Cover versions you never realised existed...

Fassa Albrecht · #1 01-24-2010, 09:23 PM

Sounds odd but this happened to me a few days ago.

One of my favorite songs by Status Quo is 'In The Army Now'. Now on YT there's a 'recommended for you' section which brought up the ORIGINAL version, which I never realised existed until now.
THe original was released a good 5 years earlier than the Quo verision, by a band called Bolland.

Anyone else find songs like this?

Swampman Cory · #2 01-24-2010, 09:27 PM

This happened to me a week ago, but I can't remember what song it was *facepalm*

Red Rover · #3 01-24-2010, 09:29 PM

When I first heard Mad World by Gary Jules I didn't realize it was a cover of a Tears for Fears song.

Fassa Albrecht · #4 01-24-2010, 09:31 PM

I also thought until recently that Eric Clapton wrote 'I Shot The Sheriff'.

*facepalm*

Unrepresented · #5 01-24-2010, 09:32 PM

Had this happen to me today. Was watching The Old Grey Whistle Test disc 2 and Argent plays "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" which I'd always thought was the only well-written song Kiss had ever composed. Turns out they still have none.

Fassa Albrecht · #6 01-24-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Unrepresented

Had this happen to me today. Was watching The Old Grey Whistle Test disc 2 and Argent plays "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" which I'd always thought was the only well-written song Kiss had ever composed. Turns out they still have none.

Toronto Bassist · #7 01-24-2010, 10:48 PM

I used to listen to Gary Moore's "Corridors of Power", and thought that "Wishing Well" was his song, but lo and behold it was by...uh

someone else. Can't remember who.

what the heck is a "corridor of power" anyways?

progrockbass · #8 01-24-2010, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Toronto Bassist

I used to listen to Gary Moore's "Corridors of Power", and thought that "Wishing Well" was his song, but lo and behold it was by...uh

someone else. Can't remember who.

what the heck is a "corridor of power" anyways?

Wishing Well the Terence Trent D'arby song? A corridor of power refers to hallways or corridors usually associated with US Congress and Senate could also be the Pentagon or White House or any other government institution.

Toronto Bassist · #9 01-24-2010, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by progrockbass

Wishing Well the Terence Trent D'arby song?

I just looked it up and it turns out that it was originally by Free, the band that gave us All Right Now. I should've realized it, seeing as I bought their big Chronicles album off of iTunes

kentiki · #10 01-24-2010, 11:07 PM

"Wishing Well" by Free.

ERIC31 · #11 01-24-2010, 11:08 PM

This should be fun.

I Love Rock N Roll - Joan Jett....I don't know who did it originally.
I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow....originally by the Strangeloves I think.

rodl2005 · #12 01-24-2010, 11:20 PM

Embarassing-but I 1st REMEMBER hearing 'You can't Hurry Love" by ...Phil Collins & thought "what a cr@p song, what a crud film clip" etc etc... Hated it!!! Then 6 months later I hear the original Supremes version- WOW..... I found it was actually a great song!!!! Goes to show how EASILY a song can be murdered!!!!!

Richland123 · #13 01-25-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ERIC31

This should be fun.

I Love Rock N Roll - Joan Jett....I don't know who did it originally.
I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow....originally by the Strangeloves I think.

I Love Rock & Roll was originally by The Arrows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AT_Pbtyid0

Richland123 · #14 01-25-2010, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Unrepresented

Had this happen to me today. Was watching The Old Grey Whistle Test disc 2 and Argent plays "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" which I'd always thought was the only well-written song Kiss had ever composed. Turns out they still have none.

Petra also covered God gave Rock & Roll To You.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-v77...eature=related

Thankful birds · #15 01-25-2010, 12:46 PM

Shiner's cover of "Feel Like Mkain' Love" I doubt most people are familiar with the band, or the cover, but it's amazing. Starnge 7/4 feel and sludgy remake. It's almost unrecognizbel until the chorus.

Also, I did not know for a while that Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" was originally written by Leonard Cohen. I think a lot of people are introduced to that tune through Buckley.

Dave · #16 01-25-2010, 12:51 PM

House of Fools does a pretty great cover of "Keep the Customer Satisfied."

http://www.myspace.com/houseoffools

Its at the bottom of the music player. Check out some of their other stuff too.

theory028 · #17 01-25-2010, 12:57 PM

I didn't know that Land of Confusion was originally by Genesis until I heard my dad listening to it. I had only known of the Distrurbed version until a couple of months ago.

sirpug · #18 01-25-2010, 01:01 PM

I thought "Hurt" was a Johnny Cash original until I was corrected. Same with "Rusty Cage".

gweimer · #19 01-25-2010, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by progrockbass

Wishing Well the Terence Trent D'arby song? A corridor of power refers to hallways or corridors usually associated with US Congress and Senate could also be the Pentagon or White House or any other government institution.

The Terence Trent D'arby song is a different song with the same title. However, Blackfoot did a pretty nice version of the original by Free. Rickie Medlocke has got some pipes!

The song that most people don't know is a cover would be "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell. Originally released by Gloria Jones, from Cincinnati, and relocated to Europe. She was Marc Bolan's girlfriend, and was in the car with him when he died.

Tainted Love

Fassa Albrecht · #20 01-26-2010, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rodl2005

Embarassing-but I 1st REMEMBER hearing 'You can't Hurry Love" by ...Phil Collins & thought "what a cr@p song, what a crud film clip" etc etc... Hated it!!! Then 6 months later I hear the original Supremes version- WOW..... I found it was actually a great song!!!! Goes to show how EASILY a song can be murdered!!!!!