<![CDATA[Twenty famous songs that are actually covers.]]>Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Music General

ITTY — 8 years ago(November 21, 2017 10:15 PM)

  1. “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O’Connor (original by Prince/The Family)
  2. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix (original by Bob Dylan)
  3. “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Joan Jett (original by Arrows)
  4. “Hound Dog” by Elvis (original by Big Mama Thorton)
  5. “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell (original by Gloria Jones)
  6. “Cocaine” by Eric Clapton (original by JJ Cale)
  7. “True Love Will Find You in the End” by Beck (original by Daniel Johnston)
  8. “I Fought The Law” by The Clash (original by The Crickets)
  9. “Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley (original by Leonard Cohen)
  10. “Blinded by the Light” by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (original by Bruce Springsteen)
  11. “It’s My Life” by No Doubt (original by Talk Talk)
  12. “There She Goes” by Six Pence None The Richer (original by The Las)
  13. “The Man Who Sold The World” by Nirvana (original by David Bowie)
  14. “Respect” by Aretha Franklin (original by Otis Redding)
  15. “Me and Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin (original by Kris Kristofferson)
  16. “Downtown Train” by Rod Stewart (original by Tom Waits)
  17. “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper (original by Robert Hazard)
  18. “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” by They Might Be Giants (original by The Four Lads)
  19. “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” by Frank Sinatra (original by Virginea Bruce)
  20. “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston (original by Dolly Parton)
    Did any surprise you?
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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".

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Yes, I Love Rock 'n' Roll, Tainted Love and Blinded by the Light

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