Not only did Dolly sing first I Will Always Love You, the lady WROTE it! When people ask Dolly if she feels bad that Whitney had such a huge hit out of Parton’s song, Dolly replies, “Yea, I cry all the way to the bank.”
Dolly has since said she used her profits from the song to build her office building in a primarily black neighborhood in Nashville as a means of investing in the community.
whatta dousche, that dude has no sense of humor oh well. the dudes that thought this was cool, YOU people matter not some dude who was jealous because he couldnt make up his own creative comment. power to the people
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (1956) Originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton (1952). Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize (1983) Was Originally recorded by Slade (1973).
Yes... I thought that Johnny Cash doing, "Hurt" was going to be in the #1 Spot... Everyone I know thinks that it is a Johnny Cash Original and they are all in total disbelief when I tell them that it is a "Nine Inch Nails" Original...
@@stopbullshitting4484 I'm sorry, but you are sorely mistaken... In fact, everyone that I know believes that it is a Johnny Cash original and think that I am crazy and are in total disbelief when I tell them that it was originally done by, "Nine Inch Nails"...
"I Will Always Love You......Dolly was asked what she thought when she heard Whitney sing it. Her answer, "the cash register going cha ching, cha ching!" Ha!
Dolly tells the story that Elvis wanted to record "I will always love you" but the colonel wouldn't let him unless Dolly signed over half the copyright. Dolly refused and she says she made enough from Whitney Huston's cover that she could have bought Graceland if she had wanted it.
+Adele Poling I have never heard the They Might Be Giants version until I saw this comment so obviously the cover wasn't popular enough. The four lads version is the one I am familiar with.
+Nash Knight Also by They Might Be Giants, "The Sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace..." (That's from an old educational filmstrip) :D
All along the Watchtower? Hendrix did it so well Bob Dylan said it basically now long belong to himself but to Hendrix. People think of the guitar bits and Hendrix shredding with some groove going on. A lot of people don’t even know it wasn’t a Jimmy Hendrix cover of Bob Dylan because it’s so iconic and so well done.
@@jimwerther I think most people who know Jimi Hendrix' version also know it's a Dylan lyric - though they may never had heard Dylan's recording. I've seen clips of Dylan playing this one live - and he does indeed declare that it's Jimi's now - and goes ahead and plays it Jimi Hendrix style, as a tribute to a fellow artist who didn't enjoy the longevity of their shared masterpiece.
@@purplexs2506 All before I was born. I did go on to watch Dylan's version some time ago, probably after reading this comment. Obviously Jimi's > Dylan's.
What I read Beck was in studio tapping out the beat to Superstition on the drums when Stevie Wonder wrote it down. Motown said fuck Beck he is not getting the song Wonder wrote it [ from Becks beat] . They sort of co wrote it but not really . Becks idea Stevie wrote it down.
so while the creative musician was being a creative genius the other guy says oh i better right this all down so i can profit from it before he gets it professionally recorded and gets the masters signed in his name.
I remember watching the Dolly Parton Show in the mid-70's and she would close with "I Will Always Love You" every show. Reportedly, it was written for Porter Waggoner when she split from him (artistically....it was never a romance). I realize that Nit-Whitney had a bigger hit with it than Dolly (for whom it was also #1, I believe) but Dolly's version, to me, is SO much more delicate and sublime.
James Thank you for mentioning HURT. Bothers me next to no one knows it's Trent Reznor's song. And listen to his live version you'll understand why it's better. So much emotion he puts into it.
Led Zeppelin did a lot of covers of old blues songs. "I Can't Quit You" was originally Otis Rush "Nobody's Fault But Mine " was Blind Willie Johnson "When The Levee Breaks" was Memphis Minnie
Which one would you consider the original on that? Also I don't think I ever heard the 90s version, and I'm not sure if I could tell you which one from the 60s I'm familiar with.
Some of my favorite covers: Knocking on heavens door Guns N Roses Dancing with myself Blink-182 Sweet dreams Marilyn Manson The man who sold the world Nirvana Schools out/Another brick in the wall Hollywood Vampires Africa Weezer All along the watchtower Jimi Hendrix Experience House of the rising sun Five Finger Death Punch Hurt Johnny Cash Landslide Smashing Pumpkins This land is your land The Nightwatchmen And many more
@@richk3325 Actually, his claim is he was a late comer to the weed, gave up Alcohol for it, then started doing 'em both - and didn't that improve his looks....
"You've Got A Friend" sung by James Taylor was originally a Carole King song. "Up On A Roof" sung by The Drifters as well as James Taylor is also a Carole King song.
Two men were on death row. They each got a wish. The first prisoner said, "I want to hear "Achy Breaky Heart" 100 times. Then they asked the second prisoner what he wanted. "Kill me first."
Dolly Parton's version of "I Will Always Love You" is the first version I ever heard of that song, almost 2 decades before Whitney Houston's version. If I remember correctly, she sang the first verse & chorus at the end of a weekly TV show she had. I still prefer Dolly's flute-like vocal flourishes. It's my fave Parton song. I recently discovered that Whitney did a remake of Steve Winwood's "Higher Love" & some DJ just did a remix of that that I like better than Winwood's (although I still like his version). It may be my fave Houston song, in fact, giving "I Wanna Dance with Somebody!" a bump to #2. Another song that was recorded by Shocking Blue and later Bananarama was "Venus". I like both versions of that song.
I'd say easily the one of the biggest is Hurt from NIN being covered by Johnny Cash. One of the very few times the original artist concedes that the song doesn't belong to them anymore.
Eric W not according to the video I saw today where Trent himself said ok kinda out of surprise and then was in a mental space from trying to record new material himself that made it hard for him to absorb the song when he got the first recording. He said it wasn't until he saw the video that they released that he was really moved by it. But he never mentioned anything about trying to prevent them from recording it. He did mention that the song was very personal for him, so I acknowledge the possibility he did initially resist, but the video of him talking about it I saw didn't mention any kind of resistance to the idea.
It's very hard to get shocked on the Internet these days... But dammit!, most of these on here shocked me, and kind broke my heart. I need time to recover.
Toni Basil- Mickey Salt n Pepa- Whatta Man Soft Cell - Tainted Love Beyoncé - if I were a boy Sinead O'Connor - 'Nothing Compares 2 U' Cyndi Lauper - 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' Jonas Brothers - Year 3000 Destiny’s Child - Emotion PCD - Don’t Cha Cheap Trick - In the Street Beatles- Twist and Shout Whitney Houston - I will always love you Natalie Imbruglia- Torn Smash Mouth - I’m a believer Joan Jett - I love rock n roll Anna Kendrick- Cups Are also covers
Richard Duryea I only recently learned that Johnny Cash did a cover of it. I wasn't ever interested in his music and then I found out he did a cover that everyone knew more than the original. I didn't know how to think.
***** What a joke the music industry has become. At least there are still a lot of great artists and bands out there, they just aren't given the mainstream recognition they deserve.
***** There is always one song, every now and then in the charts that I like. I used to like a lot of the songs Ne-Yo released. He went shit for awhile though, but sometimes when he releases a new song I like it.
***** Thinking out Loud is good, I know quite a few of his songs, just not names. I am mostly just into rock, but there is a large variety of different rock styles from Indie to Metal.
Tiffany - I think we're alone now from 1987 is a cover of Tommy James & The Shondells from 1967 Who by the way also made Crimson & Clover, later covered by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
Bradley Hewett I think too many people know the Dylan original, though the Hendrix version is even more famous. But I would like to see a list of Top 10 Dylan covers. Half the world covered Dylan and got more famous than the original : )
R0DisG0D actually if my memory is right, Dylan made the song, but after listening to hendrix's version, he modified his own interpretation to get closer to it, judging how perfectly hendrix understood his song
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer by George Thorogood is a 2 for 1 cover combining "House Rent Boogie" by John Lee Hooker and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" by Amos Milburn.
I've actually only ever heard the Black Crowes' version, though I did know it to be a cover. So I do associate that song with The Black Crowes and not Otis Redding. (Much to your and others disappointment, I'm sure!)
@@surfacetension Actually the greatest cover of all time changed music history. It was Elvis Presley's cover of Hound Dog originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton.
@@dennisgallagher Is that unexpected though? Elvis didn't' write music. Most of his writing credits are for arrangements of traditional songs and the odd co-writing credit. He was very talented but he wasn't a lyricist. It's interesting when you find one though and start looking through everyone they have written for. WIllie Nelson for example started off writing and selling songs before he made it big. Price has an interesting amount of writing credits, not just for covers of his songs. Lady Gaga has a good amount of writing credits too. The pool of artists who write songs is vastly smaller than the ones that make them.
They did not mention "Bette Davis Eyes" (first recorded in 1974 by Jackie DeShannon, but made popular by Kim Carnes in 1981) "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" (first recorded by Charlie Dore in 1981, became a Grammy Winner for Melissa Manchester in 1982)
So,some months before i watched this video and "The Man Who Sold the World(David Bowie)" performed by Nirvana was in 1st place...I think it is another video.
Nirvana-where did you sleep last night [original by leadbelly] CCR- cottonfeilds [original by leadbelly] RAM Jam-black Betty [original by leadbelly] Robert plant and Jimmy page- Gallows pole [original by leadbelly]
Considering that Nirvana announce it as a Leadbelly cover on their recording, it would be pretty difficult for that to be a song "no one knew was a cover". Kurt even has that anecdote about an opportunity to buy Leadbelly's guitar for $500,000. Pretty hard to forget.
Black Betty was not originally by leadbelly. The very first recording was actually of James "Iron Head" Baker in 1933, however the song existed as an African American "work" song before then.
+christopher fusion Right? I didn't know about a few of these (Tainted Love, I Love Rock and Roll) and a few I don't care, but Girls Just Wanna Have Fun actually shocked me. It's just such an iconic song and video of the '80's! (And I was growing up back in the day, it really was "all that".) And it's weird how the narrator says the original is just as good - the song doesn't make sense with a male singer.
I remember when Natalia Imbruglia's Torn came out and I was able to sing along with her without ever hearing the song before. This has shown me that maybe I heard it's original version years before without realizing it was not the same song I heard her sing. Maybe you guys can do more videos like this one. I loved it!!
BIackMoonCGI I went through something similar, I wrote and released a song called "Thriller" which everyone ignored until my friend Michael covered it, then refused to give me proper credit
It's worth pointing out that Whitney Houston recorded _I Will Always Love You_ in one complete take, which I've always said is the best way to record ballads. I didn't know _Don't Turn Around_ was a cover. I only knew the Aswad version. I'm surprised my mum never pointed that out.
I'm glad someone mentioned the Thin Lizzy cover.. a great song by an oft overlooked band..with the original singer, Phil Lynott. Thin Lizzy was Irish after all.
I have The Clancy Brother's Version I think from the 60s, though its a 19th century Irish drinking song. ruclips.net/video/rChOr-cvKZs/видео.html. At least I think that's the Clancy Brothers. It might be the Dubliners.
Dolly Parton made a shit ton of money in royalties after Whitney Houston died, when every radio station in the world played I Will Always Love You on repeat. Kind of fucked up really.
....................................... Wait, I have to process this. Someone thinks "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a Britney Spears original? Who is this person, and where do they live? Someone needs a slap.
Oye Como Va and Black Magic Woman covered by Santana are originally by Tito Puente and Fleetwood Mac. And Tito hated that Santana got credit for his song
Some of my favorite covers: Mony Mony -- Billy Idol (1981) Original -- Tommy James and the Shondells (1968) Come Together -- Aerosmith (1978) Original -- The Beatles (1969) Battle of Evermore -- Wilson Sisters (1993) Original -- Led Zepplin (1971)
That song was actually recorded by Lori Lieberman 2 years before Roberta Flacks' version. Roberta's recording, however, was pretty famous in it's own right (5 weeks at Billboard #1, #3 on the year-end list and 1974 Grammy Song of the Year)
The first single I ever bought was "Loco-motion" by Grand Funk Railroad (1974). It was originally done by Little Eva in 1962. It takes a musical visionary to find an underappreciated song and turn it into gold.
I wouldn't call them rip-offs, as Willie Dixon and others did get nice royalties well into their old age, and The Led Zep interpretation was quite the unique one.
How was "All Along the Watchtower" not on this list? One of the most iconic songs that people recognize by Jimmy Hendrix was actually a Bob Dylan song.
Daisho Ember no Ednaswpa wrote the song a danish producer heard the song and gave it to lis years later there album was released. With torn then it was covered by train rein then Natalie imbruglina
Last Kiss - Pearl Jam Covered by Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers in 1964 Originally written by Wayne Cochran & Joe Carpenter I'd have included this on the list.
In most cases the 'covers' were produced and recorded better than the originals. I'm not much of a Sinead O'Conner fan but she covered the 'Prince' tune better than any other version I ever heard.
True. Funny how it works out what way, especially when the songwriter is by far the bigger star. But some flash-in-the-pan comes along and does that one song better than the Hall of Famer. Lots of examples. Micky Dolenz wasn't even a musician, just an actor, but did I'm A Believer better than the legendary Neil Diamond. Rick Springfield was more of an actor than a singer, but he did the better version of "I Did Everything For You" than the powerfully voiced Sammy Hagar of Van Halen. Manford Man and The Hollies did the best versions of Blinded by the Light and Sandy, both Springsteen songs.
@@jeffreymontgomery7516 Referring to examples when the cover was the big hit, and you're surprised to learn that the song was actually album filler on a bigger star's backlist. The would be the "most" cases. The cover was the big hit because in virtually all cases it simply sounded better.
Always Something There to Remind Me Naked Eyes 1983 RB Greaves 1970 Sandie Shaw 1964 Lou Johnson 1964 Dionne Warwick 1963 demo Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
The Loco-Motion was #1 in 4 different versions, just showing how popular the song really is! Little Eva 1962 US #1 (Also a hit in many other places, including Australia and UK, Top 3 in both) Grand Funk Railroad 1974 US #1 (Not a big hit outside of North America) Ritz 1980 NZ #1 (Also a lesser hit in Australia, but nowhere else for this American trio) Kylie Minogue AUS #1 (Biggest seller of 1987 in Australia, also a massive hit for her in many overseas territories, including: USA, UK and NZ)
+elvisleeboy wait...but you realize the Jonas brothers weren't what you would call a 'manufactured' band. Just because their music fit into the mainstream pre-teen sound of back then doesn't mean they were manufactured. They were literally BROTHERS who started a garage band before being discovered for Disney.
This is the biggest difference between Music that came out if the 50, 60, and 70;s. These people were real. They play their own instruments, sing and actually write their own songs. You see back in those days there was never a thought of "Manufactured Bands". Friends got together and started Bands. They actually play real Music not this computerized bullshit!!!! Sadly your generation will never know real Music. Anything thats generated from any other sound other than some kind of instrument is not Music!!
yeah but the NIN version was just as popular as Johnny's version... Johnny also did Rusty Cage by Soundgarden but again the original was just as popular as Johnny's.... this list is for covers that are more popular than the originals
@@ScottWarnerMusic Not necessarily. A lot of artists have a great voice or can play a instrument divinely but can't write or compose a melody. Or simply have a creative block and someone wrote a lyric that they identified with and wanted to sing it. Are they by any means less of an artist because of that? Of course not. So if they release a song first, it becomes part of their legacy regardless they wrote it or not. So whoever decides to release a new version is making a cover lol
@@elenavaleria9943 No, that is inherently wrong. A cover is when you play a song that you didn't write. Plenty of artists are cover artists, most of the chart-topping ones in fact.
superstition was released october 1972 by stevie wonder (on talking book, not taking book like the narrator says. obviously these guys dont proofread/know the subject their narrating about.... jeff becks version was released in 73, and according to wikipedia, the album that it was on started recording in december of 72. TL:DR mojo aint got their facts straight, but we shouldn't really be surprised by a clickbait channels lack of quality.
What I get is that Stevie wrote it and gave it to Jeff Beck who recorded it, then Stevie recorded his own song after Beck's version had already been released.
Scott Dixon It’s a Stevie Wonder song that Jeff Beck recorded first, but Stevie wound up releasing his own recording of it first because Beck’s album was delayed.
This list is about songs most people didn't know are covers. Any fool knows that Michael Andrews and Gary Jules covered it, because Tears for Fears are well known in their own right.
Ryo Bakura I had... never heard of tears of fears til someone told me it was a cover, I still know nothing else they have ever done, and most people I know and discussed this with had no idea they existed
The Bangles' "Hazy Shade of Winter" Originally by Simon and Garfunkel. I think kudos should be given to any band that takes a great song like Simon and Garfunkel's and turns it into the guitar-rift heavy version the Bangles did. Simply incredible.
How about the harder version of "Sound of Silence" by Disturbed? That one knocked me out. I knew David was going to give his signature style of growl on it, but I got goosebumps when I heard it. Simon told him that from now on Disturbed is the only cover of that song he wants to hear. That's like comparing pepper seasoning on your food to 6 alarm super hot sauces.
"House of the Rising Sun" was originally a folk song from the 1800's the version everyone's familiar with is a cover made by The Animals in 1964 just thought I'd throw that out there since it wasn't on the list
+thesilverus silverus Hurt es una de las canciones mas famosas de NIN, e incluso fue aun mas famosa su versión en vivo junto a David Bowie en la gira de mediados de los '90.
+Richard Scott The explanation behind that is probably that nobody expected an old legend like Johnny Cash to cover modern bands. He did release an album with covers of many artists that appeared 10-30 years after him.
Since Otis Redding was a mention, you should have put Respect on here since it was him that wrote and sung the song before Aretha Franklin. She did a beautiful and wonderful job with the song, but its a famous song that should have been on here. :)
@Joey Luckey 'Love Me Tender' is a rip-off of the old barber shop song 'Sweet Adeline' by the Mills Brothers from 1939. Elvis only changed the words and the 'up-beat' 'down-beat' to mask the cover!
@Joey Luckey Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog, Love Me Tender, Shake, Rattle, & Roll? All songs Elvis covered, as well as all the gospel albums he recorded with his versions of old hymns. So educate yourself before you comment, please
+Chris Mulwee Well. Sort of. Eric Carmen released "All By Myself" in 1975. But the verse. Only the verse, is based ONLY on the second movement of Rachmoninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor. Opus 18. The chorus is borrowed from the song, "Let's Pretend", that Carmen had recorded with the Raspberries in 1972
Honestly I only ever knew the Eric Carmen version haha. And for the guy that said its a classical piece, it was inspired by a classical piece, it's not a direct cover or anything.
I don't thin *any* song by Tiffany was an original... And anyone who pays any attention to music at all would have known that was a cover of the '60s hit
@@dlwcrazyblondeone Its about his wife/girlfriend having the black man in the backgrounds baby, hence the mixed child which is obviously not the singers, hence the "tainted love". If you follow the context of the video closely it makes more sense than him singing the lyrics to the little girl. There ya go!
@@XxRainingSlayer Ugh, I just watched the whole video, and you are correct on that. I had always liked that song. So the singer is racist. Either way that song played out: it makes me hate it. But thank you for setting me straight.
Dueling Banjos was a cover of Feudin' Banjos, an instrumental by the legendary Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, which he wrote in 1954 and recorded in 1955. It got wide-scale airing when Andy Griffith played it on the Andy Griffith Show in 1963; 9 years before it was co-opted and name-changed to Dueling Banjos for the 1972 movie Deliverance. By the way, that is a GREAT movie! Must-See. All good wishes!
i knew that was covered, in fact its been covered also by two other female singers also, whos names escape me this minute, its an often-covered song. I knew so, but think many others, especially younger folks and people who only listen to one genre,would not know.
rociogac Not really. The song was written for Roy Orbison in 1987 but it was scraped and didn't got into the album he was working on, then Cyndi Lauper recorded it in 1989 and only after the song became a hit Roy Orbison decided to release it too in 1992.
rociogac My bad. Didn't knew the date of his death. Still "I Drove All Night" by Orbinson was only released in 1992 on King of Hearts album. Now reading a bit more from Orbinson I found out that Kings of Hearts is a collection of lefovers from other albums including unfinished and demo songs. Even found many articles refering to "I Drove All Night" as Cyndi Lauper cover wich obiviously isn't as he recorded it (at least the vocals) before her. Also I can't really refer to Cyndi's version as cover either since she released it first. Tough one.
feitocomfruta I guess it’s not as surprising as many people only know the CCR one. This list was more about songs that only became super popular once covered.
Gotta admit, I never heard of the Simply Red version till now. I was raised on the Harold Melvin version. I'm gonna go check Simply Red's now. Love that song, it's nice to know someone respected it enough to cover it.
Not only did Dolly sing first I Will Always Love You, the lady WROTE it! When people ask Dolly if she feels bad that Whitney had such a huge hit out of Parton’s song, Dolly replies, “Yea, I cry all the way to the bank.”
Dolly has since said she used her profits from the song to build her office building in a primarily black neighborhood in Nashville as a means of investing in the community.
I prefer Dolly’s version -love Whitney, but I’ve heard Dolly sing it live. Amazing.
Future, it was not that big of a secret, as they played Dolly's version, in the movie, there Kevin Coster tell that's his favorite song.
did you guys know that Chuck Berry didnt make Johnny B. Goode?
Marty Mcfly did it back in '55
CrAfTIng sHaFt YASSSS
+CrAfTIng sHaFt Heavy.
Caeden Kucic Oh, we forgot, making jokes on the internet is illegal nowadays.
whatta dousche, that dude has no sense of humor oh well. the dudes that thought this was cool, YOU people matter not some dude who was jealous because he couldnt make up his own creative comment. power to the people
+CrAfTIng sHaFt Aaaaaaah! Goood one!
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (1956) Originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton (1952).
Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize (1983) Was Originally recorded by Slade (1973).
elvisleeboy I know, but most know the 80's version. I didn't find out about the Slade version till much later.
+GameFanaTICK386 Weirder still they covered another Slade song Mama, Weer All Crazee Now'. Who covers two songs by the same artist?
+Mark Macmillan Stevie Ray Vaughn did a few Jimi Hendrix covers.
Skunkdog McGee Yeah that's true.
+GameFanaTICK386 my nigga tick brooooo
I think Hurt deserves an honourable mention. Most people seem to think it's a jonny cash original, but it's nine inch nails.
I’m pretty sure everyone knew it was a cover
Yes... I thought that Johnny Cash doing, "Hurt" was going to be in the #1 Spot... Everyone I know thinks that it is a Johnny Cash Original and they are all in total disbelief when I tell them that it is a "Nine Inch Nails" Original...
@@stopbullshitting4484 I'm sorry, but you are sorely mistaken... In fact, everyone that I know believes that it is a Johnny Cash original and think that I am crazy and are in total disbelief when I tell them that it was originally done by, "Nine Inch Nails"...
Fun fact after Nine Inch Nails heard the Cash cover of ‘their’ song they said it’s no longer their song they loved it that much.
Agreed
"I Will Always Love You......Dolly was asked what she thought when she heard Whitney sing it. Her answer, "the cash register going cha ching, cha ching!" Ha!
meaning people buying loads of records?
@@Regimeshifts Meaning Dolly Parton still own the rights to the song and therefore made the lion share of the money!
And that it was. Long live Whitney!
It's not my style but I Will Always Love You has to be the greatest singing performance ever. Whitney killed that.
Dolly tells the story that Elvis wanted to record "I will always love you" but the colonel wouldn't let him unless Dolly signed over half the copyright. Dolly refused and she says she made enough from Whitney Huston's cover that she could have bought Graceland if she had wanted it.
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants - original is by Jimmy Kennedy, 1953
+Nash Knight I thought it would be on the list but I guess it isn't popular enough.
I didn't even know that how did I not know that what.
+Adele Poling I have never heard the They Might Be Giants version until I saw this comment so obviously the cover wasn't popular enough. The four lads version is the one I am familiar with.
+Abigail Matthews but once you hear it you never forget it (sadly sometimes)
+Nash Knight Also by They Might Be Giants, "The Sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace..." (That's from an old educational filmstrip) :D
"It's my Life" by No Doubt was originally done by an eighties British band called Talk Talk. Both are great.
All along the Watchtower? Hendrix did it so well Bob Dylan said it basically now long belong to himself but to Hendrix. People think of the guitar bits and Hendrix shredding with some groove going on. A lot of people don’t even know it wasn’t a Jimmy Hendrix cover of Bob Dylan because it’s so iconic and so well done.
Didn't know that. If accurate, that should not only be on the list, it should be #1.
@@jimwerther I think most people who know Jimi Hendrix' version also know it's a Dylan lyric - though they may never had heard Dylan's recording.
I've seen clips of Dylan playing this one live - and he does indeed declare that it's Jimi's now - and goes ahead and plays it Jimi Hendrix style, as a tribute to a fellow artist who didn't enjoy the longevity of their shared masterpiece.
@@purplexs2506
All before I was born.
I did go on to watch Dylan's version some time ago, probably after reading this comment. Obviously Jimi's > Dylan's.
Behind Blue Eyes by Limp Bizkit (originally by The Who)
Cyndi Lauper's girls just wanna have fun is a cover?!!?! Holy shit!! That one truly blew my mind......XD
Abbadon Manson HOLY FUCK
Tempo Roboson holy fuckin shitballs dint see that one coming. isn't it on the goonies
barry bomp No, Good Enough is. Same singer, however.
The only one that left me speechless
Wow She did not write that .Wow.
Superstition, Stevie wonder - Cover - 1972
Superstition, Jeff Beck - Original - 1973
Time travel exists.
so time travel doesn't exist. fuck you.
What I read Beck was in studio tapping out the beat to Superstition on the drums when Stevie Wonder wrote it down. Motown said fuck Beck he is not getting the song Wonder wrote it [ from Becks beat] . They sort of co wrote it but not really . Becks idea Stevie wrote it down.
so while the creative musician was being a creative genius the other guy says oh i better right this all down so i can profit from it before he gets it professionally recorded and gets the masters signed in his name.
Stevie Wonder WROTE it down? "Say Whaaaaaaat?"
elvis
Was there anyone that didn't know Dolly Parton originally did 'I Will Always Love You', let alone for it to deserve #3 on this list..?
+Donna W If I'm remembering correctly, that became common knowledge as soon as Whitney Houston's version was released.
Mostly 90's babies and onwards. Like me, I didn't know till recently.
I remember watching the Dolly Parton Show in the mid-70's and she would close with "I Will Always Love You" every show. Reportedly, it was written for Porter Waggoner when she split from him (artistically....it was never a romance). I realize that Nit-Whitney had a bigger hit with it than Dolly (for whom it was also #1, I believe) but Dolly's version, to me, is SO much more delicate and sublime.
+Sabrina Geraff I grew up in the 90s and I knew Whitney's version was a cover
Gabriela Mallo Well great for you? I didn't say all 90's babies I said most of the crowd that didn't know came from the 90's.
Seeing as how "I Will Always Love You" is on this list, I can't believe that "Hurt" by Johnny Cash/Nine Inch Nails wasn't even an honorable mention.
Cash covered it
@@socasack Yes.... That is the point
@@MrImOriginal Probably because it was well known that it was a cover of NIN.
Cash is the exception. Anything he "covered" became his
James Thank you for mentioning HURT. Bothers me next to no one knows it's Trent Reznor's song. And listen to his live version you'll understand why it's better. So much emotion he puts into it.
Led Zeppelin did a lot of covers of old blues songs.
"I Can't Quit You" was originally Otis Rush
"Nobody's Fault But Mine " was Blind Willie Johnson
"When The Levee Breaks" was Memphis Minnie
Selena Gomez - her entire discography
originally by - an autotune machine
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+Ivan Jimenez Skrillex - his entire discography
originally by - a computer
Hahaha this too good 😂
+Ivan Jimenez Brilliant!
Where the hell is twist and shout?! Cmon man it’s one of the best covers off all time!
And everybody in the world knows it is a cover
And where the hell is hurt?!
Ferris Bueller was the original artist right? :P
Which one would you consider the original on that? Also I don't think I ever heard the 90s version, and I'm not sure if I could tell you which one from the 60s I'm familiar with.
Exactly
Some of my favorite covers:
Knocking on heavens door Guns N Roses
Dancing with myself Blink-182
Sweet dreams Marilyn Manson
The man who sold the world Nirvana
Schools out/Another brick in the wall Hollywood Vampires
Africa Weezer
All along the watchtower Jimi Hendrix Experience
House of the rising sun Five Finger Death Punch
Hurt Johnny Cash
Landslide Smashing Pumpkins
This land is your land The Nightwatchmen
And many more
Thats an impressive list
Axl Rose crucified that song with his heavens doo woh
The House of the Rising Sun's Animals version is too a cover.
Wait, blink 182 covered that song? I must look this up
The most shocking thing to me about this video was a clean-cut Willie Nelson in a suit and tie. It doesn't even look like the same person.
Same! I was like are you sure you got the right clip?!
I am old enough to remember him doing the Country Music 'Variety' shows in the 60's and 70's... :)
Bet he knew what a doobie was though. Smokem if you gotem. Lol
@@richk3325 Actually, his claim is he was a late comer to the weed, gave up Alcohol for it, then started doing 'em both - and didn't that improve his looks....
If you think that's a shocker, look up George Carlin's early years and hold on to your hat!
"You've Got A Friend" sung by James Taylor was originally a Carole King song. "Up On A Roof" sung by The Drifters as well as James Taylor is also a Carole King song.
+locutus94 - Handy Man recorded by the same James Taylor in 1977 was originally recorded by Jimmy Jones and Otis Blackwell in 1955.
I sung "you've got a friend" in choir.
So was the Locomotion
+Onyx Fang
I have also done that
StrasbergProtégé cool! XP
"Red Red Wine" by UB40 was originally written and performed by Neil Diamond.
+TomMSTie1138 All of UB40's big hits were cover songs, so that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
I've always hated that song it got on my nerves red red blood just shut the fuck up before I slit your throat red red blood [parody by me]
+TomMSTie1138 Ah, you beat me to it. I just posted about that.
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I'd just watched a video about cover songs.
+TomMSTie1138 This is true, however the songs are very different other than the lyrics.
The funny thing about "I Will Always Love You" is that the original is IN the movie, it's kind of an important part of it.
Its also in the movie "the best little whorehouse in texas" sung by Dolly.
i was thinking the same thing while watching
Two men were on death row. They each got a wish. The first prisoner said, "I want to hear "Achy Breaky Heart" 100 times. Then they asked the second prisoner what he wanted. "Kill me first."
God Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts (Originally by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
Hurt by Johnny Cash (Originally by Nine Inch Nails)
Are you SERIOUSLY trying to telling me that it isn't a Caballo Dorado original? What about Payaso del Rodeo? I'd that a cover too???
Jake Voronkov love the Nitty gritty. Didn't know they dang broken road tho
shut up 😀lol jk
The second man is my mood
Black Magic Woman should've definitely been up there. Everyone thinks it's a Santana song.
Good call!
I bet they didn't even know
I thought it was until just now
So Superstition 1972 was originally by Jeff Beck 1973. How does that work ? Time travel ?
EXACTLY! I saw that too
+jumustube Listen to the video again, they said this one was tricky because originally written by I forgot who and originally recorded by Jeff Beck...
Ziggy Verdière How you forget Stevie Wonder? Lol
+jumustube Stevie Wonder Wrote the song, Beck recorded it, Stevie then recorded it, and made it a hit .
+eveny119 Because Stevie is king.
Dolly Parton's version of "I Will Always Love You" is the first version I ever heard of that song, almost 2 decades before Whitney Houston's version. If I remember correctly, she sang the first verse & chorus at the end of a weekly TV show she had. I still prefer Dolly's flute-like vocal flourishes. It's my fave Parton song. I recently discovered that Whitney did a remake of Steve Winwood's "Higher Love" & some DJ just did a remix of that that I like better than Winwood's (although I still like his version). It may be my fave Houston song, in fact, giving "I Wanna Dance with Somebody!" a bump to #2. Another song that was recorded by Shocking Blue and later Bananarama was "Venus". I like both versions of that song.
I thought everyone knew _I Will Always Love You_ was a remake!
The black woman just did a better job!😂💪
Dolly's original is still the best.
No didn't
Hmmmm wow
Why does race matter
I'd say easily the one of the biggest is Hurt from NIN being covered by Johnny Cash. One of the very few times the original artist concedes that the song doesn't belong to them anymore.
Especially after putting up a huge fight trying to prevent him from covering it.
Eric W not according to the video I saw today where Trent himself said ok kinda out of surprise and then was in a mental space from trying to record new material himself that made it hard for him to absorb the song when he got the first recording. He said it wasn't until he saw the video that they released that he was really moved by it. But he never mentioned anything about trying to prevent them from recording it. He did mention that the song was very personal for him, so I acknowledge the possibility he did initially resist, but the video of him talking about it I saw didn't mention any kind of resistance to the idea.
That's deep
It's very hard to get shocked on the Internet these days... But dammit!, most of these on here shocked me, and kind broke my heart. I need time to recover.
Your achy breaky heart?
I cri evry tim
Seriously? I think there was one surprise in the whole list.
WTF
Jack RIPPER Damn, beat me to it, lol
Toni Basil- Mickey
Salt n Pepa- Whatta Man
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Beyoncé - if I were a boy
Sinead O'Connor - 'Nothing Compares 2 U'
Cyndi Lauper - 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun'
Jonas Brothers - Year 3000
Destiny’s Child - Emotion
PCD - Don’t Cha
Cheap Trick - In the Street
Beatles- Twist and Shout
Whitney Houston - I will always love you
Natalie Imbruglia- Torn
Smash Mouth - I’m a believer
Joan Jett - I love rock n roll
Anna Kendrick- Cups
Are also covers
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Originally by Nine Inch Nails
Richard Duryea exactly, i thought it was gonna be number 1
Richard Duryea This list is songs most people didn't know were covers. Everyone knows that Hurt was by NIN originally.
Some people do not know that, and that's why I put it on here.
I hope this a joke
Richard Duryea I only recently learned that Johnny Cash did a cover of it. I wasn't ever interested in his music and then I found out he did a cover that everyone knew more than the original. I didn't know how to think.
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At Last by Etta James(1960)
Original by Glenn Miller(1941)
Wilmeiser I swear I blew someone's mind the other day by mentioning that. No one knows about that one.
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“Once Bitten Twice Shy” was originally recorded by Ian Hunter in 1975. Great White covered it in ‘89.
Then it should have been an honorable mention at least
Beyonce doesn't even write her own songs, so I'm not surprised she has done covers.
***** What a joke the music industry has become. At least there are still a lot of great artists and bands out there, they just aren't given the mainstream recognition they deserve.
***** I tend to stay away from Mainstream music now anyway. I tend to just listen to different genres of rock now.
***** There is always one song, every now and then in the charts that I like. I used to like a lot of the songs Ne-Yo released. He went shit for awhile though, but sometimes when he releases a new song I like it.
***** He has some good songs, that new song he released called Bloodstream is pretty good.
***** Thinking out Loud is good, I know quite a few of his songs, just not names. I am mostly just into rock, but there is a large variety of different rock styles from Indie to Metal.
Tiffany - I think we're alone now from 1987 is a cover of Tommy James & The Shondells from 1967
Who by the way also made Crimson & Clover, later covered by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
I think those two are more well known to be covers especially the first example you gave.
And Mony Mony, covered by Billy Idol. But they were all huge hits by Tommy James in their day.
All along the watchtower by Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan) anyone?
All along those lines, Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show--cover of an unfinished Bob Dylan song.
I mainly know about Devlin's cover.
People know that's a cover, Bob Dylan kicks ass
Bradley Hewett I think too many people know the Dylan original, though the Hendrix version is even more famous. But I would like to see a list of Top 10 Dylan covers. Half the world covered Dylan and got more famous than the original : )
R0DisG0D actually if my memory is right,
Dylan made the song, but after listening to hendrix's version, he modified his own interpretation to get closer to it, judging how perfectly hendrix understood his song
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer by George Thorogood is a 2 for 1 cover combining "House Rent Boogie" by John Lee Hooker and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" by Amos Milburn.
A lot of George's stuff is old blues covers. I say this as someone who has all of his albums.
Who doesn't associate Hard to Handle to Ottis Redding?
On the other hand the #1 choice was truly a revelation for me. Very good pick.
I've actually only ever heard the Black Crowes' version, though I did know it to be a cover. So I do associate that song with The Black Crowes and not Otis Redding. (Much to your and others disappointment, I'm sure!)
How about "Respect" by Aretha Franklin? Originally by Otis Redding.
Dude gets no respect
This entire video fails without recognizing the greatest cover of all time. R-E-S-P-E-C-T
@@surfacetension Actually the greatest cover of all time changed music history. It was Elvis Presley's cover of Hound Dog originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton.
@@dennisgallagher Is that unexpected though? Elvis didn't' write music. Most of his writing credits are for arrangements of traditional songs and the odd co-writing credit. He was very talented but he wasn't a lyricist. It's interesting when you find one though and start looking through everyone they have written for. WIllie Nelson for example started off writing and selling songs before he made it big. Price has an interesting amount of writing credits, not just for covers of his songs. Lady Gaga has a good amount of writing credits too. The pool of artists who write songs is vastly smaller than the ones that make them.
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Really thought The Man Who Sold the World would be on this list.
Lol I thought so too... We're so similar, let's fuck.
I knew that wad David Bowie
HahnGFX Some other pretty obvious songs are here too, I figured it would be an honorable mention at the least.
Bryson Contreras You just couldn't help yourself?? XD
If you listen to the MTV live recording he announces that it's a cover after he sings it, and same with Lake of Fire. He was awesome like that.
They did not mention
"Bette Davis Eyes" (first recorded in 1974 by Jackie DeShannon, but made popular by Kim Carnes in 1981)
"You Should Hear How She Talks About You" (first recorded by Charlie Dore in 1981, became a Grammy Winner for Melissa Manchester in 1982)
So,some months before i watched this video and "The Man Who Sold the World(David Bowie)" performed by Nirvana was in 1st place...I think it is another video.
Yes it was :p
***** I know
***** Read my 1st comment,I was talking about another video,not about the writer of the song
+Eduardo Oliveira Which is weird, because Cobain announces during the track "This is a David Bowie song"
Bowie once got pissed at a fan who said that Bowie sang Nirvanas song The Man Who Sold The World....
Nirvana-where did you sleep last night [original by leadbelly]
CCR- cottonfeilds [original by leadbelly]
RAM Jam-black Betty [original by leadbelly]
Robert plant and Jimmy page- Gallows pole [original by leadbelly]
Considering that Nirvana announce it as a Leadbelly cover on their recording, it would be pretty difficult for that to be a song "no one knew was a cover". Kurt even has that anecdote about an opportunity to buy Leadbelly's guitar for $500,000. Pretty hard to forget.
AaronfromQueens where did you sleep last night was a folk song. So there is no original artist to it
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Black Betty was not originally by leadbelly. The very first recording was actually of James "Iron Head" Baker in 1933, however the song existed as an African American "work" song before then.
What about Nirvana's "Man Who Sold the World" (originally by David Bowie)?
Most of these were predictable, but number one blew my mind!
Me to😶 I was just as surprised by the others though😓
Ikr!!!! I love the cyndi version better though
+christopher fujino Me too. That honestly blew me away. I can still barely believ it.
+Willow Amaryllis I've seen Cyndi live twice. She's a giant.
+christopher fusion Right? I didn't know about a few of these (Tainted Love, I Love Rock and Roll) and a few I don't care, but Girls Just Wanna Have Fun actually shocked me. It's just such an iconic song and video of the '80's! (And I was growing up back in the day, it really was "all that".) And it's weird how the narrator says the original is just as good - the song doesn't make sense with a male singer.
I remember when Natalia Imbruglia's Torn came out and I was able to sing along with her without ever hearing the song before. This has shown me that maybe I heard it's original version years before without realizing it was not the same song I heard her sing. Maybe you guys can do more videos like this one. I loved it!!
Never gunna give you up- Rick astly
Originally by Brian griffin
wow😐
I loved that episode
+Marshall Cecp 'This is a song by a gay guy....'
+Marshall Cecp I've been Brian Rolled!!!
Dolly. pardon.
The Beatles, They did a song called 'Yesterday'. Well I wrote and recorded that in my garage. Yes I did... straight up mate.
That's an amazing song.
OSU Bucks421 Thank you.
BIackMoonCGI I went through something similar, I wrote and released a song called "Thriller" which everyone ignored until my friend Michael covered it, then refused to give me proper credit
BIackMoonCGI I really do not believe you. I thought Paul wrote it.
Baileyciarra Peek *turns on joke detector*
The readings are off the scale cap'n
Lady Marmalade, Christina Aguilera Mya Lil'Kim and P!nk, originally by Labelle I believe.
Ryan Badello Most people knew that that was a cover of Patti Labelle. I didn't at the time, but there was a big fuss made about it being a cover.
Ryan Badello Actually Lady Marmalade was originally recorded by the MALE group The Eleventh Hour
Okay then, maybe we should say "Lady Marmalade" by Patti Labelle.
mysteryperson1976 Patti's version was better than the Eleventh Hour original.
Yeah, but it was still a cover that we (most of us at least) didn't know was a cover.
It's worth pointing out that Whitney Houston recorded _I Will Always Love You_ in one complete take, which I've always said is the best way to record ballads.
I didn't know _Don't Turn Around_ was a cover. I only knew the Aswad version. I'm surprised my mum never pointed that out.
Many Led Zeppelin songs are covers of old blues originals. Same with a lot of other artists.
If you didn’t know something was a cover, that means it was covered really good
Mad World by Gary Jules was a cover. The original Mad World was sang by Tears for Tears.
Typo
Oscar Morales me I prefer the Adam Lambert version
I was thinking this song. Green day terrace did a heavy cover.... All are catchy
1. Tears for Fears
2. They are equally popular, The Gary Jules version is really just popular because of Donnie Darko and the Meme
*Tears for Queers
Whiskey In The Jar - An old Irish folk song that was then recorded by Thin Lizzy, and made even more famous by Metallica.
I'm glad someone mentioned the Thin Lizzy cover.. a great song by an oft overlooked band..with the original singer, Phil Lynott. Thin Lizzy was Irish after all.
Can't beat Thin Lizzy
I have The Clancy Brother's Version I think from the 60s, though its a 19th century Irish drinking song. ruclips.net/video/rChOr-cvKZs/видео.html. At least I think that's the Clancy Brothers. It might be the Dubliners.
Peter ,Paul and Mary did the song years earlier.
Dolly Parton made a shit ton of money in royalties after Whitney Houston died, when every radio station in the world played I Will Always Love You on repeat. Kind of fucked up really.
I always liked Dolly's version better...
How is it fucked up? You act like she was glad Houston died.
ZeppelinBigFan Zeppelin tried to steal loads of songs, that's more fucked up
Kurtis Michael And how is that?
ZeppelinBigFan I don't see how this is fucked up
Another Whitney Houston hit was also a cover, "The Greatest Love All" was previously a George Benson song.
And I'm every woman
nocalsteve And "All The Man I Need"
The Greatest Love of All was about Muhammad Ali and was the theme to the movie about his life.
It was a Michael Masser/Linda Creed song, but Benson first recorded it
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Wait, I have to process this.
Someone thinks "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a Britney Spears original?
Who is this person, and where do they live? Someone needs a slap.
Smitty Werben Jaeger man Jensen it was a joke. But I wouldn't be surprised if someone born in the 90s might think that.
Smitty Werben Jaeger man Jensen for
When someone says, "but seriously" and then talks about something else, it means that what they said previously was a joke.
Smitty Werben Jaeger man Jensen And therapy. Major therapy.
I love Rocky Road
Oye Como Va and Black Magic Woman covered by Santana are originally by Tito Puente and Fleetwood Mac. And Tito hated that Santana got credit for his song
Saw Tito Puente in concert once. He came off as a jerk.
Georgia on My Mind (Ray Charles, 1960) - original by Hoagie Carmichael - 1930
Some of my favorite covers:
Mony Mony -- Billy Idol (1981)
Original -- Tommy James and the Shondells (1968)
Come Together -- Aerosmith (1978)
Original -- The Beatles (1969)
Battle of Evermore -- Wilson Sisters (1993)
Original -- Led Zepplin (1971)
Wilson Sisters' cover makes my ears bleed (not literally), but then the original kinda grates on me too.
I love come together By The Beatles
Godsmack also did a good cover to it also...not better than the Beatles of course
What about Killing me Softly by Lauryn Hill
Originally sung by Roberta Flack?
That song was actually recorded by Lori Lieberman 2 years before Roberta Flacks' version. Roberta's recording, however, was pretty famous in it's own right (5 weeks at Billboard #1, #3 on the year-end list and 1974 Grammy Song of the Year)
@@garfieldh.8820 Thank you for telling me! This version is dreamy and original and simplistic yet haunting. Again, thank you for correcting me!
The Fugees version was the best one though
I think they said that was a cover from the start. Didn't they?
@@MrQuadro83 WRONG
The first single I ever bought was "Loco-motion" by Grand Funk Railroad (1974). It was originally done by Little Eva in 1962. It takes a musical visionary to find an underappreciated song and turn it into gold.
WHAT?!?!?! GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN IS A COVER?!?!??!?!
Oh girl
her song "all through the night" is also a cover
I know, right?! I had no idea! Big freakin shock!😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Dats what I said!!!😵
I'm surprised too! Her other song "When You Were Mine" was also a cover originally done by Prince.
No one knows who wrote "House of the Rising Sun" Fist recording was in the 1930s. The Animals made it popular in the 1960s.
Bob Dylan and Nina Simone recorded it BEFORE the Animals
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Leadbelly's wife recorded it before them
Also everybody things that "Please Don't Let me be Misunderstood" is an Animals original. It was actually made a year earlier by Nina Simone.
Ken Casey it’s a native song in the 1800’s, so really NO ONE KNOWS WHO WROTE IT AND SANG IT FIRST
I think the Jeremy Renner (yes, Hawkeye actor) version is one of the best.
Actually, so many Led Zep hits were blues covers (Willie Dixon most notably)
Covers, ripoffs, whatever word you want to go with.
I wouldn't call them rip-offs, as Willie Dixon and others did get nice royalties well into their old age, and The Led Zep interpretation was quite the unique one.
Cali Curmudgeon
didn't they steal old blues lyrics without telling people, hoping nobody would notice? unless that's what you're referring to
Matthew A Well, they certainly didn't publicize it, but Willie Dixon, Big Mama Thornton, and others still collected their royalty checks.
Cali Curmudgeon
I was under the impression that if that did happen, it was only after people noticed/called them out on it. I might be wrong though.
How was "All Along the Watchtower" not on this list? One of the most iconic songs that people recognize by Jimmy Hendrix was actually a Bob Dylan song.
I think I was more surprised that "Torn" wasn't originally by Natalie Imbruglia.
same!!
@Daisho Ember huh, well I guess that's in keeping with what I'd expect from this channel...
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Warren Garabrandt it’s also written by Anne Previn, who hasn’t ever recorded it. She performed it on Howard stern once.
Daisho Ember no Ednaswpa wrote the song a danish producer heard the song and gave it to lis years later there album was released. With torn then it was covered by train rein then Natalie imbruglina
Okay, this was a total surprise!
Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
Covered by Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers in 1964
Originally written by Wayne Cochran & Joe Carpenter
I'd have included this on the list.
I feel like most people know it's a cover though, that's why they didn't include it. Definitely not Pearl Jam's style at all.
I can't stand hearing Pearl Jam ruin that song. The lead singer is flat through most of the song. Oh my ears!!!
Two others have covered Last Kiss also.
In most cases the 'covers' were produced and recorded better than the originals.
I'm not much of a Sinead O'Conner fan but she covered the 'Prince' tune better than any other version I ever heard.
Check out Toni & Chris Cornell's cover
Chris Cornell 1st, and now Chris Stapleton 2!! Sinead gets strong 3.
True. Funny how it works out what way, especially when the songwriter is by far the bigger star. But some flash-in-the-pan comes along and does that one song better than the Hall of Famer. Lots of examples. Micky Dolenz wasn't even a musician, just an actor, but did I'm A Believer better than the legendary Neil Diamond. Rick Springfield was more of an actor than a singer, but he did the better version of "I Did Everything For You" than the powerfully voiced Sammy Hagar of Van Halen. Manford Man and The Hollies did the best versions of Blinded by the Light and Sandy, both Springsteen songs.
Some, yes...
Most? No.
@@jeffreymontgomery7516 Referring to examples when the cover was the big hit, and you're surprised to learn that the song was actually album filler on a bigger star's backlist. The would be the "most" cases. The cover was the big hit because in virtually all cases it simply sounded better.
Always Something There to Remind Me
Naked Eyes 1983
RB Greaves 1970
Sandie Shaw 1964
Lou Johnson 1964
Dionne Warwick 1963 demo
Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
'The Loco-Motion' popularized by Grand Funk railroad and Kylie Minogue was written in 1962 and first sung by Little Eva.
It's actually and Carole King/Gerry Goffin composition. The number and quality of songs they wrote it amazing!
The Loco-Motion was #1 in 4 different versions, just showing how popular the song really is!
Little Eva 1962 US #1 (Also a hit in many other places, including Australia and UK, Top 3 in both)
Grand Funk Railroad 1974 US #1 (Not a big hit outside of North America)
Ritz 1980 NZ #1 (Also a lesser hit in Australia, but nowhere else for this American trio)
Kylie Minogue AUS #1 (Biggest seller of 1987 in Australia, also a massive hit for her in many overseas territories, including: USA, UK and NZ)
Last Kiss by Pearl Jam originally J Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
Also, All Along the Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix, originally Bob Dylan
The J Frank Wilson version was at least as big a hit, though...
Missed a BIG one... Blinded by the light by Manfred Mann, originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen.
Naw, that's by A Ha recorded by Rod Stewart.
I was going to say this lol
“Locomotion” by Grand Funk Railroad was No. 1 in 1974 was originally recorded by Little Eva and was No. 1 in 1962.
If the original hit #1 why would it be a "song people don't know" silly
And written by Carole King
Jonas brothers the year 3000 was their debut song but it was originally by a band called busted
+elvisleeboy Wasn't Queen just as manufactured?
+elvisleeboy I didn't say that they even compared. Because they don't
+elvisleeboy wait...but you realize the Jonas brothers weren't what you would call a 'manufactured' band. Just because their music fit into the mainstream pre-teen sound of back then doesn't mean they were manufactured. They were literally BROTHERS who started a garage band before being discovered for Disney.
This is the biggest difference between Music that came out if the 50, 60, and 70;s. These people were real. They play their own instruments, sing and actually write their own songs. You see back in those days there was never a thought of "Manufactured Bands". Friends got together and started Bands. They actually play real Music not this computerized bullshit!!!! Sadly your generation will never know real Music. Anything thats generated from any other sound other than some kind of instrument is not Music!!
+chelseafn10 KISS was a manufactured band that wrote their own songs.
Marilyn Manson is the greatest at covers... He made the best version of Tainted Love
I was hoping one of his songs would be in this video!
Lol no
Lol pal his version is amazing. He re-imagined it in a hard rock way, which was pretty sweet.
Mr whiteflame Lol yes.
Marilyn Mansons version sucked! youd have to be high and emo like him
Hurt by Johnny Cash was originally by Nine Inch Nails
yeah but the NIN version was just as popular as Johnny's version... Johnny also did Rusty Cage by Soundgarden but again the original was just as popular as Johnny's.... this list is for covers that are more popular than the originals
Everyone knows that Cash's Hurt was a cover of NIN. This video is about songs that most people would be surprised to find out are covers.
RoundMaster yeah
also this video was made before johnny cash made that cover
adrian knapp Was it? Johnny Cash died in 2003. Explain to me how this video was made before he did the cover?
If Superstition was written by Stevie Wonder it wasn't a cover when he recorded it...
LMAO because I was thinking the same thing you guys pointed out!
Wonder wrote it in 72, recorded it in 72 with Beck as part of their agreement, but decided that Beck should release his version after wonder.
@@lisamcallister7501 If Wonder wrote it, it wasn't a cover.
A cover is when you play a song you didn't write.
@@ScottWarnerMusic Not necessarily. A lot of artists have a great voice or can play a instrument divinely but can't write or compose a melody. Or simply have a creative block and someone wrote a lyric that they identified with and wanted to sing it. Are they by any means less of an artist because of that? Of course not. So if they release a song first, it becomes part of their legacy regardless they wrote it or not. So whoever decides to release a new version is making a cover lol
@@elenavaleria9943 No, that is inherently wrong.
A cover is when you play a song that you didn't write. Plenty of artists are cover artists, most of the chart-topping ones in fact.
No Hurt (Johnny Cash/ Nine Inch Nails) or Sweet Dreams (Marilyn Manson/ The Eurythmics)?
Or All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix/ Bob Dylan)? I think this calls for a second list.
Or The Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie/Nirvana)?
one if its a johnny Cash song most would know a cover. as for sweet dreams the original was more famous than the marilyn manson verision.
But the original Sweet dreams is even more popular that Marilyn's
Everybody knows those songs are covers
Stevie wonder in 1972 did a cover of a Jeff beck song from 1973...... Seems legit....
From what I understand, Stevie Wonder wrote the song in 1972 and was recorded by Jeff Beck in 1973.
superstition was released october 1972 by stevie wonder (on talking book, not taking book like the narrator says. obviously these guys dont proofread/know the subject their narrating about....
jeff becks version was released in 73, and according to wikipedia, the album that it was on started recording in december of 72.
TL:DR mojo aint got their facts straight, but we shouldn't really be surprised by a clickbait channels lack of quality.
What I get is that Stevie wrote it and gave it to Jeff Beck who recorded it, then Stevie recorded his own song after Beck's version had already been released.
Scott Dixon It’s a Stevie Wonder song that Jeff Beck recorded first, but Stevie wound up releasing his own recording of it first because Beck’s album was delayed.
yep
I am really shocked Mad World, Gary Jules wasnt on the list
This list is about songs most people didn't know are covers. Any fool knows that Michael Andrews and Gary Jules covered it, because Tears for Fears are well known in their own right.
Ryo Bakura I had... never heard of tears of fears til someone told me it was a cover, I still know nothing else they have ever done, and most people I know and discussed this with had no idea they existed
The Croaker "Shout" is awesome. Also widely known.
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The Croaker Same with me. Never heard anything.
Afreon I have actually heard that song, just never knew the band or name of it, and it was a long time ago I heard it
The Bangles' "Hazy Shade of Winter"
Originally by Simon and Garfunkel.
I think kudos should be given to any band that takes a great song like Simon and Garfunkel's and turns it into the guitar-rift heavy version the Bangles did. Simply incredible.
How about the harder version of "Sound of Silence" by Disturbed? That one knocked me out. I knew David was going to give his signature style of growl on it, but I got goosebumps when I heard it. Simon told him that from now on Disturbed is the only cover of that song he wants to hear. That's like comparing pepper seasoning on your food to 6 alarm super hot sauces.
Eyy, I actually knew this one
I had no idea the Bangles ever covered that one, I'll have to look it up.
I've only heard S&G's version.
Emmett S. Report back and let us know what you think.
I think it's pretty spectacular.
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The Bangles absolutely killed it. Brilliant job by them.
"House of the Rising Sun" was originally a folk song from the 1800's
the version everyone's familiar with is a cover made by The Animals in 1964
just thought I'd throw that out there since it wasn't on the list
See my post above about 'Ghost Riders in the Sky', 'Seasons in the Sun', etc... Lots of well worn songs.
and then Pink Floyd
Ledbelly?
@@mikieinit6695 you don't have any videos
And then five finger death punch did a fantastic cover of it.
Hurt- Johnny Cash
Do you prefer Cash or Nine Inch Nails?
+thesilverus silverus Hurt es una de las canciones mas famosas de NIN, e incluso fue aun mas famosa su versión en vivo junto a David Bowie en la gira de mediados de los '90.
Rusty Cage - Johnny Cash
+thesilverus silverus When I first heard that, I thought 'I never knew NIN covered Cash', as it never occured to me it was the other way round !
+Richard Scott The explanation behind that is probably that nobody expected an old legend like Johnny Cash to cover modern bands. He did release an album with covers of many artists that appeared 10-30 years after him.
Since Otis Redding was a mention, you should have put Respect on here since it was him that wrote and sung the song before Aretha Franklin. She did a beautiful and wonderful job with the song, but its a famous song that should have been on here. :)
I would never have known that "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" was done by anyone other than Cyndi. Thanks for the bubble burst!
Cyndi's was better, IMO and I like all kinds of rock.
@@GreymanWalking how dare you support someone who thinks it's ok to steal credit
@@GreymanWalking do you really have to be that disrespectful
hurt johnny cash/nin shouldve been on there
These are songs you DIDN"T KNOW were covers. Everyone knew that was a cover.
ZeroContentSF You wish,
ZeroContentSF nop many doesnt know it
Basti Rich but many, many do know.... so therefore it wouldn't be on this list
its well known plus both of the versions are famous as hell
You missed the most famous covers of "The man who sold the world" and "Where did you sleep last night". These songs were covered by Nirvana
What about Behind Blue Eyes by Limp Bizkit, originally by The Who?!
Everyone knows that.
it's true, everyone knows that
I haven't heard of that cover
the only limp bizkit song anybody knows outside murica
they said it was for covers that were bigger than the original. Limp Bizkit never trumps The Who.
and bloody near every song sung by elvis , he was the worlds best cover artist
@Joey Luckey 'Love Me Tender' is a rip-off of the old barber shop song 'Sweet Adeline' by the Mills Brothers from 1939. Elvis only changed the words and the 'up-beat' 'down-beat' to mask the cover!
He was the original rip-off artist of tunes especially the blues. Still an amazing artist.
@Joey Luckey maybe so but you at least know that he never wrote any of his songs, right?
@Joey Luckey Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog, Love Me Tender, Shake, Rattle, & Roll? All songs Elvis covered, as well as all the gospel albums he recorded with his versions of old hymns. So educate yourself before you comment, please
Thief. You meant thief. I think ERB said it best "I stole from black culture"
"Blue Bayou" hit the charts big in 1977 when sung by Linda Ronstadt, but also was a hit for Roy Orbison in 1961.
All By Myself--- Celine Dion
Originally by Eric Carmen
Actually ALL BY MYSELF was originally a classical piece.
+Chris Mulwee Well. Sort of. Eric Carmen released "All By Myself" in 1975. But the verse. Only the verse, is based ONLY on the second movement of Rachmoninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor. Opus 18. The chorus is borrowed from the song, "Let's Pretend", that Carmen had recorded with the Raspberries in 1972
Honestly I only ever knew the Eric Carmen version haha. And for the guy that said its a classical piece, it was inspired by a classical piece, it's not a direct cover or anything.
Nothing compares 2 U is a cover?
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I knew it was a cover
Baby don't hurt me
Vilmar Bueno Favato don't hurt me, no more
Where's the Tide Is High, originally done by The Paragons and covered by Blondie
and a Girl Band called Atom Kit
The Cup Song!
I totally forgot about that! 😮
Lulu and the
lamp shades, right?
YASS
+Drokasodo and Srokasodo actually no. The original is from liek the 20s. I don't remember the name of the artist, sorry.
I miss a classic 1987: I THINK WERE ALONE NOW...TIFFANY song made famous and very heard, but originally sang TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS in 1967!!!
+Brianna Donahue Another one they missed.
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+Miguel Chundalink Lara The original was a bigger hit, though. Same with "Working in the Coal Mine", by Lee Dorsey.
I don't thin *any* song by Tiffany was an original...
And anyone who pays any attention to music at all would have known that was a cover of the '60s hit
Soft cells version of tainted love has the creepiest video!! It made my skin crawl
Me too. I was about to get sick. Creepy ass men.
@@dlwcrazyblondeone Thats definitely not what its about. Lol
@@XxRainingSlayerFett enlighten me then?
@@dlwcrazyblondeone Its about his wife/girlfriend having the black man in the backgrounds baby, hence the mixed child which is obviously not the singers, hence the "tainted love". If you follow the context of the video closely it makes more sense than him singing the lyrics to the little girl. There ya go!
@@XxRainingSlayer Ugh, I just watched the whole video, and you are correct on that. I had always liked that song. So the singer is racist. Either way that song played out: it makes me hate it. But thank you for setting me straight.
Dueling Banjos was a cover of Feudin' Banjos, an instrumental by the legendary Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, which he wrote in 1954 and recorded in 1955. It got wide-scale airing when Andy Griffith played it on the Andy Griffith Show in 1963; 9 years before it was co-opted and name-changed to Dueling Banjos for the 1972 movie Deliverance. By the way, that is a GREAT movie! Must-See. All good wishes!
"I drove all night" by Cyndi Lauper originally recorded by Roy Orbison.
And also Celine Dion version which I think the best.
i knew that was covered, in fact its been covered also by two other female singers also, whos names escape me this minute, its an often-covered song. I knew so, but think many others, especially younger folks and people who only listen to one genre,would not know.
rociogac Not really. The song was written for Roy Orbison in 1987 but it was scraped and didn't got into the album he was working on, then Cyndi Lauper recorded it in 1989 and only after the song became a hit Roy Orbison decided to release it too in 1992.
Marcio Miranda Roy Orbison died in 1988.
rociogac My bad. Didn't knew the date of his death. Still "I Drove All Night" by Orbinson was only released in 1992 on King of Hearts album. Now reading a bit more from Orbinson I found out that Kings of Hearts is a collection of lefovers from other albums including unfinished and demo songs. Even found many articles refering to "I Drove All Night" as Cyndi Lauper cover wich obiviously isn't as he recorded it (at least the vocals) before her. Also I can't really refer to Cyndi's version as cover either since she released it first. Tough one.
5:37 hmmm? so 1973 was before 1972 i guess
That's what I thought! XD
Jeff Beck released it after he wrote it. He wrote it years before he released it himself, though.
Stevie wrote it. Talking Book - 1972. Beck covered it in '73
Beck recorded it before Stevie covered it, but released it afterward.
+Hassan Goldstein I like Stevie's version better
You missed an iconic one: PROUD MARY.
Tina Turner covered it in 1971, but it was originally done by Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1969.
feitocomfruta I guess it’s not as surprising as many people only know the CCR one. This list was more about songs that only became super popular once covered.
Ike and Tina did a great job!
"Iconic"?...
"Song you didn't know were covers". Everybody knows this. Tina Turner thanked them a lot of times.
Love CCR's version.
- If you don’t know me by now - simply red
Original: harold melvin & the blue notes
- groovy kind of love - phil collins
Original: the mindbenders
Gotta admit, I never heard of the Simply Red version till now. I was raised on the Harold Melvin version. I'm gonna go check Simply Red's now. Love that song, it's nice to know someone respected it enough to cover it.