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Last Dreamer
post 27th December 2018, 10:44 AM
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Original "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" was recorded in 1931 by Ozzie Nelson.
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post 28th December 2018, 11:27 PM
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Seriously didn't realise this was a cover until they said on totp 1986 recently

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post 28th December 2018, 11:27 PM
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Also actually got two weeks at no1 in 1970 for him after checking polyhex!!
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post 23rd January 2019, 07:32 AM
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Personal big shock, original "Rings" was recorded in 1971 by Memphis band Cymarron, not in 1977 by Twiggy. ohmy.gif

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post 31st January 2019, 01:21 PM
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"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 19th January 2020, 03:20 AM
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You Raise Me Up is not an original by Josh Groban
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post 30th March 2020, 10:31 PM
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Hard rock stalwart "Since You Been Gone" by Rainbow was originally written/recorded by Russ Ballard. His version is quite similar to Rainbow's version, albeit with less heavy guitars & a synth solo -

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post 31st March 2020, 06:34 PM
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I adore Russ Ballard, he wrote some brilliant songs, in Argent, solo, and than as a jobbing songwriter - he's just had a new album out recently, though his voice is not quite the same anymore. Since You've Been Gone was also recorded by Clout of Substitute fame.

God Gave Rock n Roll To You (Argent)
So You Win Again (Hot Chocoalte)
I Know There's Something Going On (Frida)
You Can Do Magic (America)
New York Groove (Hello)
No More The Fool (Elkie Brooks)
and his solo songs Fly Away and Voices
among many others

all come loved by me... wub.gif
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post 1st April 2020, 12:38 AM
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I’m stunned at some of these! Bonnie Tyler doing the original of (simply) The Best by Tina Turner has just thrown me!
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post 4th August 2020, 05:22 PM
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This one took me by surprise. The Vegaboys' hit "Sha La La La La" was a cover of a 1973 track by Danish glam-rock band The Walkers -

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post 1st February 2021, 06:34 AM
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Original "Alone" (future big hit for Heart) was recorded by I-Ten in 1983 year.
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post 1st February 2021, 06:56 AM
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^I-TEN was the name of the band that the original writers had, Steinberg/Kelly, who also wrote lots of other 80s hits
like Madonna's Like a Virgin, Eternal Flame etc
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post 7th March 2021, 05:52 AM
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Original "Everlasting Love" was recorded by Robert Knight.



UK # 1 for Love Affair in 1968, European hit for Sandra in 1987.
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post 17th March 2021, 07:52 PM
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QUOTE(myxxd @ Jan 19 2020, 06:20 AM) *
You Raise Me Up is not an original by Josh Groban


Yes, you are right. Original "You Raise Me Up" was recorded by Eurovision winner Secret Garden in 2002 year.

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post 12th April 2021, 08:14 PM
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Here's a couple that haven't been mentioned yet:

Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It (Bucks Fizz)
Aswad - Don't Turn Around (Tina Turner)
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post 12th April 2021, 09:59 PM
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Laura Branigan - Self Control is a cover of a song by Italo disco singer Raf - found that out when listening to Radio 2 a few years ago.

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Last Dreamer
post 27th May 2021, 11:18 AM
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I'm not 100 sure % but ...

Popular Lithuanian hit Gintare - Debeseli, Debeseli is possibly a cover version of Dutch song "Smoesjes Arie" by Tineke Schouten from 1988 year. ohmy.gif





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post 30th May 2021, 08:30 PM
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Since this is rising in the charts in the 1991 TOTP BBC 4 reruns at the moment. The original is by Brenda Russell, release year 1988. Only found out the Oleta Adams version wasn't the original recently.

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post 31st May 2021, 11:08 AM
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both versions are great, but I do prefer the original of Get Here, it's more raw and from the guts... the Oleta version is too polished

can't remember exactly the story, but in the US the Oleta version got lucky cos it was adopted like the anthem of the Gulf wart, cos of the line in the ing about walking in the desert and the arabs or something
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post 31st May 2021, 06:11 PM
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Florence - Lover to Lover was a Supreme's song!
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