Cover Songs.

[Caitlyn]

Re: Cover Songs.

There have been covers, Erasure did do the Abbaisque EP, & Madonna managed to get permission to sample some of their songs.

yes Maddona sampled but wasn't the erasure thing a tribute??? And some Erasure songs have been covered.

[Clare]

Re: Cover Songs.

Nobody can cover an ABBA song.

Blancmange can!

[Richard1978]

Re: Cover Songs.

Hey, even at my tender age I just love ABBA you can't beat, or cover but there have need some decent tribute groups... Considering Benny and Bjorn own the rights to the songs I don't think (please correct me)they have ever sold the rights to the songs for covers.

There have been covers, Erasure did do the Abbaisque EP, & Madonna managed to get permission to sample some of their songs.

[Caitlyn]

Re: Cover Songs.

Nobody can cover an ABBA song.

Hey, even at my tender age I just love ABBA you can't beat, or cover but there have need some decent tribute groups... Considering Benny and Bjorn own the rights to the songs I don't think (please correct me)they have ever sold the rights to the songs for covers.

[escorteclipse1990]

Re: Cover Songs.

Nobody can cover an ABBA song.

[Caitlyn]

Re: Cover Songs.

Then Rod Stewart, then the Stereophonics!

"Bette Davis Eyes" was originally by Jackie DeShannon:

This kind of thing I love same song but totally different.

[Cartimand]

Re: Cover Songs.

Not normally a fan of covers, but I reckon Disturbed absolutely nailed the Sound of Silence:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4

[Clare]

Re: Cover Songs.

Handbags & Gladrags - Mike D'Abo (of Manfred Mann fame) wrote it but recorded it later, as an album track, after Chris Farlowe

Then Rod Stewart, then the Stereophonics!

"Bette Davis Eyes" was originally by Jackie DeShannon:

[zabadak]

Re: Cover Songs.

It's also interesting to discover that songs you thought were originals are actually covers.

Also, some songs were "covered" before the original artist sang them!

Both Sides, Now - Judy Collins recorded her version before Joni Mitchell did
Heart On MY Sleeve - "Extended Play" by Bryan Ferry featured 4 songs which were supposedly covers but, on the notes on the sleeve, it says he recorded this before Gallagher & Lyle did!
Handbags & Gladrags - Mike D'Abo (of Manfred Mann fame) wrote it but recorded it later, as an album track, after Chris Farlowe

There are others...

[zabadak]

Re: Cover Songs.

One of my favourite covers is Al Green's version of The Bee Gees How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?

Check out Talking Heads' version of his Take Me To The River

[Clare]

Re: Cover Songs.

I knew that "I Fought the Law" by the Clash was a cover of a Bobby Fuller Four song, but I only recently found out that that version was also a cover, of a Crickets song!

[tex]

Re: Cover Songs.

Very impressive list Tex, but I always think of the Beatles as being "original", which I am sure that most others do.

Elvis Presley also had a few hits covered by others as well - seeing Carl Perkins on the list made me think of Blue Suede Shoes.

Just to be clear George i love the Beatles and ofcourse Lennon and Mccartney wrote a huge number of original songs but as you can see they recorded a ton of songs by other artists particularly in there earlier years.

[George 1978]

Re: Cover Songs.

Very impressive list Tex, but I always think of the Beatles as being "original", which I am sure that most others do.

Elvis Presley also had a few hits covered by others as well - seeing Carl Perkins on the list made me think of Blue Suede Shoes.

[tex]

Re: Cover Songs.

I have always thought of the Beatles as being original, but providing songs for others to cover such as the Overlanders' Michelle.

Nah far from it ...see below

The Beatles
Song Year Beatles album Original artist Ref.
"Anna (Go to Him)" 1963 Please Please Me Arthur Alexander
"Chains" 1963 Please Please Me The Cookies
"Boys" 1963 Please Please Me The Shirelles
"Baby It's You" 1963 Please Please Me The Shirelles
"A Taste of Honey" 1963 Please Please Me Bobby Scott/Lenny Welch
"Twist and Shout" 1963 Please Please Me The Top Notes (as hit The Isley Brothers)
"Till There Was You" 1963 With the Beatles Barbara Cook
"Please Mr. Postman" 1963 With the Beatles The Marvelettes
"Roll Over Beethoven" 1963 With the Beatles Chuck Berry
"You Really Got a Hold on Me" 1963 With the Beatles The Miracles
"Devil in Her Heart" 1963 With the Beatles The Donays
"Money (That's What I Want)" 1963 With the Beatles Barrett Strong
"Long Tall Sally" 1964 Long Tall Sally (EP) Little Richard
"Slow Down" 1964 Long Tall Sally (EP) Larry Williams
"Matchbox" 1964 Long Tall Sally (EP) Carl Perkins
"Rock and Roll Music" 1964 Beatles for Sale Chuck Berry
"Mr. Moonlight" 1964 Beatles for Sale Dr. Feelgood
"Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" 1964 Beatles for Sale Little Willie Littlefield/Little Richard
"Words of Love" 1964 Beatles for Sale Buddy Holly
"Honey Don't" 1964 Beatles for Sale Carl Perkins
"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" 1964 Beatles for Sale Carl Perkins
"Bad Boy" 1965 Beatles VI Larry Williams
"Act Naturally" 1965 Help! Johnny Russell
"Dizzy Miss Lizzy" 1965 Help! Larry Williams
"Maggie Mae" 1970 Let It Be The Vipers Skiffle Group (traditional)
"I Got a Woman" 1994 Live at the BBC Ray Charles
"Too Much Monkey Business" 1994 Live at the BBC Chuck Berry
"Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" 1994 Live at the BBC Little Eva
"Young Blood" 1994 Live at the BBC The Coasters
"A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" 1994 Live at the BBC Arthur Alexander
"Sure to Fall (In Love with You)" 1994 Live at the BBC Carl Perkins
"Some Other Guy" 1994 Live at the BBC Richie Barrett
"That's All Right, Mama" 1994 Live at the BBC Elvis Presley
"Carol" 1994 Live at the BBC Chuck Berry
"Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)" 1994 Live at the BBC Arthur Alexander
"Clarabella" 1994 Live at the BBC The Jodimars
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" 1994 Live at the BBC Elvis Presley
"Crying, Waiting, Hoping" 1994 Live at the BBC Buddy Holly
"To Know Her Is to Love Her" 1994 Live at the BBC The Teddy Bears
"The Honeymoon Song” 1994 Live at the BBC Marino Marini
"Johnny B. Goode" 1994 Live at the BBC Chuck Berry
"Memphis, Tennessee" 1994 Live at the BBC Chuck Berry
"Lucille" 1994 Live at the BBC Little Richard
"Sweet Little Sixteen" 1994 Live at the BBC Chuck Berry
"Lonesome Tears in My Eyes" 1994 Live at the BBC Johnny Burnette and His Rock 'n' Roll Trio
"Nothin' Shakin'" 1994 Live at the BBC Eddie Fontaine
"The Hippy Hippy Shake" 1994 Live at the BBC Chan Romero
"Glad All Over" 1994 Live at the BBC Carl Perkins
"I Just Don’t Understand" 1994 Live at the BBC Ann-Margret
"So How Come (No One Loves Me)" 1994 Live at the BBC The Everly Brothers
"I Forgot To Remember To Forget" 1994 Live at the BBC Elvis Presley
"I Got to Find My Baby" 1994 Live at the BBC Chuck Berry
"Ooh! My Soul" 1994 Live at the BBC Little Richard
"Don't Ever Change" 1994 Live at the BBC The Crickets
"That'll Be the Day" 1995 Anthology 1 The Crickets
"Hallelujah I Love Her So" 1995 Anthology 1 Ray Charles
"Ain't She Sweet" 1995 Anthology 1/Anthology 3 Milton Ager/Jack Yellen
"Searchin'" 1995 Anthology 1 The Coasters
"Three Cool Cats" 1995 Anthology 1 The Coasters
"The Sheik of Araby" 1995 Anthology 1 Harry B. Smith/Francis Wheeler/Ted Snyder
"Bésame Mucho" 1995 Anthology 1 Consuelo Velázquez
"Lend Me Your Comb" 1995 Anthology 1 Carl Perkins
"Shout" 1995 Anthology 1 The Isley Brothers
"Leave My Kitten Alone" 1995 Anthology 1 Little Willie John
"I'm Talking About You" 2013 On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 Chuck Berry
"Beautiful Dreamer" 2013 On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 Tony Orlando (based on the Stephen Foster song)
Solo

[Mulletino]

Re: Cover Songs.

It's also interesting to discover that songs you thought were originals are actually covers.

The Wonder of you, I thought Elvis Presley sang the original, only found out it was a cover (that had also been covered before his release a few times) earlier this year!