I was listening to Zeppelin's "Battle Of Evermore" today and remembered that the first time I ever heard the song was the remake by The Lovemongers (Heart) on the 'Singles' soundtrack. I don't think I even knew it was a remake until I looked at the credits.

What classic songs have you heard first as remakes before discovering the original versions?

Ziggy Stardust- Bauhaus(Bowie)
Come Together- Aerosmith(Beatles)
Got To Get You Into My Life- EWF(Beatles)

Off the top of my head:

I'll Be Your Mirror - The Primitives (The Velvet Underground)
Helter Skelter - Siouxsie And The Banshees (The Beatles)
Dear Prudence - Siouxsie And The Banshees (The Beatles)
A Case Of You - Tori Amos (Joni Mitchell)
If 6 Was 9 - Tori Amos (Hendrix)
1983 - Christian Death (Hendrix)
When The Levee Breaks - Rosetta Stone (Zeppelin)

I'm sure I can think of hundreds more.

Fantastic Voyage--Coolio
Rappers Delight--Sugarhill gang's sample of Chic's Good Times
Alison--Linda Ronstadt's version of the Elvis Costello classic
Blue Bayou--" " " Roy Orbison"
Summertime Blues--The Who's version of Eddie Cochran's classic
I Fought the Law--The Clash, don't know who did the original
I Shot the Sherrif--Eric Clapton
When You Were Mine--Cyndi Lauper
I Feel For You--Chaka Kahn
Bop Gun (One Nation)--Ice Cube's complete "sample" of One Nation Under a Groove

unkemptpueblo said:

Definitely that one. The 'Sgt Pepper's' soundtrack was the only Beatles record my parents owned.

House in not a home - Luther vandross
Hound Dog - Elvis Pressley
Strawberry letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson

Graycap23 said:

Me too for all these. Who did Strawberry Letter? I never knew that was a remake.

Mother Nature's Son--John Denver (Beatles)
You Won't See Me--Anne Murray (Beatles)
Ticket To Ride--Carpenters (Beatles)

my mom loved some soft pop!

NDRU said:

Shuggie Otis.

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None!..

Seriously though, now that I think about it...

The Twist - Chubby Checker before Hank Ballard
Funky Broadway - Wilson Pickett before Dyke & The Blazers (1st vocal version)
It's All Over Now - Rolling Stones before Bobby Womack

...Might come up with a few more later.


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HMMM.

Practically all of

Through the looking glass - Siouxsie
Thank You - Duran Duran
Am I not your girl - Sinead

Other songs...

Dear Prudence - Siouxsie
Hello I Love You - Adam Ant
Venus - Bananarama
You keep me hanging on - Kim Wilde
Tomorrow Never Knows - Mission
Like a Hurricane - Mission
Dancing Barefoot - Mission
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superspaceboy said:

Sounds to me like you own a copy of The Mission's 'The First Chapter'.

sextonseven said:

NDRU said:

To turn the tables

Twist & Shout--The Beatles (Isleys)
Money--The Beatles (?)
Act Naturally--The Beatles (hmm, Carl Perkins?)
Honey Don't--The Beatles (definitely Carl Perkins)

My Sweet Lord--George Harrison (He's So Fine)
Come Together--Beatles (You Can't Catch Me by Chuck Berry)

There is a song called "shout" I think that was orginally made by the Isley Brothers.....but made famous by someone else.

Here's a great cover song: Got The Time - Anthrax (Joe Jackson)

sextonseven said:

I love it. I had no idea that it was mostly covers until much later. I think the one that really sticks out is Tomorrow Never Knows.

the Mission. They just came out with a GH of the polydor days. Good stuff!

Twistin the Night Away - Rod Stewart.

When I first heard this song many, many years ago I had no idea that Sam Cooke wrote and performed this song. I had no idea Sam wrote so many great songs and had such an amazing voice. I was lucky to discover him in the mid-eighties. I know Rod was/is a huge fan of Sams.

I heard somewhere that the Police's Wrapped Around Your Finger was a Bob Marley song that Sting bought. It really sounds like it could be.

This Old Heart Of Mine--Rod Stewart & Ronald Isley
The Theme to Star Trek Enterprise--Some Dork (Rod Stewart)

NDRU said:

That's a Rod Stewart song?

sextonseven said:

I heard it in the drug store! "I've got FAITH of the HAAHAArt!!"

I don't know who wrote it, though.
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I didn't know Bow Wow Wow remade "I Want Candy" until someone played the original at BYOV one night.

CinisterCee said:

I didn't know that it was a remake until you mentioned it just now.


Oh and What's Going On - Cyndi Lauper

Who's Lovin' You - Jackson 5 before Miracles
Stand - Jackson 5 before Sly and the Family Stone

On the tacky disco thread, someone mentioned "Yes Sir I Can Boogie" by Baccara. I've only heard the remake by Goldfrapp. Haven't heard the original yet.

spelling edit
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"Who's Loving You" -- TTD

"It Was a Very Good Year" -- Robert Guillaume

"Turn the Beat Around" -- Gloria Estefan

"Wild Horses" -- The Sundays

"Goodbye Porkpie Hat" -- Marcus Miller

California - Tupac and Dr Dre.

ThreadBare said:

I first heard Stanley Clarke's "Goodbye Porkpie Hat," Then Joni Mitchell's

God, tons. I'll have to think about it a bit. Especially growing up in the 80s, and hearing all these covers that I never knew were covers.

Little Wing--Sting (Hendrix)
All Along The Watchtower--Hendrix (Dylan)
Voodoo Child, Let the Good Times Roll--Stevie Ray Vaughn (Hendrix)
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