Posted April 13, 20205 yr I don’t know the answer but my initial thoughts were maybe a Christmas song or a charity single that has been used many times over. Does anyone know what the most covered / sampled song is to feature in the UK charts?
April 13, 20205 yr I'm going to guess it's Unchained Melody which has been a chart hit for: Jimmy Young 1955 (1) Al Hibbler 1955 (2) Les Baxter 1955 (10) Liberace 1955 (20) Jimmy Young with the Michael Sammes Singers 1964 (43) Righteous Brothers 1965 (1) Leo Sayer 1986 (54) Robson & Jerome 1995 (1) Gareth Gates 2002 (1)
April 13, 20205 yr Author I'm going to guess it's Unchained Melody That’s a pretty decent shout actually. I can’t see much else beating that. Does it mean we are due another a cover single in the near future or was Gareth Gates the final artist to make use of it I wonder.
April 13, 20205 yr Good Times by Chic has been sampled in 205 songs, according to who sampled. I haven't checked how many of them charted, and a fair few are lesser known remixes which may not even have appeared on their single releases, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are at least 10 where it appears in the main version which charted.
April 13, 20205 yr "Love Sensation" by Loleatta Holloway is one of the most sampled tracks ever and a lot of tracks sampling it charted. The ones I remember or could find: Black Box - Ride On Time Marky Mark - Good Vibrations Chase & Status - Blind Faith Love Sensation (Freemasons 2006 Remix) Eddie Thoneick & Kurd Maverick - Love Sensation 2006 Sway - Still Speedin Fisher - You Little Beauty Cevin Fisher - (You Got Me) Burnin Up Cappella - Take Me Away Lenny Fontana & DJ Shorty - Chocolate Sensation and I'm sure there's plenty more
April 13, 20205 yr Yeah I think I once read somewhere it's 'Unchained Melody' if we're talking about the song that has charted for the most different number of artists (it's also been number one by four different artists which I believe is a record). I also read somewhere that 'Yesterday' is the most covered song in history. Edited April 13, 20205 yr by M4NGO
April 13, 20205 yr The Winstons' 'Amen, Brother' is essentially the basis for the entire genre of drum n bass so I'd guess it would be that (it's only a sample of a 6 second drum loop but still) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen_break
April 13, 20205 yr Ain't Nobody is one that springs to mind.. some I can think of Chaka Khan LL Cool J The Course Jasmine Thompson Felix Jaehn & Jasmine Thompson KWS Delilah ('Go' sampled it heavily) ... I am almost sure there are more versions
April 13, 20205 yr Ain't Nobody is one that springs to mind.. some I can think of Chaka Khan LL Cool J The Course Jasmine Thompson Felix Jaehn & Jasmine Thompson KWS Delilah ('Go' sampled it heavily) ... I am almost sure there are more versions Liberty X :teresa:
April 13, 20205 yr What about 'Let It Be'? Not even close. Only two versions have ever charted, The Beatles and Ferry Aid.
April 13, 20205 yr I also read somewhere that 'Yesterday' is the most covered song in history. I read that too, I think it could be recognised by Guinness World Records. Funny as, until a couple of years back, I hadn't even heard the original, never mind any covers.
April 13, 20205 yr I read that too, I think it could be recognised by Guinness World Records. Funny as, until a couple of years back, I hadn't even heard the original, never mind any covers. I don't even think it's anywhere near The Beatles' best work.
April 13, 20205 yr Liberty X :teresa: I think Diana King did a version of it too if I remember correctly.
April 13, 20205 yr QUOTE(xajnipi @ Apr 13 2020, 05:24 PM) * Ain't Nobody is one that springs to mind.. some I can think of Chaka Khan LL Cool J The Course Jasmine Thompson Felix Jaehn & Jasmine Thompson KWS Delilah ('Go' sampled it heavily) ... I am almost sure there are more versions Liberty X Natasha & Daniel Bedingfield sang at the Brits too. And their version was released as a B-side to Natasha’s single “I Bruise easily” in 2005 Edited April 13, 20205 yr by hermespice
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