cash is a NiN cover

(still excellent though)

I thought he wrote that about his dad.

Nah, definitely a Nine Inch Nails song. It's about Trent Reznor's heroin addiction, he wrote it for the album The Downward Spiral in 1994. I think it was around ten years later that Cash covered it?

I actually really like the cover version, NiN's is dark and intense and sends a chill down the spine, but I like how Cash really stripped it back and put so much emotion into it.

Trent Reznor admits he wrote it but Cash stole it

he admits Cash brought a new perspective to the song "

He didn't exactly steal it, the producer of the American Recordings series, Rick Rubin reportedly suggested it to JC (a former addict himself) and the lyrics certainly hit a nerve.

Rubin, being a rather well known and proficient producer was apparantly able to give Trent Reznor a call and talk him in to letting it all happen. (NIN do a spine tingling rendition of this live- possibly one of the best gigs i've had the pleasure to witness, unfortunatley, i never saw the mighty Cash

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

Slightly off topic, but the till ring sound at the start of The Wonder Stuffs 'Give, give,give me more, more, more' is a sample off the start of Wizzards 'I wish it could be christmas'...as the Stuffies frontman Miles Hunts' uncle was the Keyboard player in Wizzard

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wish i could fly by Orville was a cover version of a Icarus record

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By *ess King tvTV/TS
over a year ago

KING'S LYNN

What's Love Got To Do With It by Tina Turner was first recorded, but discarded, by BUCKS FIZZ!!

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By *inn_the_humanMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Happy Mondays "Step On" is a cover of a 1971 John Kongos song.

To be fair to the Mondays, they at least changed it quite a bit - if you listen to the original it sounds really, really different

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not exactly a cover but the 90’s dance track Ride On Time by Black Box is heavily sampled from a 70’s disco track Love Sensation by Lollita Hollaway.

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By *ust ClareTV/TS
over a year ago

Settlewick!

"I always thought 'Because the night' was a Patti Smith song, only recently found out it was a Bruce Springsteen one."

Interestingly ,it's credited as Smith/Springsteen, but there was never a writing collaboration,Patti just took an unreleased and unfinished Bruce song and wrote new parts to complete it

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By *ust ClareTV/TS
over a year ago

Settlewick!

"The Tide Is High was not an original Blondie song was The Paragons

Denis by Blondie was originally called Denise and by a band called Randy & The Rainbows

Both true, and Hanging on the Telephone was a cover version of a song by The Nerves. "

The Nerves also did the original 'Come Back and Stay' as covered by Paul Young,who's already turned up a couple of times in this thread!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ain’t no love in the heart of the city - Whitesnake 1978 (Studio), 1980 (Live EP) was originally recorded by the Bobby ‘Blue’ Band in 1974

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In The Jungle by Tight Fit was originally done by The Stylistics "

erm its an old African folk song made famous by the tokens in 1961

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

The Beach Boys I Can Hear Music was a cover. It was written by Phil Spector and others for The Ronettes.

It was also covered by Larry Lurex, who was the alter ego of Freddie Mercury.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sex on the beach was an LP track on a Vera Lynn album from 1957 , before being pumped up to become a summer hit from the 2000s

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By *osie xWoman
over a year ago

wolverhampton

"I always thought 'Because the night' was a Patti Smith song, only recently found out it was a Bruce Springsteen one.

Interestingly ,it's credited as Smith/Springsteen, but there was never a writing collaboration,Patti just took an unreleased and unfinished Bruce song and wrote new parts to complete it "

Ooww the cheeky mare lol. Good song though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lion sleeps tonight ....... "

A wim a we a wim a we a wim a we

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paul Young , love of the common people was originally done by The Four Preps in 1967

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By *ack Flash400Man
over a year ago

The Bat Cave

Blue suede shoes, a hit for Elvis but written & sung by Carl Perkins

Uh Huh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Am I the same girl by swing out sister was originally by Barbara Arklin.

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By *erfumedpornovampireWoman
over a year ago

Swindon

Beaver Patrol by Pop Will Eat Itself is a cover, which really surprised me but I’ve never heard the original.

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

Kula Shaker's Hush was a cover of a Deep Purple song, which was a cover of a country song by Billy Joe Royal

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"Beaver Patrol by Pop Will Eat Itself is a cover, which really surprised me but I’ve never heard the original. "

Was it not written by the mysterious Vestan Pance?

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Out Of Space by Prodigy heavily samples I Chase The Devil by Max Romeo & The Upsetters which was also covered by Madness

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By *apiomanMan
over a year ago

Shipley

"The Clash - I fought the Law was originally done by the Bobby Fuller Four In 1966.

^^^^^erm not right^^^^^^

The Crickets - I Fought The Law 1959"

A cover of a cover... it’s all getting down a rabbit hole. I believe the Crickets version was a b/side so many people think Bobby Fuller did the original. Best get onto Spotify and do a compare and contrast.

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By *apiomanMan
over a year ago

Shipley

"What's Love Got To Do With It by Tina Turner was first recorded, but discarded, by BUCKS FIZZ!!"

The Tina Turner version was the first song I snogged to. Glad it wasn’t Bucks Fizz!

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By *apiomanMan
over a year ago

Shipley

"Blue suede shoes, a hit for Elvis but written & sung by Carl Perkins

Uh Huh

And that big thief Elvis stole Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton.

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By *edkent69Man
over a year ago

maidstone

"Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll. Originally by The Arrows.

And The Bangles, "Manic Monday" was written by Prince, although I'm not sure if he ever recorded it

Prince wrote it for them. And he did record it but never as a released track. It got released a while back by his estate. Spot the prince fan"

Haha, I was going to say that . Check out the album 'Originals', songs by Prince that he gave away, includes NC2U and Manic Monday.

Yeah, I'm a Prince fan too lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll. Originally by The Arrows.

And The Bangles, "Manic Monday" was written by Prince, although I'm not sure if he ever recorded it

Prince wrote it for them. And he did record it but never as a released track. It got released a while back by his estate. Spot the prince fan

Haha, I was going to say that . Check out the album 'Originals', songs by Prince that he gave away, includes NC2U and Manic Monday.

Yeah, I'm a Prince fan too lol"

The man was a musical genius

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By *V-AliceTV/TS
over a year ago

Ayr

Money (That's What I Want)

Covered by The Beatles and The Flying Lizards - but Barrett Strong's original (and Motown's first hit) is best.

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By *uckOfTheBayMan
over a year ago

Mold

"Valerie by Amy Winehouse originally by the Zutons. A very different feel when sung by a man.

I loved the original, cannot stand the Winehouse version! "

Me either ...

I once saw a BGT show where the entrant wanted to sing a song by Amy Winehouse....ffs

The song has a completely different feel, and is much better in the original

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

I always thought Tainted Love was originally by Soft Cell. It’s not. It’s a cover of a Gloria Jones song from 1964.

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By *xmfrvnMan
over a year ago

Stoke-on-Trent

House of the Rising Sun is an old traditional folk song, sung by miners in the late 1800s apparently. The earliest recording was sung by Georgia Turner in the '30s & holds greater power as a cautionary tale of a brothel from the perspective of a woman.

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By *punkyMcFuckKnuckleMan
over a year ago

Glasvegas

Don't let me be misunderstood was originally a Nina Simone song in 1964 and covered by the animals a year later before Joe cocker did it in 69.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This will surprise some people. The song by Toni Basil called Mickey was actually first done by 70s group Racey but was called Kitty. Exactly the same song though. "

And the b side of Mickey was Hanging Around originally written and recorded by Mood Six.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Paul Young , love of the common people was originally done by The Four Preps in 1967"

Best version was by Nicky Thomas

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By *ittlemisssassyWoman
over a year ago

York

Uptown Girl was released originally by Billy Joel

Re-released by Westlife

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By *partharmony OP Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

"Uptown Girl was released originally by Billy Joel

Re-released by Westlife "

Westlife have been one of the most versatile boy bands of all time. They really can ruin ANYBODY's songs.

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By *partharmony OP Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

A couple of really old ones for you.

Black Betty recorded by Ram Jam in 1977 is an African-American work song known as far as 1934.

Cotton-Eyed Joe by dance group Rednex in 1994 is a traditional American country song the dates back at least as far as 1861.

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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol East

Cher's Shoop Shoop (It's in his Kiss) was done originally by Betty Everett, I think.

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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol East

I prefer Dolly Parton's cover of Harper Valley PTA to the original by Jeanie Riley.

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By *apiomanMan
over a year ago

Shipley

"Uptown Girl was released originally by Billy Joel

Re-released by Westlife

Westlife have been one of the most versatile boy bands of all time. They really can ruin ANYBODY's songs. "

Westlife can ruin their own songs.

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By *ay68Man
over a year ago

London

Twist And Shout was a hit by the Isley Brothers way before The Beatles got hold of it.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Forgive me.....nirvana man whi sold the world.....sorry to all the Bowie fans....unforgivable i know!

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

George Michael’s I Can’t Make You Love Me is a cover of a Bonnie Raitt track.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Clash - I fought the Law was originally done by the Bobby Fuller Four In 1966.

^^^^^erm not right^^^^^^

The Crickets - I Fought The Law 1959

Does nobody read my posts,I said 3 weeks ago that the it was written by sonny Curtis of the crickets and also recorded by them first..... Jeeeeeezus

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By *hite SnakeMan
over a year ago

leeds

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