On a couple of occasions,I heard a song which I thought was original.Then I find out later on,that it had been done before by another artist.
How often has that happened to you?
Here are some cover versions which I mistook for original songs.
Angel Of The Morning/Olivia Newton John(ORGNL Merrilee Rush)
Runaround Sue/Leif Garret(ORGNL Dion & The Belmonts)
Put Your Head On My Shoulder/Lief Garret(ORGNL Paul Anka)
The First Cut Is The Deepest/Rod Stewart(ORGNL Kieth Hampshire)
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds/Elton John(ORGNL The Beatles)
Pinball Wizard/Elton John(ORGNL The Who)
Handy Man/James Taylor(ORGNL Del Shannon)
Higher And Higher/Rita Coolidge(ORGNL Jackie Wilson)
Daydream Believer/Anne Murray(ORGNL The Monkees)
Walk Right Back/Anne Murray(ORGNL The Everly Brothers)
Loving Arms/Olivia Newton John(ORGNL Dobie Grey)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?/Dave Mason(ORGNL The Shirelles)
The Air That I Breath/Olivia Newton John(ORGNL The Hollies)
Why Do Fools Fall In Love?/Diana Ross(ORGNL Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
You Lost That Loving Feeling/Sheena Easton & Long John Baldry(ORGNL The Righteous Brothers)

Such Great Heights. I can never remember who sang it first: The Postal Service or Iron and Wine. I think it was TPS.

On a couple of occasions,I heard a song which I thought was original.Then I find out later on,that it had been done before by another artist.
How often has that happened to you?
Here are some cover versions which I mistook for original songs.
Angel Of The Morning/Olivia Newton John(ORGNL Merrilee Rush)
Runaround Sue/Leif Garret(ORGNL Dion & The Belmonts)
Put Your Head On My Shoulder/Lief Garret(ORGNL Paul Anka)
The First Cut Is The Deepest/Rod Stewart(ORGNL Kieth Hampshire)
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds/Elton John(ORGNL The Beatles)
Pinball Wizard/Elton John(ORGNL The Who)
Handy Man/James Taylor(ORGNL Del Shannon)
Higher And Higher/Rita Coolidge(ORGNL Jackie Wilson)
Daydream Believer/Anne Murray(ORGNL The Monkees)
Walk Right Back/Anne Murray(ORGNL The Everly Brothers)
Loving Arms/Olivia Newton John(ORGNL Dobie Grey)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?/Dave Mason(ORGNL The Shirelles)
The Air That I Breath/Olivia Newton John(ORGNL The Hollies)
Why Do Fools Fall In Love?/Diana Ross(ORGNL Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
You Lost That Loving Feeling/Sheena Easton & Long John Baldry(ORGNL The Righteous Brothers)

I come from a time when I knew the ORIGINAL songs you listed...:eek:

You Keep me Hangin On by Kim Wilde(original The Supremes)
Tainted Love by Soft Cell(Original Gloria Jones)
You've Lost That Loving Feeling by Hall And Oate(Original The Righteous brothers)

You Lost That Loving Feeling/Sheena Easton & Long John Baldry(ORGNL The Righteous Brothers)

I listened to the original by the Righteous Brothers for a while and then I heard the remake. :eek: I was in shock, I liked the original soo much better! I'm an old fashioned gal!:D

1. "You'll Never Get to Heaven" - The Stylistics (original: Dionne Warwick)
2. "A Fool On The Hill" - Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66 (original: The Beatles)
3. "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" - Diana Ross (original: Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers)
4. "Twist & Shout" - The Beatles (original: The Isley Brothers)
5. "You Made Me So Very Happy" - Blood, Sweat & Tears (original: Brenda Holloway)
6. "MacArthur Park" - The Four Tops (original: Richard Harris)
7. "Days of Wine & Roses" - Andy Williams (original: Henry Mancini)
8. "Moon River" - Andy Williams (original: Henry Mancini)
9. "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe" - Taylor Dayne (original: Barry White)
10. "If I Were A Carpenter" - The Four Tops (original: Bobby Darin)
11. "Walk Away Renee" - The Four Tops (original: The Left Banke)
12. "Our Day Will Come" - Frankie Valli (original: Ruby & The Romantics)
13. "Locomotion" - Buchman-Turner Overdrive (original: Little Eva)
14. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye (original: Gladys Knight & The Pips)
15. "Please Mr. Postman" - The Beatles (original: The Marvelettes)
16. "Rock & Roll Music" - The Beatles (original: Chuck Berry)
17. "Superstition" - Raven-Symone (original: Stevie Wonder)
18. "Knock On Wood" - Anita Stewart (original: King Floyd)
19. "Sea of Love" - The Honeydrippers (original: Phil Phillips & The Twilights)
20. "Earth Angel" - New Edition (original: The Penguins)

Tainted Love by Soft Cell(Original Gloria Jones)

In addition to "Tainted Love" as a medley:

"Where Did Our Love Go" - Soft Cel (original: Diana Ross & The Supremes)

WTF?... I didn't know Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" was a cover!

I used to think that Iggy Pop covered "The Passenger" from Siouxsie and the Banshees, but it's actually the other way around.

Mountain of love by Johnny Rivers....very hard to tell it from the Harold Dorman orig ( until you get to the harmonica part, which didnt exist in the orig )