You dont mind covers, Alex. I really dislike them, in general. Especially by pop bands.

You dont mind covers, Alex. I really dislike them, in general. Especially by pop bands.

 

So, you don't like "Walk This Way" :(

It's bloody awful. I do like Jump from GA though.

 

# 62. Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot (1 week # 1 - 1954)

 

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"Little Things Mean a Lot" is a popular song written by Edith Lindeman (lyrics) and Carl Stutz (music), published in 1953. Lindeman was the leisure editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Stutz, a disc jockey from Richmond, Virginia. Stutz and Lindeman are also known for writing Perry Como's 1959 hit, "I Know" (which reached No.47 on the U.S. Billboard chart and No.13 on the UK Singles Chart).

 

The best known recording of "Little Things Mean a Lot," by Kitty Kallen, reached No.1 on the U.S. Billboard chart in 1954, and also reached No.1 on the Cash Box chart the same year. In addition, the track climbed to the top spot in the UK Singles Chart in September of that same year.

 

A cover of the song was done by Alma Cogan with orchestra conducted by Geoff Love in London on May 22, 1954. Cogan's recording was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label and reached No. 11 in the UK. The flip side was "Canoodlin' Rag."

 

A Top 40 hit again in the U.S. in 1960 when a recording by Joni James reached No.35, "Little Things Mean a Lot" was a U.S. C&W hit in 1978 for Margo Smith, whose version reached No.3 C&W and also charted at No.42 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In 1985 a remake of the song by Dana reached No.27 in Ireland. "Little Things Mean a Lot" has also been recorded by Cilla Black, Julie London, Susan Maughan, Cliff Richard and Bettye Swann.

 

 

 

# 61. Hear'say - The Way To Your Love (1 week # 1 - 2001)

 

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"The Way to Your Love" is the second single from the group Hear'Say, the winners of the UK version of Popstars.

 

This song debuted at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and despite the success of the group's debut single "Pure and Simple", it only spent one week at the top of the chart and only a 10th of the number of their first record were sold.

 

It was the second and last single from the Popstars album.

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Edited March 21, 201510 yr by Sword of Justice

 

# 59. Sugababes - Push The Button (3 weeks # 1 - 2005)

 

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"Push the Button" is a song by English girl group the Sugababes, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album Taller in More Ways (2005). It was composed by Dallas Austin. "Push the Button" is an electropop song with elements of R&B. It uses various computer effects, and is lyrically about a woman's sexual frustration of being unnoticed by a man.

 

The song received positive reviews from critics, who praised its conception and production. Some critics named it one of best pop singles of the 2000s. "Push the Button" became one of the Sugababes' most commercially successful singles. It peaked at number one in Austria, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and reached the top five across Europe and in Australia. It was nominated for "Best British Single" at the 2006 BRIT Awards.

 

On 8 October 2005 "Push the Button" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked for three consecutive weeks. It became the Sugababes' fourth single to reached number one in the UK. During the song's third week on the chart, the Sugababes were simultaneously number one on the UK's singles, albums, and download chart. The single was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting shipments of 200,000 copies. The song has sold 430,000 copies in the UK and is the Sugababes' second highest-selling single in that country. "Push the Button" entered the Irish Singles Chart at number two, and peaked at number one the next week for three consecutive weeks. It became the group's first single to top the chart in Ireland.

 

"Push the Button" peaked at number one on the Austrian Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, and became the Sugababes' best-performing single in Austria. The song peaked at number two on the German Singles Chart, and was certified Gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), indicating shipments of 250,000 copies. It was Germany's 86th most successful single of the 2000s decade. "Push the Button" peaked at number two in Belgium (Flanders) and Norway, and reached number three in the Denmark, and Switzerland. The single peaked at number three on the Dutch Top 40 chart for six consecutive weeks. "Push the Button" was number four on the Swedish Singles Chart and earned a Platinum certifiation from the Swedish Recording Industry Association (SRIA), denoting shipments of 40,000 copies.

 

"Push the Button" debuted at number 24 on the Australian Singles Chart for the issue dated 30 October 2005. After weeks of fluctuating on the chart, the song peaked at number three on 15 January 2006, becoming the Sugababes' most successful single in Australia. It was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of 70,000 copies. "Push the Button" debuted at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart and peaked at number one on 23 January 2006, for three consecutive weeks. It became Sugababes' first number one single in New Zealand, and earned a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), indicating sales of 7,500 copies.

 

 

It's bloody awful. I do like Jump from GA though.

I don't understand all huge hate for this song and Saturdays - Just Can't Get Enough. :cry:

Both songs are amazing and miles better, than awful originals.

"Jump" is very weak in both versions.

I don't understand all huge hate for this song and Saturdays - Just Can't Get Enough. :cry:

Because they are basically carbon copies of the originals with nothing artistically different about them.

 

Both songs are amazing and miles better, than awful originals.

:cry:

Alex - your way of judging music is so far removed form mine that it might as well be a list of the best 100 number 1 singles based on the quality of the tea that was made by the tea lady in the studio when the songs were being recorded.

 

The only huge difference between the Saturdays version (amazing) and the Depeche Mode version (awful) of Just Can't Get Enough is the vocals. The production is updated too - but I really can't imagine the brain of someone deeming a modern version of a song to be better than the original because technology has advanced in the intervening period.

 

If that's the case then why not get Little Mix to re-record everything that Kraftwerk, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin ever made and improve everyone's record collection in the process.

Edited February 10, 201312 yr by AnthonyT

If that's the case then why not get Little Mix to re-record everything that Kraftwerk, Beatles and Led Zeppelin ever made and improve everyone's record collection in the process.

 

Maybe not Little Mix (some their songs are very urban), but Westlife / Take That / Boyzone cover versions for the most Beatles songs are not bad idea.

Led Zeppelin songs were shit, so even Heidi Range's cover versions can't help them. :)

 

Who is Kraftwerk?

 

Bonus picture here: :)

 

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Edited February 11, 201312 yr by AlexRange

So, can you tell us the ways in which the Saturdays and the Depeche Mode version of the same song can be at opposite ends of your scale while sounding quite similar?

 

I'm genuinely interested.

Edited February 10, 201312 yr by AnthonyT

I don't find anything wrong with covers, it happens all the time in roots and country music (in fact, my all-time favorite album is 8/12 cover) and Linda Ronstadt built her entire career on singing other people's songs.

I don't like any of GA's covers (far inferior to their normal material) and 'Walk This Way' is truly the worst thing both the Sugababes and Girls Aloud have ever released.

 

Sugababes in the list again :cheer: Hopefully 'Hole in the Head', 'Round Round' and 'Freak Like Me' are still to come. Good variety in year of release in this chart.

The Sugababes number 1s

 

About You Now 9

Hole in the Head 8

Round Round 7

Freak Like Me 6

Push the Button 6

Walk This Way 4

Alex makes me want to bang my head against a wall repeatedly.

Alex makes me want to bang my head against a wall repeatedly.

 

I don't recommend that, think of your health if not having to repair the dents in the wall!

 

Much better to just accept people often tend to prefer the version of the song they hear first (me included), but that in the long run, unless it's a definitive version and different from the original, the original tends to be the one that lasts - not always, but often. Covers are great for introducing older acts to new generations. The Beatles started their career as a covers act, and their early albums had plenty of other people's songs until they became talented enough to become the creative behemoths of popular music that they are. Their cover versions, bar one or two, aren't the definitive versions.....

 

Plus, songwriters love covers - gives them a handy nest egg if the career nosedives... :) I can see discussions in 10 years about some young new pop whippersnappers cover of Sound Of The Underground or Freak Like You not being as good as the originals (it's a comment I've been hearing for decades, don't see that changing as yet.....)

 

cheers!

john

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Edited March 21, 201510 yr by Sword of Justice

 

# 57. Seekers - The Carnival Is Over (3 weeks # 1 - 1965)

 

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"The Carnival Is Over" is a Russian folk song (1883) with lyrics written by Tom Springfield in 1965 for the Australian group The Seekers, who customarily close their concerts with it. At its peak, the song was selling 93,000 copies per day and is No 30 in the chart of the biggest selling singles of all time in the United Kingdom, and has sold 1.41 million copies in the UK alone.

 

The main tune is taken from a Russian folk song about Stenka Razin known as "Iz-za ostrova na strezhen" or "Volga, Volga mat' rodnaya". The song became popular in Russia as early as 1890s. It was performed by the Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra (balalaikas and domras) during their 1967 tour of Australia. The tune is also used in a Dutch hymn "Vol Verwachting Blijf Ik Uitzien", and a Dutch nursery rhyme "Aan de Oever van de Rotte".

 

Tom Springfield adapted the melody from the Russian folk song, and also wrote the remaining music used in the song, as well as writing the lyrics, after a trip to Brazil, where he witnessed the Carnaval in Rio.

 

"The Carnival Is Over", being sung by Seekers, has also become a tradition to close some of the special events within Australia. It was also played at the Expo '88 closing ceremony, with Julie Anthony taking the place of Judith Durham along with the usual members of the group, Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley, pictured on the single cover.

 

The Seekers were supposed to have performed this song at the end of the closing ceremony for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, but the performance was cancelled after Judith Durham broke her hip. The Seekers did, however, sing the song at the conclusion of the 2000 Summer Paralympics, with Judith Durham seated in a wheelchair.

 

 

 

# 56. Emma Bunton - What Took You So Long? (2 weeks # 1 - 2001)

 

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"What Took You So Long?" is a song by British recording artist Emma Bunton from her debut solo album, A Girl Like Me (2001). Written by Bunton, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Martin Harrington, John Themis and Dave Morgan, the song was released as the album's lead single in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number one with 76,000 copies sold in its first week, making it the singer's first-and so far only-number-one single in the UK. The music video for the single was directed by Greg Masuak and shot in the Mojave Desert, California.

Edited February 11, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

# 55. Blondie - Maria (1 week # 1 - 1999)

 

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"Maria" is a song by the American band Blondie, taken from their 1999 album No Exit. This song was Blondie's comeback single, their first since "War Child" in July 1982. In the UK, it was the band's sixth no. 1 single, topping the charts exactly 20 years after their first UK no. 1 "Heart of Glass" in the spring of 1979. The song was written by the band's keyboardist Jimmy Destri, who had also penned some of their earlier hits such as "Atomic". In the US, the single reached #14 on the Adult Top 40 listing, although it stalled at a disappointing #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.