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Post by Winston Wolfe on Nov 4, 2023 7:37:29 GMT
The only one that immediately comes to mind is Alien Ant Farm covering "Smooth Criminal"
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Post by cypher on Nov 4, 2023 11:14:29 GMT
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
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Post by Zos on Nov 4, 2023 14:37:19 GMT
Sinéad O'Connor
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Post by mstreepsucks on Nov 4, 2023 14:42:34 GMT
In other words, people that suck at music?
3 dog night.
And I guess, by my logic... Technically the Byrds also.
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Post by Vodkie on Nov 4, 2023 21:23:54 GMT
I can think of a few
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You. Originally by Dolly Parton
Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U. Originally by The Family, Written and demoed by Prince.
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn. Originally written and demoed by Ednaswap. First released by Lis Sørensen as "Brændt" (Danish For Burned). Natalie's cover was based off Norwegian singer Trine Rein's cover
Betty Everett - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his kiss). Originally by Merry Clayton.
Aretha Franklin - Respect. Originally by Otis Redding.
Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart. Originally "Don't tell my heart" by The Marcy Brothers.
All-4-One - I Swear. Originally by John Michael Montgomery.
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Post by alpha128 on Nov 4, 2023 21:49:42 GMT
Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize. Originally by Slade.
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Nov 4, 2023 21:57:13 GMT
This guy never did release a song that did better than this cover. It was actually his first ever song on the radio. It got as far as #6 in 2000.
God bless you and him always!!!
Holly
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Post by Vodkie on Nov 5, 2023 13:27:25 GMT
Roberta Flack - Killing me softly with his song. Originally by Lori Lieberman
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Post by llanwydd on Nov 5, 2023 18:26:54 GMT
The first thing I thought of was Peter, Paul and Mary covering Blowin in the Wind, but maybe Puff the Magic Dragon was more famous.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Nov 7, 2023 10:16:23 GMT
Linda Ronstadt(every song she did)
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Post by Roberto on Nov 7, 2023 23:08:11 GMT
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Post by Jokers_Wilde on Nov 13, 2023 20:08:53 GMT
One off the top of my head was: Come On Eileen - covered by the band Save Ferris. I would go into it is rare that for a one-hit wonder's one-hit, it is a cover....of someone else's one-hit. But, I got flayed alive for even suggesting that Dexy's Midnight Runners was a one-hit wonder.  They were over here (North America). However, they had several hits in their home land. Joker's Wilde |
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Post by NJtoTX on Nov 13, 2023 22:27:29 GMT
Cindi Lauper
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Nov 13, 2023 23:55:33 GMT
Bananarama - Venus
The original artist for the song Venus was the Dutch band Shocking Blue in 1969
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Post by NJtoTX on Nov 14, 2023 1:57:37 GMT
Baha Men
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Nov 14, 2023 23:22:53 GMT
It's debatable what Elvis' most famous song is, but Houndog is up there and it's a cover of a song by Big Mama Thornton.
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Post by NJtoTX on Nov 15, 2023 0:21:27 GMT
Janis Joplin
written by Kris K
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Nov 16, 2023 22:51:38 GMT
This song was done for a tribute album to the late and legendary Keith Whitley in 1994 and what I have here is a copy of Alison Krauss singing the song with him.  God bless you and Keith's family and Alison always!!! Holly (a fan of her since 1994) P.S. Alison's solo copy of the song got as far as #3 in 1995. |
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