34 Songs You Didn't Know Are Covers
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Published 2024-07-17
It's easy to not realise that a famous song is actually not the original version. So today we are going to look at 34 songs where the most well-known version isn't actually the original.
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All Comments (21)
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Jimmi Hendrix’s “Star Spangled Banner” was originally written for an 18th century men’s club
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I think you came up with the word "outshadowed" (a cross between "overshadowed" and "outshone"?), which I've never heard before. We'll have to see whether it catches on and anyone covers it.
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"Istanbul, not Constantinopel" is commonly known for the They Might Be Giants version, but was originally by The Four Lads
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this whole video is just a big "well ackshually" and i love it
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I just realised that the record sleeve of London Calling by The Clash is a copy of Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis. That's a cover of a cover.
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"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell was originally recorded by Gloria Jones. Gloria was also romantically involved and had a child with Marc Bolen of T. Rex. She was driving the car that crashed and fatally injured Marc in 1977.
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I once talked to a UB40 fan, who regretted that "the only original song they did was Red Red Wine". I had to let him down, and point out the fact that it was actually written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond.
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I didn't even know "I put a spell on you" was covered. the Screamin' Jay Hawkins original is so iconic!
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It's crazy how often I see "All Along the Watchtower" referred to as a Jimi Hendrix song, by people apparently unaware of Bob Dylan
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Every time I start to think it's the original, there's always something there to remind me.
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Barbara Ann was a cover?!?! That one blew my mind.
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Fun fact: there is footage out there of George Harrison in 1964 requesting that I Got My Mind Set On You be played on the radio station he was listening to. That was a whole 24 years before he released his cover
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When I learned that 'It Must Be Love' and 'Something Inside So Strong' were made by the same person I was floored. Labbi Siffre is one of the greatest musicians of his time and really isn't talked about enough
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"The First Cut Is the Deepest" was a hit for Rod Stewart, then Sheryl Crow, but was originally done by its writer, Cat Stevens.
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To make matters worse I’ve just found out my duvet is a cover.
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The instrumental half of "Black Magic Woman" is "Gypsy Queen", originally by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo. His work is well worth checking into.
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one of my favourite cover songs is "The Door's: Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)." It was actually a cover of The German opera song written in 1929 by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht.
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Blondie's The Tide is High is another song I didn't realise until quite recently was a cover.
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"Unchained Melody" was originally recorded as a song track for the 1955 movie "Unchained". Recorded by Todd Duncan, an African-American opera singer, the version we are all most familiar with is the 1965 cover by the Righteous Brothers.
