Tunes Most People Don't Realise are Covers

[D'wards]

I know its been mentioned already, but Daft Punk so heavily sample, it may as well be a cover - especially of Cola Bottle Baby

Check dis for proof:-

 

[Onslow]

Johnny Cash - Hurt.

Even though Trent Reznor from NIN who orginally wrote it is quoted as saying the song now belongs to Johnny.

I adore both versions.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

Without You by Nilsson.

Number 1 for most of 1971, though most people had no idea it was a cover.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

I Heard it through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye

 

[Fisher_Gate]

I Wanna Be Your Man by the Rolling Stones

First record played on Top of the Pops

 

[Fisher_Gate]

Twist and Shout by the Beatles

 

[rollinder]

Rolling Stones - Not Fade Away

 

[Louloubelle]

"House of the rising sun" The Animals. A mate of mine from Dover appeared on top of the pops with the group " the Sundowners" Before the animals took it and made it a hit. Not sure who wrote it though !

Bob Dylan also covered it, although I'm not sure if his cover predated the Animals' cover

The song is a traditional lament that originated in the brothels of New Orleans, a song with a sad and interesting history

on the subject of the Animals, there's also Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood which was written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus for Nina Simone

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also I Will Always Love You, was originally written and performed by Dolly Parton, not Whitney

 

[Mandla]

Whitney's other big hit The Greatest Love of All - originally done by someone else - George Benson I think

 

[django]

bugger

 

[damnhippie]

Torn by Natalie Imbrglia. well not by her but sung by her.

 

[rollinder]

Lyrics from a version done by one band, music from the non english origanal iirc

 

[nosos]

I didn't realise Summer of 69 wasn't done by a punk band until this morning. I was lying in my tent waiting for the kick in and it just didn't happen.

 

[rollinder]

points and laughs - ha ha

Bryan bloody Adams and he's not singing about 1969

 

[rhod]

Are you lonesome, tonight?

 

[nosos]

points and laughs - ha ha

Bryan bloody Adams and he's not singing about 1969

The cover is a brilliant song. The original is shit.

 

[Pigeon]

Apparently, Paul Young never wrote "Love will tear us apart"...

 

[8ball]

Apparently, Paul Young never wrote "Love will tear us apart"...

You lying bastard!!

<Googles . . . >

 

[rollinder]

*kills Paul Young and Bryan Adams in the face*

 

[Pigeon]

I'd enjoyed the Ramones' "I don't wanna grow up" for years before I realised it was a Tom Waits song: strangely, it's an absolutely perfect Ramones tune, from the title upwards. Dunno if it wuz written specifically for da Bruddaz, but it fits em like a glove.

 

[rollinder]

Tom Waits did it first I think
iirc that's what the notes to ramones anthology say anyway - don't think there's anything about it being written for them, but it sounds like it should've been.

also Rage Against the machine's version of Ghost of Tom Joad - fits them perfectly.
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