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Torn ~ Natalie Unrbruglea from 1997 was originally by Ednaswap in 1995
Hey Joe ~ Jimi Hendrix was originally by The Leaves
Tainted Love ~ Soft Cell was originally by Gloria Jones
I love Rock and Roll ~ Joan Jet was originally by The Arrows
Girls just want to have fun ~ Cyndi Lauper was orioinally by Rober Hazard
Hanging on the telephone _ Blondie originally by The Nerves
Oasis back catalogue..... (before anyone else says it
Hey Joe ~ Jimi Hendrix was originally by The Leaves
Tainted Love ~ Soft Cell was originally by Gloria Jones
I love Rock and Roll ~ Joan Jet was originally by The Arrows
Girls just want to have fun ~ Cyndi Lauper was orioinally by Rober Hazard
Hanging on the telephone _ Blondie originally by The Nerves
Oasis back catalogue..... (before anyone else says it
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I had this all the time when I was living with a younger woman. She thought Ever Fallen In Love was a Fine Young Cannibals original, and when some under-talented Yanks covered Behind Blue Eyes she got in a right strop when I insisted on dusting off Who's Next to demonstrate the original.
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Downtown Train - Rod Stewart ... earlier Tom Waits
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Little red rooster...Stones
earlier Howlin Wolf. |
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Song To The Siren
The young think Robert Plant,the middle-aged This Mortal Coil. The elderly know it was Tim Buckley. |
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Ultra High Frequency - We're On The Right Track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi80FoIlJi8 |
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No More I Love You's by Annie Lennox
It was only a few weeks ago I heard the original by The Lover Speaks |
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Almost no one knows that Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez was originally by the brilliant The Knife.
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One Nation by Ed Miliband - didn't know till recently that it's a Disraeli cover
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Walking in the Air by Aled Jones
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House of the rising sun..........the animals 1964
it dated from at least 30 years earlier |
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mary Hopkins 1968......those were the days
It was an old Russian Folk song |
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Seekers...........the carnival is over 1965
old russian folk song |
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Skinny Love - Birdy
Bon Iver original |
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Is the Bon Iver version quite a bit more 'famous'?
I wouldn't know the Birdy version |
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The Birdie Song - Black Lace ... original by Bernard Matthews "bootiful".
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God Gave Rock 'n Roll to You - Kiss , Argent
Real Wild Child - Iggy Pop .....The Wild One , Johnny O'Keefe |
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Guns and Roses : "Double Talking Jive Motherf***er" - originally an Alma Cogan B-Side, and before that apparently turned down by Vera Lynn's record label as being a bit lame.
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correct ,Guns 'n Roses were very lame.
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Go Now- the Moody Blues originally by Bessie Banks.
My friend Jack eats sugar lumps by Boney M originally by the Smoke. Walk away Renee by The 4 Tops, originally by the Left Banke. Breakaway by Tracey Ullman original by Irma Thomas. I put a spell on you -Alan Price original screaming Jay Hawkins Monster mas by Bonzo Dog Band original Boris Pickett There are thousands........... |
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Bongo- One Nation by Ed Muddyband is a cover of One Nation by Funkadelic!
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A particular favourite of mine is "When I Fall In Love" by Nat King Cole, although it obviously pales into insignificance besides the timeless original by Little Rick Astley.
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Oh I forgot- The Arctic Monkeys cover of Sir Tom Jones- you look good on the dance floor. I never realised it was a cover till recently.
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Mr Probz - Waves is an excellent cover of Marillion's Kayleigh.
Even changed the words to make it better. |
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Alun , Alma and Vera , Brilliant mate....
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A lot of people still think RESPECT was an Aretha Franklin original. It was of course a cover of an Otis Redding classic.
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2 unlimiteds.....no no no no no no was a cover version.....
a cover your ears one. |
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Go Now- the Moody Blues originally by Bessie Banks
Never knew that Dr Slicer, thought Denny Laine wrote it. |
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Never realised Got My Mind Set On You by George Harrison was one until recently.
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Also "The Best" by Tina Turner.
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betty davis eyes - kim carnes
dancing in the moonlight- toploader |
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28 Jan 15 15:07 God Gave Rock 'n Roll to You - Kiss , Argent Loved that song by Argent. Remember having it on the car stereo back then, with some chick by my side. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsG5V-o6uxY |
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I know John Verity a little, who played with them at one stage.
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