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Post by 1finemrg on Nov 13, 2015 7:04:37 GMT -5
Cat Stevens covered his own "Wild World" and reached #11. Jimmy Cliff had previously had a Top 10 UK hit.
Although it charted after the cover version, it has been documented that Billy Preston was the first to record "My Sweet Lord". George's "Got My Mind Set On You" was originally released by James Ray.
Kim Weston and the Isley Brothers recorded "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)" several years before the Doobie Brothers reached #11 with their cover.
Great White's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" was a cover of an Ian Hunter tune as was Barry Manilow's "Ships".
Rod Stewart first recorded "That's What Friends Are For" on the "Night Shift" movie soundtrack in 1982, three years before the Dionne and Friends collaboration.
Art Garfunkel's "Second Avenue" charted at the same time as Tim Moore's original. Art's made the Top 40, but Tim's did not.
Scott English scraped the bottom of the Hot 100, peaking at #91 co-writing "Brandy". A title change resulted in Barry Manilow's cover "Mandy" becoming his first Hot 100 hit, topping the charts.
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Post by Michael1973 on Nov 13, 2015 9:06:41 GMT -5
Someone upthread mentioned the cover of New Order's "Blue Monday," but that wasn't the only song of theirs to fit the category. Frente hit in 1994 with "Bizarre Love Triangle."
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Post by dukelightning on Nov 13, 2015 9:42:35 GMT -5
This one is courtesy of Casey as he says in the 11/14/87 show that Ritchie Valens' "Come on Let's Go" reached #42. However the first remake by the McCoys which he played a clip of and the then current version by Los Lobos both reached the top 40. BTW, they almost peaked at the same position, 22 and 21.
And on this week's 70's show, another one. Knew it was a cover of a song by the father of rock & roll but did not know that Chuck Berry's version of "Promised Land" just barely missed the top 40 at 41 nearly 10 years before Elvis took it into the top 40.
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Post by at40nut on Nov 25, 2015 4:31:59 GMT -5
Hall & Oates wrote and recorded "Everytime You Go Away" which was not a Top 40 hit for the dynamic duo of the 80's, but in 1985, Paul Young would take his version of "Everytime You Go Away" all the way to #1.
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Post by Mike on Nov 25, 2015 5:17:58 GMT -5
Since we're including covers of non-singles, Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U" was originally done by a Prince side project, The Family, in 1985 - it wasn't a single, but was on their one and only album.
For originals that were singles - "Always Something There to Remind Me". This is so told by Casey in a 1983 show in fact, but:
We all know that the Naked Eyes hit version reached #8, and it's not the original. The first Top 40 version is actually from R.B. Greaves in 1970 (#27) - his isn't the original, either. Dionne Warwick recorded a demo of it in 1963, four years later recorded it proper - only reached #65. The first version to chart, though, was by Lou Johnson in 1964 - only made it to #49.
Another one: "Red Red Wine". Checked this when it came to mind... originally a Neil Diamond song that only reached #62 in 1968.
"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On", which we were told about just a few weeks ago (10/25/86). Cherelle's original reached #79.
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Post by PapaVanTwee on Nov 25, 2015 13:44:40 GMT -5
"Family Man" was originally done by Mike Oldfield as a duet with Maggie Reilly. It made top 40 in Canada, but didn't do well in the US. Hall and Oates took it all the way to #6.
"Heart and Soul" was first made by Exile, and failed to reach the top 100 (#2 on bubbling under chart, so really peaked at #102). Huey Lewis and the News made it their own and hit #8.
Robert Palmer was also good about picking other people's songs and making hits. Not only was there "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On", But also "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)". It was originally done by Moon Martin, and Palmer took it to #14.
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Post by at40nut on Nov 26, 2015 17:35:50 GMT -5
Here's a reverse Robert Palmer for ya! He recorded a song titled "Some Guys Have All The Luck" which became a Top 40 hit for Rod Stewart back in 1984.
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Post by dukelightning on Nov 26, 2015 18:31:01 GMT -5
^Except the original is by the Persuaders and it did hit the top 40, barely, in 1973.
And on this week's 80s show is revealed that Billy Idol's "To Be a Lover" is a cover of a song under a slightly different title by William Bell which did not hit the top 40 either.
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Post by freakyflybry on Dec 1, 2015 0:24:58 GMT -5
Listening to a 1998 AT40 reminded me that the Wallflowers hit the top 40 with their cover of "Heroes". David Bowie's original didn't make the top 40.
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Post by at40nut on Dec 1, 2015 5:11:02 GMT -5
In 1977, Rita Coolidge had a Top 40 hit titled "We're All Alone" which was written and recorded by Boz Scaggs, whose version did not hit the Top 40.
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Post by johnnywest on Dec 1, 2015 12:58:33 GMT -5
There She Goes - Sixpence None The Richer (The La's)
Don't Turn Around - Ace of Base (Aswad/Tina Turner/Neil Diamond)
I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (I remember Casey telling the story but not sure who did it first)
All The Man That I Need - Whitney Houston (Sister Sledge)
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Post by laura on Dec 1, 2015 14:36:43 GMT -5
^ That group was called The Arrows and it was a B-side to a song called "My Last Night With You," I think. There's a clip of him saying that on a Crap from the Past episode.
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Post by freakyflybry on Dec 4, 2015 12:46:12 GMT -5
In 1993, Jodeci made AT40 with a remake of Stevie Wonder's "Lately". The original only got #64.
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Post by davewollenberg on Dec 4, 2015 22:26:02 GMT -5
Anne Murray had a cover of the Beatles' 'You won't see me'. She hit #8 in '74.
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Post by friarboy on Dec 6, 2015 8:32:21 GMT -5
Tracey Ullman hit the Top 40 in 1983 with "They Don't Know," which the late Kirsty MacColl hit with in the UK in 1979.
MacColl reportedly sang backup on Ullman's cover.
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