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re: Covers more popular than the original song

Posted on 5/26/25 at 5:29 pm to
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
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Posted on 5/26/25 at 5:29 pm to
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...and speaking of Iggy Pop songs more popular than the original...


You believe this version is more popular than Iggy's? I don't think that's true..
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
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Posted on 5/26/25 at 5:40 pm to
quote:

first of all, more popular =\= better

that said, cover version:


That album is full of them..

When U Were Mine (Prince)

And the title track...

Posted by RogerTheShrubber
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Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:10 pm to
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
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Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:11 pm to
Posted by johnqpublic
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Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:25 pm to
Gloria Jones was the driver of the car Marc Bolan was riding in when he was killed. They were in a relationship at the time. She is also the mother of Marc's son, Rolan Bolan.
Posted by awestruck
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 5/26/25 at 6:51 pm to


Most popular of several covers.
Posted by CarpeDiem
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 5/26/25 at 10:19 pm to


Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
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Posted on 5/27/25 at 1:09 am to
Who did that first and can you link it?
Posted by PJinAtl
Atlanta
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Posted on 5/27/25 at 6:33 am to
Amarillo By Morning - original by Terry Stafford, first (?) covered by Chris Ledoux, made famous by George Strait.

Calling Baton Rouge - original recording by The Oak Ridge Boys, most popular cover by Garth Brooks.

Stars On the Water - original by Rodney Crowell, most popular cover by Jimmy Buffett.

Once Bitten Twice Shy - original by Ian Hunter, most popular cover by Great White.
Posted by tccdc
Washington, DC
Member since Sep 2007
3976 posts
Posted on 5/27/25 at 7:01 am to
LINK

Original - Superstar Carpenters

LINK

COver by Sonic Youth

..........

Also, if you get a chance to See Tears for Fears in concert, they often say before playing Mad World that Jules took it and made it better, showing respect
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
297285 posts
Posted on 5/27/25 at 10:04 am to


Auggie, this was the original. Not bad, but lacks the Funk that the Brothers put into it.
This post was edited on 5/27/25 at 10:16 am
Posted by Galactic Inquisitor
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Posted on 5/27/25 at 10:07 am to
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 5/27/25 at 11:19 am to
quote:


You believe this version is more popular than Iggy's? I don't think that's true..
Absolutely. I would have to seek out his. Hers comes up all the time whether I want it to or not. I had probably heard hers 100 times before I even knew it was an Iggy Pop song.
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 5/27/25 at 11:20 am to
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Superstar
I don't think that fits.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 5/27/25 at 11:53 am to
George Harrison - I Got My Mind Set on You
The Beatles - Twist and Shout
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Posted by LSUPERMAN
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 5/27/25 at 12:11 pm to
Quiet Riot owes their career to Slade for the two songs they covered.
Posted by parrothead
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Posted on 5/27/25 at 3:58 pm to
Posted by STigers
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Posted on 5/27/25 at 4:08 pm to
I’ve always preferred this version

Posted by STigers
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Posted on 5/27/25 at 4:09 pm to
Over the Original
This post was edited on 5/27/25 at 4:10 pm
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
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Posted on 5/27/25 at 4:20 pm to
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