This played on my Spotify one day and I thought this was a original joke song. Nope, some pop boy band made the song and boy it's awful. Hot Dad makes it fuckin' good.
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Songs you didn't know were covers
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This played on my Spotify one day and I thought this was a original joke song. Nope, some pop boy band made the song and boy it's awful. Hot Dad makes it fuckin' good.
Some of these I knew already but a lot of them are blowing my mind. And y'all need to always post examples instead of just posting the song name. Mainly the ones at the top of the first page.
Summer Girls by LFO is fucking amazing. You take that back.
This thread makes me feel seriously old. Old enough that I *don't* recognize many of the covers mentioned, but I definitely remember the originals.
I've thrown out the remake of Hurt to those people who like to be dismissive of and shit on genres they aren't personal fans of - maybe your music idols are a lot more open-minded and appreciative of other styles of music than you.
The one that took me by surprise was It's My Life by No Doubt. It always rang a weird bell with me, and it took years before I remembered that it was a cover of a song I'd been a fan of in the 80s by Talk Talk.
I've thrown out the remake of Hurt to those people who like to be dismissive of and shit on genres they aren't personal fans of - maybe your music idols are a lot more open-minded and appreciative of other styles of music than you.
The one that took me by surprise was It's My Life by No Doubt. It always rang a weird bell with me, and it took years before I remembered that it was a cover of a song I'd been a fan of in the 80s by Talk Talk.
is a cover of...
I prefer the cover by Soft Cell because it sounds totally different from the original but has the same energy. The best covers are like that honestly. GOAT is still Devo with their cover of Satisfaction.
Oh...and there's also one of the best covers ever by David Bowie:
Is a cover of an Iggy Pop song that Bowie wrote and produced
Is a cover of an Iggy Pop song that Bowie wrote and produced
I was just coming in to post this, what an incredible cover!
As a kid I remember being shocked when I found out All Along The Watchtower wasn't a Hendrix original.
12 year old me got into an internet argument where I was insisting that The Postal Service covered Iron and Wine's Such Great Heights. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Okay this one made go wooooooooooah (edit: this version is great too)
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Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys
It's one of of their more iconic songs but the original version was performed by some band called The Regents.
It's one of of their more iconic songs but the original version was performed by some band called The Regents.
And so was Black Magic Woman. Originally by Peter Green + Fleetwood Mac, despite being most associated with Santana.
And on this one, afaik:
Ednaswap
Lis Sørensen (Danish title would be "Brændt")
Trine Rein (this is where I clocked in)
Natalie Imbruglia
Edit: Added danish title
Added Trine Rein link. She holds horses ffs.
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Heart's 80s hits "Alone" and "What About Love?" where originally from i-Ten and Toronto in the early 80s:
Also was surprised that Pat Benatar wasn't the first to do "Shadows of the Night". It was done by both Helen Schneider and Rachel Sweet (who many aren't aware, sang the theme song to Clarissa Explains It All) in 1981:
Also was surprised that Pat Benatar wasn't the first to do "Shadows of the Night". It was done by both Helen Schneider and Rachel Sweet (who many aren't aware, sang the theme song to Clarissa Explains It All) in 1981:
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The full track has Kurt saying "that was a David Bowie song" at the end of it while the audience applauds.
i remember david bowie saying in some interview that people after a concert would tell him how cool it is for him to cover a nirvana song.
I guess most radio stations cut the end for time. The ones here didn't.
I was having a rough day last week and this song came up in my spotify playlist. I love Michael but I didnt know this was a cover after all these years.
I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston is a cover of a Dolly Parton song of the same name.
Cindy Lauper covered this song:
Joan Jett covered this song:
Cindy Lauper covered this song:
Joan Jett covered this song:
What? I've been listening to some of Springsteen's greatest and had never heard it.
Edit: it's a better version too!
This one is a bit of a funny timeline. Prince originally composed the song and his side project "The Family" released it without any success.
Sinead O'Connor then covered it, successfully. Her and Prince then met, and hated each others guts. Prince then did his version of the song and released it in 1993.
So you have a side project's cover's cover being the lesser known version of the song performed by the more successful artist.
Damn, I had no idea about this one.
Huh, other way around for me. Never knew London Grammar covered this. I really love the original.
This is the first one I thought of too, and I'm surprised it wasn't even posted until now. Always thought it was Lou Bega's song.
I'm quoting myself and digging deeper The Bobby Fuller version of I fought the law is a cover !!! the original is by the crickets
Ohh nooo!!! I never knew Self control was not Laura Braningan's +_+
Was actually happy living that lie, now everytime I wanna listen to it I'll know it's not hers :sigh:
I was never really a big enough fan to buy their albums; I just knew and liked the song from the radio and was surprised when I heard the original some time later.
Wut? i never knew that Torn was a cover. Gotta check out the original.