Original songs but the cover version is the better known one.

[Orikoru]

Speaking of Annie Lennox, I had no idea for years that No More I Love Yous was actually a cover. I listened to the original, it's actually awful! She did a great job with it.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Everybody wants to rule the world. Two very different versions by Tears for Fears and Gary Jules but both excellent.

Because the night, original by Bruce Springsteen but the Patti Smith version is better known.

 

[BrianM]

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn. I didn't even know that was a cover until about two years ago.

Power of Love (I'm your lady you are my man one) - I think plenty of people just think of that as Celine Dion. But the original Jennifer Rush version is fantastic.

Torn was played all the time on the radio when I started my apprenticeship as a 16 year old.
Still a good song, never knew it was a cover either.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

One of the questions in last nights Pub quiz.

What groups first five hits were cover versions.

The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The Rolling Stones
The Who

I got it straight away but it still surprised me.

 

[Orikoru]

One of the questions in last nights Pub quiz.

What groups first five hits were cover versions.

The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The Rolling Stones
The Who

I got it straight away but it still surprised me.

I am torn between Beatles and Rolling Stones. Probably the latter.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Everybody wants to rule the world. Two very different versions by Tears for Fears and Gary Jules but both excellent.

Because the night, original by Bruce Springsteen but the Patti Smith version is better known.

Pedant alert but think you mean Mad World.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Cover aberration;

The glorious original cover;

I'd pay to hear that woman read the telephone directory.

...and she's a pretty damn useful bluegrass fiddler also...

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Pedant alert but think you mean Mad World.

Good point, well made!

 

[Deleted member 21258]

 

[ScienceBoy]

I think I am going to have to wait for someone to cover these covers for me to recognise them.

 

[Grizzly]

So, I don't have the IT awareness to embed videos for you, but I'd offer up Adele's version of Make You Feel My Love. Which is not a patch on the brilliant Bob Dylan original.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Honestly if I can do it anyone can ?
Just click or touch the "share" option in YouTube, choose "Copy link" and paste it into this box.

or right click on the video as it plays and select Copy Link

 

[jim8flog]

One of the questions in last nights Pub quiz.

What groups first five hits were cover versions.

The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The Rolling Stones
The Who

I got it straight away but it still surprised me.

I probably would have gone for the Strolling Bones. They were essentially a rock/blues band in the beginning and I am sure that at least one was a remake of one of the greats like Muddy Waters, Ben E King.

 

[TerryA]

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley
better than the original by Leonard Cohen who actually wrote it.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I probably would have gone for the Strolling Bones. They were essentially a rock/blues band in the beginning and I am sure that at least one was a remake of one of the greats like Muddy Waters, Ben E King.

Yes it was The Stones, remember 'Little Red Rooster'...…..that was a very strange song to top the charts at that time.

 

[Rlburnside]

Led Zeppelin’s whole lotta love nicked from a Wille Dixon song ?

 

[Jensen]

One of my favourites, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, had a few on their first album :-

The original

Frankie gets my vote

 

[Jensen]

More from Frankie :-

Or The Boss

 

[Norrin Radd]

Frankie's Born to run is far better than the boss version ,Johnson at least can sing

 

[SocketRocket]