Who knew THAT was a remake?!

[Zoneboy]

I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Originally by the Arrows)

Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (Originally by Jackie De Shannon)

Billy Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (Originally by Paper Lace)

Do Ya - ELO (Originally by The Move who later became ELO)

Act Naturally - The Beatles (Originally by Buck Owens)

[Rezny@gmail.com]

And these were remade-"You're 16"(1960-ORIGINAL by Johnny Burnette),"Love Potion #9(1959-ORIGINAL by the Clovers-theirs has a verse not included in the Searcher's remake-"I had so much fun,that I'm goin' back again...I wonder what happens with ...Love Potion #10...Love Potion #9"),"The Wonder of You"(fabulous remake by Elvis Presley-1959 ORIGINAL by Ray Peterson)

[Rezny@gmail.com]

And:"Hound Dog"(ORIGINAL by Big Mama Thornton),"Shake,Rattle and Roll"(ORIGINAL by Big Joe Turner)."Puppy Love"(ORIGINAL by Paul Anka,who ALSO wrote it,Yes,I know Donny Osmond did it),"Go Away,Little Girl"(ORIGINAL by Steve Lawrence.Remade by The Happening,and Donny Osmond)","Chantilly Lace"(ORIGINAL Classic version by The Big Bopper,remade by Jerry Lee Lewis)

[Ireneparalegal]

Rezny, just to let you know, it is really hard to look at your posts because everything is jumbled together. I can't even read them because it is hard on my eyes.

[Zoneboy]

You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone (Kacey Cisyk)

The Power of Love - Celine Dion (Jennifer Rush)

It's All Coming Back to Me Now - Celine Dion (Pandora's Box)

Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Mya, Lil' Kim and Pink (Eleventh Hour)

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack (Ewan MacColl)

I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles)

Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack (Lori Lieberman)

(They Long to Be) Close to You - The Carpenters (Dionne Warwick)

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (The Family)

What's Love Got to Do with it - Tina Turner (Bucks Fizz)

War - Edwin Starr (The Temptations)

Alone - Heart (l-Ten)

I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow (Captain and Tennille)

Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain and Tennille (Neil Sedaka)

Gloria - Laura Branigan (Umberto Tozzi)

Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann ( The Exciters)

Wedding Bell Blues - 5th Dimension (Laura Nyro)

Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - 5th Dimension (Original cast of Hair)

Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (Roger Miller)

Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & the Supremes (Johnny and Jackie)

The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr. (Aubrey Woods)

Mickey - Toni Basil (Smile)

Brother Louie - Stories (Hot Chocolate)

Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Jim Weatherly)

Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston (George Benson)

The Twist - Chubby Checker (Hank Ballard and the Midnighters)

More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer (The Crickets)

Quarter to Three - Gary U.S. Bonds (Church Street Five)

All the Man that I Need - Whitney Houston (Linda Ronstadt)

Don't Leave Me this Way - Thelma Houston (Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes)

The Tide is High - Blondie (The Paragons)

Don't Turn Around - Ace of Base (Tina Turner)

When I Need You - Leo Sayer (Albert Hammond)

From a Distance - Bette Midler (Nanci Griffith)

(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets (Sonny Dae and the Knights)

Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley (Vaughn Deleath)

The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens (Miriam Makeba)

Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino (Glenn Miller & Gene Autry)

My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry (Dave Bartholomew)

Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers (Todd Duncan)

My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)

The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch (Scott Joplin)

Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) - Deodato (Richard Strauss)

Crying In the Chapel - Elvis Presley (Darrell Glenn)

Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Freddy Cannon (Peerless Quartet)

Sloop John B. - The Beach Boys (Traditional West Indies Folk Song)

I'm Henry VIII I am - Herman's Hermits (Harry Champion)

[Dean Winchester]

great list Zoneboy

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

(They Long to Be) Close to You - The Carpenters (Dionne Warwick)

actually, The Carpenters predated Dionne on this, even tho it was a Bacharach song. Dionne's version was on her 1972 album "Dionne" (not to be confused with the 1979 album called "Dionne", lol) and The Carpetners did it in 1970

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

All the Man that I Need - Whitney Houston (Linda Ronstadt)

funny how so many of Linda's hits were covers, and then one of her originals didn't become a hit until Whitney did it

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by Dean Winchester

great list Zoneboy

actually, The Carpenters predated Dionne on this, even tho it was a Bacharach song. Dionne's version was on her 1972 album "Dionne" (not to be confused with the 1979 album called "Dionne", lol) and The Carpetners did it in 1970

Thanks I got the list from the same book that I mentioned in the one hit wonders thread. I'm sure a few people will be skeptical about some of them but Fred Bronson seems to know his stuff. You could very well be right about Dionne Warwick but then again she may have recorded an unreleased version of the song before The Carpenters and then released it on her 1972 album after they had success with it.

[Ireneparalegal]

I heard it through the grapevine was also done by Gladys Knight and the Pips.

There was also the version done by Roger & Zapp.

[James]

"All I Ever Need Is You": I thought Kenny Rogers' and Dottie West's 1979 country hit was original, then last Sunday I listened to "The '70s" with Steve Goddard, and he played the same song by Sonny and Cher from 1974, which I had never heard before

[dawsongirl]

Wow...what a list we've got here. I guess the key to finding hits is to look at songs by unknown/lesser known artists.

[D-Dey]

Police On My Back - The Clash(The Equals. When the remake by The Clash first came out, some kid I knew at school insisted it was a new song, but I knew it was a cover. It just took me over a decade to find out what the name of the band I originally heard it from was).


Take Me to the River - The Talking Heads(Al Green. Similar scenario of that kid insisting it was new, but I actually heard David Byrne admit it was an Al Green cover in a radio interview).


And speaking of Al Green...

Let's Stay Together - Tina Turner(Al Green. I had to thow that in before someone else did).

[Jack Gomez]

All I Do Is Think Of You - Troop (Jackson 5)

[D-Dey]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

I heard it through the grapevine was also done by Gladys Knight and the Pips.

There was also the version done by Roger & Zapp.

Not to mention Creedence Clearwater Revival.

[MickeyMac]

Somkey Robinson & The Miracles did "Grapevine" before anybody.


Lou Johnson cut the original version of "Always Something There To Remind Me" back in 1964, and for my money has the best version. Johnson also cut "Message To Martha", which Dionne Warwick did as "Message To Michael".


"Twist and Shout" was originally done by the Top Notes for Atlantic in 1961, and was an early Phil Spector production, this was a year before the Isley Brothers.

[MickeyMac]

Here are some more original versions:


Time Is On My Side-Irma Thomas (covered by the Rolling Stones)

Louie Louie-Richard Berry (covered by the Kingsmen and countless others)

You're No Good-Betty Everett (covered by Linda Rondstadt)


Some Kind of Wonderful-Soul Brothers Six (covered by Grand Funk Railroad)

Tainted Love-Gloria Jones (covered by Soft Cell)


The Twist-Hank Ballard (covered by Hank Ballard)

Good Lovin'-The Olympics (covered by The Rascals)

Hang On Sloopy-The Vibrations (covered by the McCoys)

That's All Right-Arthur Crudup (covered by Elvis Presley)

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood-Nina Simone (covered by The Animals)

Devil In His Heart-The Donnays (covered by The Beatles)

Looking For A Love-The Valentinos (covered by the J. Geils Band)

Dedicated to The One I Love-The "5" Royales (covered by the Shirelles and the Mama's and Papa's)