tinx
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I had an argument with someone the other day about the Templecloud - One Big Family song. I told them it was a cover of an Embrace song but they would not have it. I actually had to download the original to prove it.
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Songs you didnt realise were cover versions
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Jam The Man
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The amount of current chart songs that have samples is staggering!
BensGrandad
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I Will Alawys Love You by Whitney Houston was written by and originally on a B side of a Dolly Parton hit D I V O R C E I think it was.
cheeseroll
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simon swagbag
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I remember as a kid being shocked to hear that Three Steps To Heaven was NOT a Showaddywaddy original.
Pumba04
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David Watts - the Jam..... Took me months to believe my dad that he knew the lyrics as it was originally by the Kinks and written by Ray Davies. I accused him of stealing the album (which to this day I still think he did!)
One of the few Jam songs sung by Foxton and not Weller
One of the few Jam songs sung by Foxton and not Weller
Don Tmatter
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Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
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Sloop John B - Beach Boys
turienzo's lovechild
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Tom Hark - Everyone knows this as a Piranhas song
robbie c
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Happy Birthday!
PFJ
Not the JPF ..splitters !
Not a Status Quo song kids .
NMH
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'Angel' was Jimi Hendrix. Most probably inspired by his vision of his mother, who died young and was absent for much of Jimi's life.
As for the other tunes, mostly co-written I believe. Martin Quittenton did the music on Maggie May, and I would think The Faces did for the other boozy rants.
Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed some of his stuff and have a few Faces, Beck Group, Python Lee Jackson and early solo singles by Rod the Mod - but let's not credit him where it's not due!
Still, here are some examples of great songs sung but not composed by Rod Stewart;
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Austrian Gull
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Not originally by Annie Lennox but by The Lover Speaks.
Not originally by Annie Lennox but by The Lover Speaks.
Norman Potting
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I didn't realise it until recently - much covered so Mr. Z must enjoy the monthly royalty cheque. Covered by an amazing variety of artists from Bryan Ferry via Billy Joel to Jeremy Irons who doesn't do a bad job on it.
Mel Gibson has also done a cover of it during which he seems to be deciding about breaking into full Elvis in Vegas mode. Anyone on Spotify could probably waste a few hours checking out all the versions, some which of which have acquired an extraneous "You..." at the start of the title.
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It's a great track, much better than the Happy Mondays' version. In fact, it was only a few years ago that I realised that the HM had covered it (much of the Madchester stuff passed me by)
Here's one that I only found was a cover version a few years back
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Jam The Man
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Thanks!