I didn't know it was a cover

EricTheWeary

https://youtu.be/emy5mA8Ixtc

I’d assumed Blondie did the original of this but no. Wow. 

EricTheWeary

I'm reading Francis Rossi's autobiography and he mentions The Price of Love which Quo covered early on and Bryan Ferry had a big hit with later. I had no idea it's an Everly Brothers song; doh! 

Grumpyrocker

chrishill901 said:

Also finding out that practically every Led Zeppelin song was a rip off kind of ruined Zep for me.

"Practically Every" isn't true though. And you could level the same thing at the early work of the Beatles until they discovered and created some really wonderful unique music; just as LZ did. 

Litterick

The list of guitarists who apparently "rejected" the Rolling Stones gig probably numbers about the same as folk who claim to have been at school with the Kray twins.  An awful lot of names were bandied around at the time, but I reckon the only other guitarist who was formally offered the berth was Jeff Beck.  But that's probably a tall tale as well.  I do remember reading that Rod Stewart was 100% confident that his "best mate" would never join the Stones..

Rolling Stone in 1970 asked Eric Clapton about Jagger, and Clapton replied, "Well, he asked me to play with the Stones last year, before he found Mick Taylor. But I was into the Blind Faith thing … so no."

RandallFlagg

It's Not Over Yet by The Klaxons, my wife told me it was a dance song by Grace. I like both versions.

Bellycaster

I thought Gloria Gaynor's version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" was the Original. Turns out it was wrote for the Jackson 5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvmqYZr0RFo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-FqlEae-v4

  

fields5069

Neill said:

Like everyone else I was convinced that Rod Stewart recorded the original of "Handbags and Gladrags".
 IIRC Mr Stewart asserted this after the tune became famous as the theme to "The Office".  But that was also a cover, of the original released by Chris Farlowe which sank without trace, just like Rod the Mod's did first time around.

Did anyone know that Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" is a cover?     

Of course there's also I Don't Wanna Talk About It. I always sing the Crazy Horse version when I'm strumming around the house,  I much prefer it.

fields5069

Has anyone mentioned Fix You?

chrishill901

Grumpyrocker said:

chrishill901 said:

Also finding out that practically every Led Zeppelin song was a rip off kind of ruined Zep for me.

"Practically Every" isn't true though. And you could level the same thing at the early work of the Beatles until they discovered and created some really wonderful unique music; just as LZ did. 

Slight exaggeration for effect but a lot of my favourite Zep tracks were ripped off which I found disappointing. If they were openly covers then it would perhaps be a different story. And I can't stand the Beatles, early or late.

I never realised Toploader's 'Dancing in the moonlight' was a cover until a few years back. It didn't put me off though, the fact I associate the track with Jamie Oliver did

fields5069

Kebabkid said:

'R-e-s-p-e-c-t' was originally released by Otis Redding

And covered quite brilliantly by The Vagrants, which is my favourite version.

Bellycaster

Strange Bedfellows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH9meoWmAOM

&

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtWTUt2RZh0

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hollywoodrox

DiscoStu said:

Behind The Mask by Eric Clapton.
It's a late 70s song by Japanese synthpop band Yellow Magic Orchestra. Michael Jackson added lyrics to it and it was then covered by Clapton.

Awesome ,I like that song. I like august as it’s pretty contemporary 80s rock vibe 

CeeJay

'Hound Dog'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoHDrzw-RPg

EricTheWeary

CeeJay said:

'Hound Dog'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoHDrzw-RPg

I think the expectation is that the BMT original will be some weedy, half baked recording that Elvis brought to life but it’s fully formed and fully great.
As it happens yesterday MrsTheWeary sent me this, a version someone she knows had posted on their Twitter. Short, sweet solo by Buddy Guy: 

https://youtu.be/cZM386M6xUY

guitars4you

I’m a believer - never knew that Neil Diamond wrote it

S56035

guitars4you said:

I’m a believer - never knew that Neil Diamond wrote it

S'not a cover though. Just not written by the Monkees.

theatreanchor

So many. Too many. 

DiscoStu

My Way by Frank Sinatra is a cover. sort of.

It was originally a French no.1 called 'Comme d'habitude' by Claude François. Paul Anka heard it, secured the rights, rewrote the lyrics, and gave it to Frank.
I heard the original on the radio a couple of months ago having never known about it and was amazed that Frank's was a cover. 

guitars4you

DiscoStu said:

My Way by Frank Sinatra is a cover. sort of.

It was originally a French no.1 called 'Comme d'habitude' by Claude François. Paul Anka heard it, secured the rights, rewrote the lyrics, and gave it to Frank.
I heard the original on the radio a couple of months ago having never known about it and was amazed that Frank's was a cover. 

Bit of a similar story to Mack The Knife  - came from the Threepenny Opera

JAYJO

S56035 said:

guitars4you said:

I’m a believer - never knew that Neil Diamond wrote it

S'not a cover though. Just not written by the Monkees.

Neil Diamond may have recorded it....making it a cover..