i never knew until recently that michael jackson's come together was originally by the beatles. i still prefer mj's version though..

 

and i agree with whoever said about nothing compares 2 u, sinead's version is so much better!

O-Zone - Dragostea din tei (original by Haiducii)

The Bucketheads - The Bomb! (original by Chicago)

The Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha (I don't remember original artist)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 23, 201015 yr by SoManyOstriches

The Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha (I don't remember original artist)

Tori Alamaze of OutKast

 

 

Great thread guys. Learn so much, many of them quite surprising, especially Soft Cell.

For a long time I didn't know that Bye Bye Baby, No.1 in 1975 for the Bay City Rollers, was originally done by The Four Seasons in the 60's.

Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion is a cover too, originally by Little Eva in 1962.

Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann -- original Bob Dylan

Red Red Wine - UB40 -- original Neil Diamond

I'm A Believer - The Monkees -- original Neil Diamond

The Boat That I Row - Lulu -- original Neil Diamond

He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother -- original Neil Diamond

Lonely - Akon -- original Bobby Vinton (titled Mr. Lonely)

I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye -- original Gladys Knight & The Pips

Shout - Lulu -- original Isley Brothers

Young Forever - Jay-Z & Mr. Hudson -- original Alphaville (titled Forever Young)

Anyone Who Had A Heart - Cilla Black -- original Dionne Warwick

Silence Is Golden - The Tremeloes -- original Four Seasons (B-Side of Rag Doll)

Better Be Good To Me - Tina Turner -- original Spider

Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain -- original Ann Peebles

Eruption - One Way Ticket -- original Neil Sedaka

Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around -- original The Troggs

Do You Love Me - Brian Poole & Tremeloes -- original The Contours

I Only Want To Be With You - (numorous artists) -- original Dusty Springfield

Mama Told Me Not To Come - Tom Jones & Stereophonics -- original Three Dog Night

Wherever I Lay My Hat - Paul Young -- original Marvin Gaye B-Side

Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - Take That -- original Detroit Spinners

Mandy - Barry Manilow and Westlife -- original Scott English (titled Brandy)

It Only Takes A Minute - Take That -- original Tavares

The Best Part Of Breaking Up - The Symbols -- original The Ronettes

Unchained Melody - Robson & Jerome, Righteous Brothers, Gareth Gates, Jimmy Young -- original Al Hibbler

MacArthur Park - Donna Summer -- original Richard Harris

Kiss Kiss - Holly Valance -- original Tarkan (titled Simarik)

Sailing - Rod Stewart -- original Sutherland Brothers

Handbags & Gladrags - Rod Stewart -- original Chris Farlowe

Soft Cell - What -- original Judy Cheeks (titled What Can I Say)

(Cover Of A Cover) Atomic Kitten - (cover) Blondie - The Tide Is High -- original Paragons

Boney M - Sunny -- original Bobby Hebb

Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon -- original Melodians

Edited February 14, 201015 yr by euro music

A Groovy Kind Of Love - Mindbenders (originally by Patti Belle & Bluebelles)

i didnt know about 'silence is golden', but now its blooming obvious its a frankie valli track!!!

O-Zone - Dragostea din tei (original by Haiducii)

 

Sorry, but Haiducii was the cover, an Italian act that had a bigger hit with the song in a few countries like France and Italy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragostea_Din_Tei

Mama Told Me Not To Come - Tom Jones & Stereophonics -- original Three Dog Night

 

This was in actual fact originally recorded by Eric Burdon (of the Animals)

This was in actual fact originally recorded by Eric Burdon (of the Animals)

 

i didnt know that! :)

The man who sold the world - Nirvana (cover David Bowie)

Alabama bar - The Doors (a german opera with lyrics by Berthold Brecht)

Seasons in the sun - Terry Jacks and other (amazing orginal "Le moribond" by J. Brel)

 

 

 

Sorry, but Haiducii was the cover, an Italian act that had a bigger hit with the song in a few countries like France and Italy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragostea_Din_Tei

Thanks, I didn't know it

i didnt know about 'silence is golden', but now its blooming obvious its a frankie valli track!!!

 

For anyone else who had not heard this version you can listen to it HERE

It was originally the B-Side of Rag Doll

 

Oops! sorry double-post

Edited January 30, 201015 yr by euro music

'Torn' by Natalie Imbruglia. Never realised it was a cover until a good year or so later when I saw something on MTV at the time.

 

I do not think that this is actually a ‘proper’ cover version, more an ‘alternative’ version. I remember a few years ago there was a ‘mini-scandal’ where there were two versions of one song that had been released in the UK and Norway. However rather than being an obvious cover version, it was actually the same recording with the vocals of the Scandinavian singer wiped off and replaced by that of the new singer. I cannot remember if the record in question was actually “Torn” or not, but I am quite suspicious that it may have been, as I know for sure that “Torn” was also recorded by a Norwegian female singer [such as Sissel or Silje] as well as Imbruglia and Ednaswap, with all three versions being recorded by the same producer.

 

Even though I would not expect this type of recording process to be such a rare occurrence in the music industry, especially when thinking about people like S/A/W and the Funk Brothers at Motown, it does make you wonder to what extent records created in this way are really cover versions.

 

Another area you may like to discuss is when a record has an ‘interpolation of’ credit as the artist has based their new hit on the tune of another person’s work or, as in the case of “My Sweet Lord”, is found to be ‘too similar’. For example, even though these records will not have the full ‘interpolation credit’ as with many American hits, would The Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” and Rest Assured’s “Treat Infamy” be seen as covers of the same record as both would have the same main ‘Jagger/Richards’ credit with an additional sub-credit in regards to the lyrics?

 

Also another point you may like to dwell upon, is this thought. You may or may not be a fan of the band yourself but please imagine, just for a moment, that you have gone to see the New Beautiful South play live. Even though Dave Hemingway and Alison Wheeler may have sung on the original recordings, would they be actually covering songs by The Beautiful South, if Paul Heaton was the person who wrote them in the first place?

 

Loz

 

 

Stone Poneys - Different Drum (Greenbriar Boys)

Another area you may like to discuss is when a record has an ‘interpolation of’ credit as the artist has based their new hit on the tune of another person’s work or, as in the case of “My Sweet Lord”, is found to be ‘too similar’. For example, even though these records will not have the full ‘interpolation credit’ as with many American hits, would The Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” and Rest Assured’s “Treat Infamy” be seen as covers of the same record as both would have the same main ‘Jagger/Richards’ credit with an additional sub-credit in regards to the lyrics?

Paul Hardcastle had to add Mike Oldfield to the writing credit of 19 because of a close resemblance to Tubular Bells. Richard Ashcroft doesn't get any royalties for Bitter Sweet Symphony or Treat Infamy after losing a court case.

'Torn' by Natalie Imbruglia. Never realised it was a cover until a good year or so later when I saw something on MTV at the time.

OMG Torn is a cover :o

Paul Hardcastle had to add Mike Oldfield to the writing credit of 19 because of a close resemblance to Tubular Bells. Richard Ashcroft doesn't get any royalties for Bitter Sweet Symphony or Treat Infamy after losing a court case.

 

Another good example is Kylie’s “Confide In Me” which, as you will remember, was her first single after leaving Pete Waterman’s company to go to sign with BMG’s ‘trendy’ dance label ‘de/Construction’. Even though at the time, the fact that Kylie was working with ‘hip’ production groups such as The Brothers In Rhythm was triumphed as a fresh beginning, it was soon found out that the song was based upon an old Opus III song, which was coincidentally released by none other than her ‘former masters’ at PWL.

 

Loz