August 30, 201113 yr Ace Of Base's Don't Turn Around??? Originally by a number 1 hit for Aswad I believe No, originally a b-side of "Typical Male" - recorded by the one and only Tina Turner :0
August 30, 201113 yr I didn't know that MTV so thanks. Speaking of miss Turner I have just discovered Bonnie Tyler covered her Don't Turn Around and Tina covered Bonnie's The Best for what became one of her signature tunes
August 31, 201113 yr I didn't know that MTV so thanks. Speaking of miss Turner I have just discovered Bonnie Tyler covered her Don't Turn Around and Tina covered Bonnie's The Best for what became one of her signature tunes So happy for Tina to cover "The Best". Bonnie Tyler's version is an earrape :D
October 22, 201113 yr Status Quo - Rocking All Over The World. Only found out recently John Fogerty's original which I have to say is far superior.
November 3, 201113 yr Without You - Harry Nilsson. Written by Badfinger (more or less) Mandy - Barry Manilow. Written by Scott English. Ex-Mud member Rob Davis wrote 3 famous chart-toppers - "Can't get you out of my head" for Kylie, "Toca's miracle" for Fragma and "If this ain't love" for Spiller. And anything by Blue is probably a cover version............
November 5, 201113 yr Mandy - Barry Manilow. Written by Scott English. Scott English also had the original hit back in 1971 with the original title BRANDY peaking at #12 Barry Manilow only released the song in 1974 which was his first US hit. We all know who else covered it.
November 5, 201113 yr I also didn't know Wet Wet Wet's 'Love Is All Around' was originally by a band called The Troggs. The Troggs peaked at UK#5 in 1967 and US#7 in 1968 The Hollies did a few covers: # 12 hit - Searchin' (The Coasters) # 8 hit - Stay (Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs) # 3 hit - Just One Look (Doris Troy) # 3 hit in 1969/#1 in 1988 - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (Neil Diamond) Others I remember not by the Hollies #2 hit - Peter & Gordon - True Love Ways (Buddy Holly) #5 hit - Peter & Gordon - To Know You Is To Love You (Teddy Bears - titled - To Know Him Is To Love Him in 1958) #1 hit - Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You (US singer Ray Peterson & UK singer Ronnie Hilton in 1959) #1 hit - Searchers - Sweets For My Sweet (The Drifters) #1 hit - Searchers - Needles & Pins (Cher -- written by Sonny Bono) #3 hit - Searchers - When You Walk In The Room (Jackie DeShannon) #1 hit - Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love (Supremes) #1 hit - Jagger & Bowie - Dancing In The Street (Martha & The Vandellas) #4 hit - Stereophonics - Handbags & Gladrags (Chris Farlowe #33 in 1967) #4 hit - Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together (Canned Heat - titled - Let's Work Together) #1 hit - Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden (Four Seasons b-side of Rag Doll) #1 hit - Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - Do You Love Me (The Contours) #1 hit - Fugees - Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack - titled - Killing Me Softly With His Song) #1 hit - Don McLean - Crying - (Roy Orbison) #1 hit - Beyonce - Crazy In Love (Instrumental sampled from Sam & Dave - Hold On I'm Comin') #1 hit - Boy George - Crying Game - (Dave Berry) #2 hit - Nick Berry - Heartbeat (Buddy Holly) #13 hit - A-ha - Crying In The Rain (Everly Brothers) #1 hit - DJ Sammy - Heaven (Bryan Adams) #1 hit - The Monkees - I'm A Believer (Neil Diamond) #1 hit - UB40 - Red Red Wine (Neil Diamond) #4 hit - Lulu - The Boat That I Row (Neil Diamond) #1 hit - Blondie / Atomic Kitten - Tide Is High (Paragons) #1 hit - Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon (Melodians) #3 hit - Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me (American Breed) #9 hit - Aretha Franklin - Respect (Otis Redding) #4 hit - Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer (Dionne Warwick) US #4 - Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival) #1 hit - Girls Aloud - Sound Of The Underground (Play) #2 hit - Girls Aloud - Jump (Pointer Sisters) #1 hit - Girls Aloud - I'll Stand By You (Pretenders) #4 hit - Girls Aloud - I Think We're Alone Now (Tommy James & The Shondells) #1 hit - Shaggy - Oh Carolina (Folkes Brothers) #1 hit - Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame (Bangles) #8 hit - Bananarama - Venus (Shocking Blue) #10 hit - Beach Boys - I Can Hear Music (Ronettes) #1 hit - Boyzone - Words (Bee Gees) #1 hit - Boyzone - Love Me For A Reason (Osmonds) #1 hit - DJ Otzi - Hey Baby (Bruce Channel) #10 hit - DJ Otzi - Do Wah Diddy (Manfred Mann) #17 hit - Marc Almond - Jacky (Scott Walker) #4 hit - Marc Almond - Days Of Pearly Spencer (David McWilliams) #2 hit - Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want (Jimmy Cliff) #6 hit - Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell) #9 hit - Marvin Gaye - Abraham Martin & John (Dion) #1 hit - Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapvine (Gladys Knight & The Pips) #1 hit - Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had A Heart (Dionne Warwick) #2 hit - Fast Food Rockers - Fast Food Song (DJ Otzi - titled - Burger Dance) #10 hit - Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia (Cissy Houston -- mother of Whitney) #1 hits - Joe Cocker / Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends (Beatles) #19 hit - Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart (Ray Charles) #1 hit - Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss (Tarkan - titled - Simarik) #1 hit - Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes (Garth Brooks) #1 hit - Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All (Allison Krauss) #2 hit - Ronan Keating - I Hope You Dance (LeAnn Womack) #2 hit - Ronan Keating - Father & Son (Cat Stevens) #4 hit - Tom Jones - Mama Told Me Not To Come (Three Dog Night) #8 hit - Tom Jones - Detroit City (Bobby Bare) #1 hit - Tom Jones - Green Green Grass Of Home (Porter Wagoner) #1 hit - Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody (Al Hibbler) Cascada - A Neverending Dream (X-Perience) Cascada - Wouldn't It Be Good (Nik Kershaw) Cascada - Truly Madly Deeply (Savage Garden) Cascada - Because The Night (Patti Smith Group) Everlasting Love - a hit for Worlds Apart, Sandra & Love Affair was originally a hit for Robert Knight Edited November 23, 201113 yr by euro music
November 11, 201113 yr Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes Was originally written and recorded by Jackie De Shannon in 1974. Oddly enough, the original version doesn't feature the synth riff Carnes' version is famous for. Found the video of this. FAQsOJbs-yo
November 11, 201113 yr #1 hit - Beyonce - Crazy In Love (Instrumental sampled from Sam & Dave - Hold On I'm Comin') The ChiLites surely? I thought it was from Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)
November 12, 201113 yr The ChiLites surely? I thought it was from Are You My Woman (Tell Me So) Seems Both actually Chi-lites tried to copy Sam & Dave with Beyonce actually sampling the Chi-lites I'd not heard the Chi-lites track before Here's Sam & Dave XrTDJaBeqnY
November 12, 201113 yr Seems Both actually Chi-lites tried to copy Sam & Dave with Beyonce actually sampling the Chi-lites I'd not heard the Chi-lites track before Here's Sam & Dave XrTDJaBeqnY Is that a statement of fact or opinion? Personally I'd never considered the two songs particularly similar so if it was inspired by Sam & Dave I'm a little surprised
November 13, 201113 yr The thing with cover versions is that there are several types really:- a) the obvious blatant cover, where the original song is well-known and everyone knows its a cover because the original is so famous b) a cover version of a fairly obscure song or album track, such as Chesney Hawkes covering Nik Kershaw's "I am the one and only" c) where someone has written a song specifically for another artist (is this classed as a "cover version" though)? But anyway, here's a few..... Most of Paul Youngs early hits were cover versions, such as "Everytime you go away", "Love of the common people", "Come back and stay", "Wherever I lay my hat" & "I'm gonna tear your playhouse down". Some of the most famous hits of the 50's and early 60's were covers of Carole King songs. These include "I'm into something good" by Hermans Hermits, "Will you still love me tomorrow" by The Shirelles and "Take good care of my baby" by Bobby Vee. Bruce Springsteen wrote some famous songs such as "Blinded by the light" by Manfred Manns earth band, "Pink Cadillac" by Natalie Cole and "Fire" by the Pointer Sisters.
November 13, 201113 yr Seems Both actually Chi-lites tried to copy Sam & Dave with Beyonce actually sampling the Chi-lites I'd not heard the Chi-lites track before Here's Sam & Dave XrTDJaBeqnY That Sam and Dave track was sampled by Amerie on her song 'Gotta Work.'
November 15, 201113 yr Now I never knew The Only Way Is up was a cover. Bloody Hell! I was sitting here smugly reading all the posts in this thread thinking..."I knew that was a cover, and that, and that". Now I'm gobsmacked that this was a cover too. :o
November 16, 201113 yr The thing with cover versions is that there are several types really:- a) the obvious blatant cover, where the original song is well-known and everyone knows its a cover because the original is so famous b) a cover version of a fairly obscure song or album track, such as Chesney Hawkes covering Nik Kershaw's "I am the one and only" c) where someone has written a song specifically for another artist (is this classed as a "cover version" though)? But anyway, here's a few..... Most of Paul Youngs early hits were cover versions, such as "Everytime you go away", "Love of the common people", "Come back and stay", "Wherever I lay my hat" & "I'm gonna tear your playhouse down". Some of the most famous hits of the 50's and early 60's were covers of Carole King songs. These include "I'm into something good" by Hermans Hermits, "Will you still love me tomorrow" by The Shirelles and "Take good care of my baby" by Bobby Vee. Bruce Springsteen wrote some famous songs such as "Blinded by the light" by Manfred Manns earth band, "Pink Cadillac" by Natalie Cole and "Fire" by the Pointer Sisters. The One And Only was not a cover - it was penned and co-produced by Nik Kershaw for Chesney!
November 16, 201113 yr The One And Only was not a cover - it was penned and co-produced by Nik Kershaw for Chesney! Yes it falls into that ambiguous category of whether the written version is classed as the "original", even when it was never actually performed by the writer, as is the case here. Chesneys version is the original sung version although it was written by someone else. Nik Kershaw made a fortune from it anyway....... :D
November 16, 201113 yr Yes it falls into that ambiguous category of whether the written version is classed as the "original", even when it was never actually performed by the writer, as is the case here. Chesneys version is the original sung version although it was written by someone else. Don't see how that makes it a cover though.
November 17, 201113 yr A cover is a track that has been recorded by another act previously. NOT one especially written for another artist
November 17, 201113 yr Yes it falls into that ambiguous category of whether the written version is classed as the "original", even when it was never actually performed by the writer, as is the case here. Chesneys version is the original sung version although it was written by someone else. Nik Kershaw made a fortune from it anyway....... :D I wouldn't class it as a cover. Similarly, Patti Smith's Because The Night doesn't count as Bruce Springsteen gave it to her. The fact that he has since performed it live doesn't change anything.
November 18, 201113 yr Similarly, Patti Smith's Because The Night doesn't count as Bruce Springsteen gave it to her. The fact that he has since performed it live doesn't change anything. That was actually a co-write between the two. The original song was demoed by Sprinsteen but Smith recast it hence the co-write credit.
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