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Post by pb on Sept 25, 2013 9:03:02 GMT -5
How about "It's My Life"? No Doubt's remake was a Top 10 hit, but whenever I hear that song I think of Talk Talk's original #31 single. Whenever I hear that song, I recall The Animals' original hit from summer 1965. Different song (although maybe you mean it brings it to mind anyway). For the Animals song I remember David Johansen (aka Buster Poindexter) had a live version I saw many times in the early days of MTV, in a medley with "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place."
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Post by mkarns on Sept 25, 2013 11:04:39 GMT -5
We already mentioned Tiffany and Billy Idol, but a few more remakes from the 1970s and 1980s whose original hit versions didn't go No. 1 but the remakes did (or a remake was later made): Of the ones you cite, "I Can See Clearly Now", "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and "True Colors", all hit #1 on the pop chart in their original hit versions. Of them, I'd say only "Lights..." is arguably better known for the remake. Phil Collins' version of "True Colors" may get AC recurrent play, but I doubt most people think of it when they think of his hits, but they probably do with Cyndi Lauper's, along with "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time after Time" (which, incidentally, has had two charted remakes but remains identified with Cyndi.)
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Post by briguy52748 on Sept 25, 2013 11:22:00 GMT -5
Of the ones you cite, "I Can See Clearly Now", "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and "True Colors", all hit #1 on the pop chart in their original hit versions. Of them, I'd say only "Lights..." is arguably better known for the remake. Phil Collins' version of "True Colors" may get AC recurrent play, but I doubt most people think of it when they think of his hits, but they probably do with Cyndi Lauper's, along with "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time after Time" (which, incidentally, has had two charted remakes but remains identified with Cyndi.) Definitely agree with "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" but I did state the arguements that "I Can See Clearly Now" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" were probably best known for their original hit versions, even though both the original and remake get AC airplay. Funny thing is, I rarely if ever hear Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors," but have heard Phil Collins a little bit more. Perhaps because most classic hits/oldies stations usually play just two songs from Cyndi: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time after Time." Brian
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Post by mga707 on Sept 25, 2013 12:15:25 GMT -5
How about "It's My Life"? No Doubt's remake was a Top 10 hit, but whenever I hear that song I think of Talk Talk's original #31 single. Whenever I hear that song, I recall The Animals' original hit from summer 1965. The Animals' "It's My Life", which actually charted in late '65/early '66, is a different song than the 1984 Talk Talk song with the same title. whoops--didn't see that this info had already been posted by pb. Sorry.
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Post by yankee44 on Sept 25, 2013 14:02:32 GMT -5
The Beach Boys released "California Girls" in 1965 and it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, David Lee Roth did a remake in 1985 and it also peaked at #3
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Post by briguy52748 on Sept 25, 2013 14:57:49 GMT -5
The Beach Boys released "California Girls" in 1965 and it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, David Lee Roth did a remake in 1985 and it also peaked at #3 Another example – "I Only Want to be With You," which peaked at No. 12 twice, first by Dusty Springfield in 1964, and – the version we'll hear this weekend on "AT40: The 70s" – the Bay City Rollers in the fall of 1976. I think the Dusty Springfield version gets the duke here. Brian
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Post by beegee3 on Sept 25, 2013 18:20:15 GMT -5
What would you think about something like Star Wars? John Williams' Main Title hit #10, and Meco's disco version hit #1. In the everyday world, John Williams' theme is probably best known, but I'd bet Meco's version is more likely to be heard on radio. Guess it's a judgment call as far as what's more popular.
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Post by pgfromwp on Sept 25, 2013 18:51:06 GMT -5
Whenever I hear that song, I recall The Animals' original hit from summer 1965. The Animals' "It's My Life", which actually charted in late '65/early '66, is a different song than the 1984 Talk Talk song with the same title. whoops--didn't see that this info had already been posted by pb. Sorry. My fault; got lazy with my information. Oops...
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Post by freakyflybry on Sept 29, 2013 23:01:49 GMT -5
A couple more examples, both involving Elvis Presley:
"My Way" - charted higher for Elvis, but is definitely more closely identified with Frank Sinatra. "Blue Suede Shoes" - while the Carl Perkins version charted higher, it's arguably more identified with Elvis.
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Post by beegee3 on Oct 7, 2013 23:33:51 GMT -5
A song I heard today that you could make a case for is "Walk This Way." Run-DMC's rap version charted higher, but rock fans will by and large view Aerosmith's as the definitive version.
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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Oct 8, 2013 19:52:15 GMT -5
A song I heard today that you could make a case for is "Walk This Way." Run-DMC's rap version charted higher, but rock fans will by and large view Aerosmith's as the definitive version. Or Moe Szyslak's duet with Aerosmith.
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Post by mkarns on Oct 9, 2013 9:39:20 GMT -5
What would you think about something like Star Wars? John Williams' Main Title hit #10, and Meco's disco version hit #1. In the everyday world, John Williams' theme is probably best known, but I'd bet Meco's version is more likely to be heard on radio. Guess it's a judgment call as far as what's more popular. I'd call that one a tossup; Williams' version is more universally known, but Meco's, aside from being a bigger chart hit, is still recognized by many, and gets played on 70s/disco shows. BTW, last week SXM played the 10/1/77 AT40 when the Meco rendition jumped 8-1; that week the Williams version fell off the top 40 after dropping from 10 to 36 the previous week. Casey opened the show by saying that "a killer instrumental takes a long, long leap into the #1 spot"; given John Williams' big drop the previous week and the lack of other instrumentals in the top 40 it was pretty obvious to chart watchers he meant Meco. That's about as close to a giveaway of the #1 song at the start of the show that there could be, short of actually giving title or artist.
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Post by dukelightning on Oct 9, 2013 16:08:45 GMT -5
How bout 4 weeks after this week's 70s show when he opened the show saying that they were counting down to the only song to stay at #1 for 5 consecutive weeks in 1977. You had to be living under a rock not to know what song he was referring to. But my favorite one of these is on the 7/10/76 show before #18 when he said "We are counting to the #1 song, a delightful new #1". And he was referring to "Afternoon Delight" of course!
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Post by freakyflybry on Jan 22, 2014 0:25:40 GMT -5
Another one: "Smokin' In The Boys Room" was originally recorded by, and peaked higher for Brownsville Station; however, I feel that the Motley Crue remake's popularity, despite peaking lower, has totally eclipsed the original.
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Post by mkarns on Jan 22, 2014 1:15:07 GMT -5
All good ones! I found one that I was surprised I missed when I first posted: UB40 hit #6 with their cover of "The Way You Do The Things You Do." Most would agree the Temptations' #11 version is the definitive one. And though it's outside the Top 40, Robert Palmer hit #60 with "Tell I'm Not Dreaming," but the uncharted Jermaine/Michael Jackson version will always be best known. You're right about "The Way You Do the Things You Do"; in addition, two other versions charted, by Rita Coolidge and Hall & Oates with Temptations David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks, both reaching #20. The Tempts' original likely remains the best known. UB40 also covered Al Green's "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)", and reached #7 with it, three notches higher than the original. I'm not sure which is better known overall, though I identify the song more with Al. Linda Ronstadt's remake of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles "Ooh Baby Baby" charted higher than the original (#7 vs. #16), but Smokey's version is probably more likely to be played or recognized today. "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" is a special case, as the reason Jermaine and Michael Jackson didn't chart in Billboard with it is because it wasn't actually released as a single. It hit #6 in Radio & Records based on airplay, so it would likely have been a big Hot 100 hit if it were a single (surely it would have done better than #60.)
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