[Music] Well loved Classic songs made famous by a cover version rather than the original

[scooter1]

Venus by Shocking Blue, 1.1m YouTube views
Venus by Banarama, 25m views
Sorry, don’t know how to embed YouTube links via an iphone

 

[wuntbedruv]

https://youtu.be/L9aK7Vou7EE

PRINCE Nothing compares 2U

Changed version,as this is the original

 

[ozzygull]

“You can’t hurry love” I know if you were born before 1972 then the original supremes is more famous, but it will always be a Phil Collins song for me,

Both videos taken from artists channel

353k views


7 million views

 

[Is it PotG?]

Discussions to this day about the provenance.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Our own Leo Sayer

https://youtu.be/LC1FggE8sc4

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

My step daughter, some 30 years ago, thought this was by curiosity killed the cat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUxiKQXxGR8

 

[GT49er]

Oooh goodie! The wonderful 'Cover versions that smash the originals' classic thread has been re-branded and re-launched!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4TzjRFfsJs

 

[Is it PotG?]

My step daughter, some 30 years ago, thought this was by curiosity killed the cat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUxiKQXxGR8

The Christians did a good 'un.

 

[Gwylan]

I only found out the other day that this is a cover version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCU0h8iR_Dw

 

[Icy Gull]

https://youtu.be/peX4X_cd6Gg

 

[wuntbedruv]

https://youtu.be/1lyu1KKwC74

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards argued quite successfully that this is a cover version of this

https://youtu.be/ncRkWJmRzX8

 

[Icy Gull]

Oooh goodie! The wonderful 'Cover versions that smash the originals' classic thread has been re-branded and re-launched!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4TzjRFfsJs

Except this a thread for the originals not the cover versions, subtle difference

 

[Weststander]

Originally by Pete Seeger in 1959, he thought The Byrds version was more complete and better.





….. and to meet @Icy’s rule:

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Originally by The Nerves

The Tide is High and Denise were both covers as well.

 

[GT49er]

The winner !

Yep, another cover version that smashed the original! Not the only one on here ...............................

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

https://youtu.be/1lyu1KKwC74

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards argued quite successfully that this is a cover version of this

https://youtu.be/ncRkWJmRzX8

Not strictly true. Bitter Sweet is based on a looped sample of an orchestral version of a Stones track. They hadn’t agreed to license it and after release the owner of the Recorded music (who wasn’t Jagger or Richard’s) asked for 100% rights which resulted in Jagger and Richards getting the song writing credit.

 

[Icy Gull]

Yep, another cover version that smashed the original! Not the only one on here ...............................

Except the thread was meant to be about the originals NOT the cover versions that are better known

Thread title obviously not clear given how many cover versions have been posted

 

[GT49er]

Except the thread was meant to be about the originals NOT the cover versions that are better known

Thread title obviously not clear given how many cover versions have been posted

Yes, I think that was the point I was making - it isn't!

 

[Is it PotG?]

The Tide is High and Denise were both covers as well.

Who is 'Denise'?

 

[McTavish]

My step daughter, some 30 years ago, thought this was by curiosity killed the cat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUxiKQXxGR8

She was wrong:



Edit: Already pointed out by PotG.