Covers that you never knew were covers.

[The Ruthsayer]

So, listening to an excellent RockBlock on Planet Rock, they played ‘When the Levee Breaks’, by Led Zep. Not only one of my favourite Zep tracks, but one of my all time faves.
And it’s a cover.
I never knew.
Looking forward to discovering the original. Any others out there?

 

[TeaCider]

The Best by Tina Turner.

Only found out when she died that it was a cover of a Bonnie Tyler song.

 

[The Ruthsayer]

The Best by Tina Turner.

Only found out when she died that it was a cover of a Bonnie Tyler song.

Two fantastic female vocalists!

 

[dribble]

Native New Yorker , originally done by Frankie Valley & The 4 Seasons.

 

[Blf]

So, listening to an excellent RockBlock on Planet Rock, they played ‘When the Levee Breaks’, by Led Zep. Not only one of my favourite Zep tracks, but one of my all time faves.
And it’s a cover.
I never knew.
Looking forward to discovering the original. Any others out there?

The original was by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Millie. I love it but I know the original blues tunes aren't everyone's cuppa.
Funnily enough it was hearing Zepplins version and whispering Bob Harris mentioning it was a cover that made me look for the original.
Millie gets a songwriting credit on the Zepplin one apparently.

 

[Aet290204]

China Girl by David Bowie

 

[Starbuck]

China Girl by David Bowie

Was written by Bowie though, yeah ?

 

[Blf]

The other one of Zepplins was Dazed and Confused . I didn't know that was a cover too.

 

[Rishworthian]

Help me make it through the night best known by Joan Baez but it was actually written by Kris Kristopherson

 

[Blf]

Was written by Bowie though, yeah ?

And Iggy Pop

 

[king_hellfire]

Songs that I liked before realising they were cover versions were…

Pixies - Head On
Nirvana - Love Buzz*
The Breeders - Happiness is a Warm Gun
Guns N’ Roses - Mama Kin
Guns N’ Roses - Nice Boys
Bananarama - Venus*



*both originally by a band called Shocking Blue. This is the answer to any future music quizzes where the question is ‘what is the link between Bananarama and Nirvana’.

 

[BoroMart]

Blue suede shoes, the original was by Carl Perkins and Hound Dog was originally the legendary Big Mama Thornton

 

[Glover_elbow]

Tragedy a terrible beegees cover of a steps classic

 

[ForssAwakens]

Hendrix - all along the watchtower

 

[Frankie Lee]

Bob Dylan ruining Mr Tambourine Man by Alvin And The Chipmunks.

 

[ForssAwakens]

Songs that I liked before realising they were cover versions were…

Pixies - Head On
Nirvana - Love Buzz*
The Breeders - Happiness is a Warm Gun
Guns N’ Roses - Mama Kin
Guns N’ Roses - Nice Boys
Bananarama - Venus*



*both originally by a band called Shocking Blue. This is the answer to any future music quizzes where the question is ‘what is the link between Bananarama and Nirvana’.

I was into nirvana before I was into Bowie. Didn’t realise man who sold the world wasn’t nirvana’s

 

[Rain_Dogs]

Shout by Lulu. I couldn't believe it when I found out Lulu heard Alex Harvey playing it first!

 

[The Ruthsayer]

The other one of Zepplins was Dazed and Confused . I didn't know that was a cover too.

Is nothing as we thought?
Clearly not.

 

[The Ruthsayer]

Hendrix - all along the watchtower

But infinitely better than Mr Zimmerman’s original.

 

[atypical_boro]

Tiffany - Think We’re Alone Now
Manfed Mann - The Mighty Quinn

Depends how far back we’re going, I’ve known the above 2 were for a long time now.