Covers that you never knew were covers.

[Aet290204]

Was written by Bowie though, yeah ?

you may be right I thought it was cover of an Iggy Pop song.

 

[Lemmy_kilmister]

Bette Davis Eyes

The original is by Jackie De Shannon, and it sounds nowt like the Kim Carnes version.

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

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

I am obsessed by the man who sold the world. I prefer Lulu's version to Nirvana's mainly because of the Sax, played by Bowie. Midge Ures is my favourite though.

 

[Jedi boro]

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

It’s buffalo bills fight song after they score a touchdown.

They’ve never heard the lulu version.

 

[dribble]

It’s buffalo bills fight song after they score a touchdown.

They’ve never heard the lulu version.

It’s actually an Isley Brothers song from 1959

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

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?

Half of the 1st couple of Led Zeppelin albums are "covers"

One I never knew for a long time was rockin all over the world by status quo being a John Fogerty song.

 

[timetoretire]

Take me to the river - Talking Heads. Courtesy of Al Green.

 

[Legz]

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn

 

[Jonathan]

Tainted Love. Had long assumed it was a Soft Cell or whoever it was original song. Then I heard a version of it in a film trailer that sounded like an older song, lo and behold.

 

[Mattam]

Happy Mondays - Step On is a cover of a John Kongo’s song

 

[ForssAwakens]

I am obsessed by the man who sold the world. I prefer Lulu's version to Nirvana's mainly because of the Sax, played by Bowie. Midge Ures is my favourite though.

I’ve never heard that version, enjoyed it. Has a sound of Bowie in the voice

One of my favourite songs

 

[jam69]

Everbodys talkin , originally by fred neil

 

[The Card Cheat]

Tainted Love. Had long assumed it was a Soft Cell or whoever it was original song. Then I heard a version of it in a film trailer that sounded like an older song, lo and behold.

Gloria Jones was driving the Mini that crashed into a tree killing Marc Bolan.

 

[The Card Cheat]

This blew my mind, not only was this, one of the best pop singles of all time not written by Cyndi Lauper but it was written and released by a fella!

 

[outoftown]

Heard it through the grapevine ..

 

[Willow]

Not really being into CCR for a long time I always though Proud Mary was ike and Tina.

 

[grumpyoldgit]

Status Quo's "Wild Side Of Life". Watching them on TOTP, my old man shouted that it was an old country & western number. I didn't believe him.

Original by Hank Thompson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPvARPfquPc

 

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

Tainted Love. Had long assumed it was a Soft Cell or whoever it was original song. Then I heard a version of it in a film trailer that sounded like an older song, lo and behold.

One of the most famous Northern Soul songs ever, and sang by Gloria Jones who is mother to Marc Bolan's son.

 

[Uhtred]

Don't know if this one has been mentioned, Denis by Blondie, originally recorded by Randy and the Rainbows

 

[Rishworthian]

Hound Dog best known by Elvis

originally by Big Mamma Thornton