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THE RAYS SILHOUETTES - YouTube
Actually, this is the first time I heard the original. Somehow, I missed this one while growing up. I do recall my parents saying that the Hermits' song had "been done before". "Cover" was a term we didn't hear for a very long time; I think it was in the Seventies before I heard someone refer to a song being a "cover".
EDIT: That Lawrence Welk cover is hilarious! They thought that was a "modern spiritual"?! I guess it does have "sweet Jesus" and a Mary in there. I do have to admit: When this song was getting heavy airplay, everyone I knew was puzzling about the title: "What the heck is a toke?!" We were honestly completely clueless till likely late in the Seventies, when drug jargon was being explained. Then, we started "getting" a lot of those Sixties songs. "Ohmigosh! That IS a drug song!"
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Heard Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" before Gloria Jones' original version
Heard Wallflowers' version of "Heroes" before Bowie's original version
Heard Manfred Man's version of "Blinded by the Light" before hearing the original Springsteen version
Heard Happy Monday's "Step On" before hearing hearing John Kongos' "He's Gonna Step On You Again"
Heard the King Harvest and Toploader versions of "Dancing the Moonlight" before hearing the original Boffalongo version
Heard the Pogues' and The Dubliners' versions of "Dirty Old Town" before hearing the Ewan MacColl version
Heard the Red Hot Chili Peppers versions of "Higher Ground," "Subterranean Homesick Blues," and "Fire" before their respective original Stevie Wonder, Dylan and Hendrix versions
Heard the Hendrix and U2 versions of "All Along the Watchtower" before the original Dylan version
Heard many remakes by the Beatles before hearing their respective originals; may not have even heard some of the originals yet
Oh yeah, couple more...
Heard the Violent Femmes version of "Children of the Revolution" before the T. Rex version.
Heard the Smashmouth version of "Why Can't We Be Friends" before the War version.
I can't think of specific single song examples, although I suppose I could classify the entirety of Led Zeppelin I as being an anthology of covers of old blues sung by dead guys from Mississippi :-)
I can't think of specific single song examples, although I suppose I could classify the entirety of Led Zeppelin I as being an anthology of covers of old blues sung by dead guys from Mississippi :-)
hardly covers since page never gave credit to the original artist, the word you're looking for is stole.
being a big cheap trick fan --its 'aint that ashame'. in if fact I heard the live version before the studio version.
first cut is the deepest-rod stewart
here comes my baby-tremelos
september gurls-bangles(and dont ask why girls is spelled that way)
hound dog-elvis
girls talk/mohammads radio-linda ronstadt
I want candy -bow wow wow
cocaine/I shot the sheriff-clapton
Girls Just Want to Have Fun-cindy lauper
call me the breeze-lynyrd skynyrd
istanbul--TMBG
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