I think I can safely say there are no specific hits or well known songs that I am unaware of being covers. How would I ever know? But the likelihood is that there are some. This is a bit like the instruction not to think of a pink elephant.
Reminds me of the time on X Factor when a contestant was asked what song she'll be singing, and she came out with "This week I'm singing Hallelujah by Alexandra Burke". Nearly bit my fist off
Aswad- Don’t turn around was originally recorded by Tina Turner. Buddy Holly - Brown eyed handsome man originally by Chuck Berry (and recently heard a 1967 version by Nina Simone for the first time. A very different arrangement.)
Well I hope all of these people having hits with cover versions remembered the golden rule and stuck one of their own tunes on the b-side so they got a share of the songwriter royalties.
Unlike Soft Cell when they covered Tainted Love and went on to earn relatively fcuk all from a massive hit!
"Rockin' All Over the World" is a rock song written by John Fogerty, formerly of Creedence Clearwater Revival. It made its debut on Fogerty's second solo album in 1975. It was also released as a single, spending six weeks in the US top 40, peaking at #27.[2]
It was years before I learned that Happy Mondays' Step On was a cover of Johnny Kongos' He's Gonna Step On You Again.
Oh my word, thank you - learning something new every day!
Oh dear…I’m remember the original Step on by Kongos in the 70’s and loved the song …I’m sure the youngster thought I was kind of hip knowing the words to Happy Mondays version as soon as it was released. Not sure whether this should be on the You know when you are getting old thread!🥸
It was years before I learned that Happy Mondays' Step On was a cover of Johnny Kongos' He's Gonna Step On You Again.
Oh my word, thank you - learning something new every day!
Oh dear…I’m remember the original Step on by Kongos in the 70’s and loved the song …I’m sure the youngster thought I was kind of hip knowing the words to Happy Mondays version as soon as it was released. Not sure whether this should be on the You know when you are getting old thread!🥸
Yes 1970 release wasn't it ? Where the hell did all those years go
Always thought, 'Help me make it through the night' was originally by Gladys Knight and the Pips, but learnt today it was Kris Kristofferson's soing RIP.
(The song has been recorded by dozens of top stars - the most commercially successful being Sammi Smith - I wasn't even close )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEDrISl5z_4
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edit, guess this is the original
Buddy Holly - Brown eyed handsome man originally by Chuck Berry (and recently heard a 1967 version by Nina Simone for the first time. A very different arrangement.)
(* he's the father of The Strokes guy)
Unlike Soft Cell when they covered Tainted Love and went on to earn relatively fcuk all from a massive hit!
Fair enough, I’ll just go Wicki in future
Jeez - it was only a question I sought an answer to
https://youtu.be/fQwn6eed2Vg?si=ODI5mPCxtf-NBsZ7
Original by Nina Simone.
Not a cover, but heavily borrowed from for Made of Stone.
(The song has been recorded by dozens of top stars - the most commercially successful being Sammi Smith - I wasn't even close