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Do you know any well-known song recordings that most people don't realise aren't the original versions? I'll start off with...
Annie Lennox: No More 'I Love You' s from 1995, originally recorded in 1986 by The Lover Speaks. |
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"It Must Be Love and One Step Beyond by Madness are two that people quite often associate as being their own work"
Good call! I knew It Must Be Love was by Labi Siffre. I didn't know about One Step Beyond. |
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"The communards- dontnleave me this way
I had no idea until I was inflicted with smooth FM for hours at a time  "
Which pales into insignificance compared to the (1973) Thelma Houston version or the (1975) Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes version. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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"It Must Be Love and One Step Beyond by Madness are two that people quite often associate as being their own work
Good call! I knew It Must Be Love was by Labi Siffre. I didn't know about One Step Beyond. "
One Step Beyond and indeed their "signature" song Madness were both originally done by Prince Buster - in fact they changed their name to Madness off the back of the song being in the set.
One Step Beyond original:
https://youtu.be/D3DAHAPLaVI
Madness original:
https://youtu.be/EZC6Ot1MLP0 |
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I fought the law by the clash, now some people will say that Bobby fuller four is the original, you would be wrong, it was written by sonny Curtis (guitarist of the crickets) and did a recording of it |
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"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song "
Yes, but he wrote it for her.
Same as he wrote Manic Monday for the Bangles.
Behind the Mask - on Eric Claptons 'August' album was written by Michael Jackson |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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The following by The Specials were all covers:
Message To You Rudie (Dandy Livingstone)
Enjoy Yourself (Guy Lombardo)
Gangsters (slightly re-worked version of Prince Busters Al Capone)
You're Wondering Now (Andy & Joey)
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"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song
Yes, but he wrote it for her.
Same as he wrote Manic Monday for the Bangles.
Behind the Mask - on Eric Claptons 'August' album was written by Michael Jackson"
Behind the mask was originally an instrumental,Michael Jackson added the lyrics to music written by ryuichi sakamoto |
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"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song
Yes, but he wrote it for her.
Same as he wrote Manic Monday for the Bangles.
Behind the Mask - on Eric Claptons 'August' album was written by Michael Jackson
Behind the mask was originally an instrumental,Michael Jackson added the lyrics to music written by ryuichi sakamoto"
Who was a member of the yellow orchestra in Japan |
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"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song
He wrote it for her. Pretty sure
Yeah he did I don't believe he sung it "
He didn't. There's a clip of him singing it on YouTube almost identical to sinead O'Connor's version, aparently he wasn't happy with her at all. |
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"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song
Yes, but he wrote it for her.
Same as he wrote Manic Monday for the Bangles.
Behind the Mask - on Eric Claptons 'August' album was written by Michael Jackson"
Behind the Mask is indeed not a Clapton original but it was not written by Michael Jackson. The music was written by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Chris Mosdell added English lyrics. It was first recorded by Yellow Magic Orchestra. |
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"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song
Yes, but he wrote it for her.
Same as he wrote Manic Monday for the Bangles.
Behind the Mask - on Eric Claptons 'August' album was written by Michael
Jackson"
He actually wrote it for a side project of his called The Family in 1984, 3 years before Sinead's first album. Her version wasn't until 1990 |
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"The Tide Is High was not an original Blondie song was The Paragons
Denis by Blondie was originally called Denise and by a band called Randy & The Rainbows"
Both true, and Hanging on the Telephone was a cover version of a song by The Nerves. |
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"The following by The Specials were all covers:
Message To You Rudie (Dandy Livingstone)
Enjoy Yourself (Guy Lombardo)
Gangsters (slightly re-worked version of Prince Busters Al Capone)
You're Wondering Now (Andy & Joey)
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And Too Much Too Young was heavily based on Lloyd Charmers song Birth Control |
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By *ineMan
over a year ago
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"It Must Be Love and One Step Beyond by Madness are two that people quite often associate as being their own work
Good call! I knew It Must Be Love was by Labi Siffre. I didn't know about One Step Beyond. "
One Step Beyond was originally by Prince Buster |
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By *ineMan
over a year ago
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"I'm a soul boy and it does my head in when lots of people think "tainted love" sung by soft cell is original "
Bring back Northern Soul?
Gloria Jones...
Way back in the 1960's |
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"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song
He wrote it for her. Pretty sure
Yeah he did I don't believe he sung it
He didn't. There's a clip of him singing it on YouTube almost identical to sinead O'Connor's version, aparently he wasn't happy with her at all. "
I didn't know he wasn't happy with her I thought she did a great job of it |
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"The following by The Specials were all covers:
Message To You Rudie (Dandy Livingstone)
Enjoy Yourself (Guy Lombardo)
Gangsters (slightly re-worked version of Prince Busters Al Capone)
You're Wondering Now (Andy & Joey)
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And Monkey Man was by Toots and the Maytals |
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"Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'connor is a Prince song
Yes, but he wrote it for her.
Same as he wrote Manic Monday for the Bangles.
Behind the Mask - on Eric Claptons 'August' album was written by Michael Jackson
Behind the Mask is indeed not a Clapton original but it was not written by Michael Jackson. The music was written by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Chris Mosdell added English lyrics. It was first recorded by Yellow Magic Orchestra. "
I did say this earlier in the thread, also sakamoto was in Goodbye Mr. Lawrence with David bowie |
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"The following by The Specials were all covers:
Message To You Rudie (Dandy Livingstone)
Enjoy Yourself (Guy Lombardo)
Gangsters (slightly re-worked version of Prince Busters Al Capone)
You're Wondering Now (Andy & Joey)
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Many more than that - Monkey Man a particular favourite!!
Seeing them tomorrow in Bangor Northern Ireland !!!! |
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"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google
Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?"
No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ? |
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"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google
Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?
No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?"
Definitely a Joy Division original |
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"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google
Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?
No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?
Definitely a Joy Division original "
I’m not going to google, am sure it’s a cover version |
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"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google
Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?
No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?
Definitely a Joy Division original
I’m not going to google, am sure it’s a cover version "
Absolutely 100% not, it was written by Ian Curtis, the singer in the band |
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"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google
Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?
No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?
Definitely a Joy Division original
I’m not going to google, am sure it’s a cover version
Absolutely 100% not, it was written by Ian Curtis, the singer in the band "
Hands up ( I googled) yes you’re right & I'm wrong . You learn something new every day lol |
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"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google
Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?
No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?
Definitely a Joy Division original
I’m not going to google, am sure it’s a cover version
Absolutely 100% not, it was written by Ian Curtis, the singer in the band
Hands up ( I googled) yes you’re right & I'm wrong . You learn something new every day lol "
That's OK lol, I only know because I'm a massive fan of the band |
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"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google
Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?
No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?
Definitely a Joy Division original
I’m not going to google, am sure it’s a cover version
Absolutely 100% not, it was written by Ian Curtis, the singer in the band
Hands up ( I googled) yes you’re right & I'm wrong . You learn something new every day lol
That's OK lol, I only know because I'm a massive fan of the band"
Talented chap / band who passed way to early RIP |
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"Am sure Joy Division’s love will tear us apart ( 1980)was a cover version? but racking my brain without using Google
Maybe youre thinking of Paul Young covering it ?
No not Paul Young , this is hurting me now . I’m thinking a female singer from old 60’s or maybe early 70’s ?
Definitely a Joy Division original
I’m not going to google, am sure it’s a cover version
Absolutely 100% not, it was written by Ian Curtis, the singer in the band
Hands up ( I googled) yes you’re right & I'm wrong . You learn something new every day lol
That's OK lol, I only know because I'm a massive fan of the band
Talented chap / band who passed way to early RIP"
Yes absolutely, the rest of the band became New Order after Ian died |
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Rocking all over the world was originally by John Fogarty not Status Quo.
Also, Dancing in the Moonlight by Orson I think, was a cover but I can't remember who did the original. |
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This will surprise a lot of people but the Birdie Song by the Tweets was originally recorded by the Beatles on their White Album. This album also included oops upside your head which was later covered by The Gap Band. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"The following by The Specials were all covers:
Message To You Rudie (Dandy Livingstone)
Enjoy Yourself (Guy Lombardo)
Gangsters (slightly re-worked version of Prince Busters Al Capone)
You're Wondering Now (Andy & Joey)
Many more than that - Monkey Man a particular favourite!!
Seeing them tomorrow in Bangor Northern Ireland !!!!"
Oh I know - just picked out the well known ones - half of their first album was covers or re-workings Too Hot (Prince Buster) being another - a large chunk of their latest album is also covers |
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"This will surprise a lot of people but the Birdie Song by the Tweets was originally recorded by the Beatles on their White Album. This album also included oops upside your head which was later covered by The Gap Band. "
You’re being very naughty Lisa ! It was on Revolver |
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"This will surprise a lot of people but the Birdie Song by the Tweets was originally recorded by the Beatles on their White Album. This album also included oops upside your head which was later covered by The Gap Band.
You’re being very naughty Lisa ! It was on Revolver "
Oh yes, silly me |
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"Hurt - Johnny Cash is a NiN cover
(still excellent though)
I thought he wrote that about his dad. "
Nah, definitely a Nine Inch Nails song. It's about Trent Reznor's heroin addiction, he wrote it for the album The Downward Spiral in 1994. I think it was around ten years later that Cash covered it?
I actually really like the cover version, NiN's is dark and intense and sends a chill down the spine, but I like how Cash really stripped it back and put so much emotion into it. |
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"Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll. Originally by The Arrows.
And The Bangles, "Manic Monday" was written by Prince, although I'm not sure if he ever recorded it"
Prince wrote it for them. And he did record it but never as a released track. It got released a while back by his estate. Spot the prince fan |
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The song ‘Come And Get It’ performed by Badfinger in 1969 was written originally by Paul McCartney. It appears on the Beatles Anthology #3 Album only as a demo. Paul was the only Beatle to perform on the song, he played all the instruments and was the only vocalist too. Was never released as a Beatles song.
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"Hurt - Johnny Cash is a NiN cover
(still excellent though)
I thought he wrote that about his dad.
Nah, definitely a Nine Inch Nails song. It's about Trent Reznor's heroin addiction, he wrote it for the album The Downward Spiral in 1994. I think it was around ten years later that Cash covered it?
I actually really like the cover version, NiN's is dark and intense and sends a chill down the spine, but I like how Cash really stripped it back and put so much emotion into it. "
Trent Reznor admits he wrote it but Cash stole it he admits Cash brought a new perspective to the song |
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"Valerie by Amy Winehouse originally by the Zutons. A very different feel when sung by a man. "
I loved the original, cannot stand the Winehouse version! |
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"Hurt - Johnny Cash is a NiN cover
(still excellent though)
I thought he wrote that about his dad.
Nah, definitely a Nine Inch Nails song. It's about Trent Reznor's heroin addiction, he wrote it for the album The Downward Spiral in 1994. I think it was around ten years later that Cash covered it?
I actually really like the cover version, NiN's is dark and intense and sends a chill down the spine, but I like how Cash really stripped it back and put so much emotion into it.
Trent Reznor admits he wrote it but Cash stole it he admits Cash brought a new perspective to the song "
He didn't exactly steal it, the producer of the American Recordings series, Rick Rubin reportedly suggested it to JC (a former addict himself) and the lyrics certainly hit a nerve.
Rubin, being a rather well known and proficient producer was apparantly able to give Trent Reznor a call and talk him in to letting it all happen. (NIN do a spine tingling rendition of this live- possibly one of the best gigs i've had the pleasure to witness, unfortunatley, i never saw the mighty Cash  ) |
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Slightly off topic, but the till ring sound at the start of The Wonder Stuffs 'Give, give,give me more, more, more' is a sample off the start of Wizzards 'I wish it could be christmas'...as the Stuffies frontman Miles Hunts' uncle was the Keyboard player in Wizzard |
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"I always thought 'Because the night' was a Patti Smith song, only recently found out it was a Bruce Springsteen one."
Interestingly ,it's credited as Smith/Springsteen, but there was never a writing collaboration,Patti just took an unreleased and unfinished Bruce song and wrote new parts to complete it |
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"The Tide Is High was not an original Blondie song was The Paragons
Denis by Blondie was originally called Denise and by a band called Randy & The Rainbows
Both true, and Hanging on the Telephone was a cover version of a song by The Nerves. "
The Nerves also did the original 'Come Back and Stay' as covered by Paul Young,who's already turned up a couple of times in this thread! |
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"In The Jungle by Tight Fit was originally done by The Stylistics "
erm its an old African folk song made famous by the tokens in 1961
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) |
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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago
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The Beach Boys I Can Hear Music was a cover. It was written by Phil Spector and others for The Ronettes.
It was also covered by Larry Lurex, who was the alter ego of Freddie Mercury. |
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"I always thought 'Because the night' was a Patti Smith song, only recently found out it was a Bruce Springsteen one.
Interestingly ,it's credited as Smith/Springsteen, but there was never a writing collaboration,Patti just took an unreleased and unfinished Bruce song and wrote new parts to complete it "
Ooww the cheeky mare lol. Good song though  |
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"The Clash - I fought the Law was originally done by the Bobby Fuller Four In 1966.
^^^^^erm not right^^^^^^
The Crickets - I Fought The Law 1959"
A cover of a cover... it’s all getting down a rabbit hole. I believe the Crickets version was a b/side so many people think Bobby Fuller did the original. Best get onto Spotify and do a compare and contrast. |
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"Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll. Originally by The Arrows.
And The Bangles, "Manic Monday" was written by Prince, although I'm not sure if he ever recorded it
Prince wrote it for them. And he did record it but never as a released track. It got released a while back by his estate. Spot the prince fan"
Haha, I was going to say that . Check out the album 'Originals', songs by Prince that he gave away, includes NC2U and Manic Monday.
Yeah, I'm a Prince fan too lol |
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"Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll. Originally by The Arrows.
And The Bangles, "Manic Monday" was written by Prince, although I'm not sure if he ever recorded it
Prince wrote it for them. And he did record it but never as a released track. It got released a while back by his estate. Spot the prince fan
Haha, I was going to say that . Check out the album 'Originals', songs by Prince that he gave away, includes NC2U and Manic Monday.
Yeah, I'm a Prince fan too lol"
The man was a musical genius |
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"Valerie by Amy Winehouse originally by the Zutons. A very different feel when sung by a man.
I loved the original, cannot stand the Winehouse version! "
Me either ... 
I once saw a BGT show where the entrant wanted to sing a song by Amy Winehouse....ffs 
The song has a completely different feel, and is much better in the original 
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By *xmfrvnMan
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House of the Rising Sun is an old traditional folk song, sung by miners in the late 1800s apparently. The earliest recording was sung by Georgia Turner in the '30s & holds greater power as a cautionary tale of a brothel from the perspective of a woman. |
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"This will surprise some people. The song by Toni Basil called Mickey was actually first done by 70s group Racey but was called Kitty. Exactly the same song though. "
And the b side of Mickey was Hanging Around originally written and recorded by Mood Six. |
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A couple of really old ones for you.
Black Betty recorded by Ram Jam in 1977 is an African-American work song known as far as 1934.
Cotton-Eyed Joe by dance group Rednex in 1994 is a traditional American country song the dates back at least as far as 1861. |
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"Uptown Girl was released originally by Billy Joel
Re-released by Westlife
Westlife have been one of the most versatile boy bands of all time. They really can ruin ANYBODY's songs. "
Westlife can ruin their own songs. |
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"The Clash - I fought the Law was originally done by the Bobby Fuller Four In 1966.
^^^^^erm not right^^^^^^
The Crickets - I Fought The Law 1959
A cover of a cover... it’s all getting down a rabbit hole. I believe the Crickets version was a b/side so many people think Bobby Fuller did the original. Best get onto Spotify and do a compare and contrast. "
Does nobody read my posts,I said 3 weeks ago that the it was written by sonny Curtis of the crickets and also recorded by them first..... Jeeeeeezus |
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