Twenty famous songs that are actually covers.
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ITTY — 8 years ago(November 21, 2017 10:15 PM)
- “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O’Connor (original by Prince/The Family)
- “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix (original by Bob Dylan)
- “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Joan Jett (original by Arrows)
- “Hound Dog” by Elvis (original by Big Mama Thorton)
- “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell (original by Gloria Jones)
- “Cocaine” by Eric Clapton (original by JJ Cale)
- “True Love Will Find You in the End” by Beck (original by Daniel Johnston)
- “I Fought The Law” by The Clash (original by The Crickets)
- “Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley (original by Leonard Cohen)
- “Blinded by the Light” by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (original by Bruce Springsteen)
- “It’s My Life” by No Doubt (original by Talk Talk)
- “There She Goes” by Six Pence None The Richer (original by The Las)
- “The Man Who Sold The World” by Nirvana (original by David Bowie)
- “Respect” by Aretha Franklin (original by Otis Redding)
- “Me and Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin (original by Kris Kristofferson)
- “Downtown Train” by Rod Stewart (original by Tom Waits)
- “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper (original by Robert Hazard)
- “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” by They Might Be Giants (original by The Four Lads)
- “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” by Frank Sinatra (original by Virginea Bruce)
- “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston (original by Dolly Parton)
Did any surprise you?
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cryptoflovecraft — 8 years ago(November 21, 2017 11:29 PM)
Dead Kennedys did a great cover of "I Fought The Law" (I prefer it to The Clash's version) and industrial band Coil did a good cover of "Tainted Love". Coil also covered Leonard Cohen's "Who By Fire".