Songs people dont know are a cover

[38thBeatle]

Didn't mean to pull you up Indy sorry. I agree though that the Nilsson version is way superior to that by Badfinger. Having said that, listen to their "No Matter What" and "Day After Day".

[mikeluke]

The Monkees - I'm a Believer - written by Neil Diamond....

Because the Night - Patti Smith - Springsteen song

[dheim]

Because the Night - Patti Smith - Springsteen song

this one took me by surprise... honestly i thought it was hers!  :o

[38thBeatle]

Twist & Shout being an Isley Brother song.

[Sjusovaren]

I've heard of people thinking that Hallowed Be Thy Name was written by Cradle of Filth. *shudder*
Same with Breadfan - Metallica (even though it kills the Budgie version IMO.) and some people actually thinking that Walk was an original of that awful band Avenged Sevenfold's.

[Sjusovaren]

Behind Blues Eyes - Limp Bizkit, original by The Who

ah yes, how dare they! along those lines I think Eminem covered an Aerosmith song.....there should be a law against stuff like that...

how bout "Hey Joe" - Hendrix, originally The Leaves I think...

That'd be Dream On turned into Sing For The Moment.. Joe Perry actually contributed an outro solo, so I guess it was endorsed.  :(

[noodleplugerine]

how bout "Hey Joe" - Hendrix, originally The Leaves I think...

SERIOUS?!

That I didn't know..

[Dreichlift]

I don't know if it's been said but Land of Confusion was by Genesis, not Disturbed.

Wasn't Whiskey in the Jar a folk song even before the Dubliners recorded it?

Oh and I have an ex who believes the Nirvana Unplugged album is all original material  :D

[headtheball]

Whiskey In The Jar is as ould as tae, as we say round these parts. It's a mash of an even older song about a highwayman called Patrick Fleming, the melody comes from a reel that's probably even older than that (I found it in a book of fiddle music from 1860, for one thing). There's a few hundred variants of it as well, as befits this kind of thing.

The one that annoys me is "I Put A Spell On You". Telling people that's not a Nina Simone original has led to proper stand-up arguments.

[Simon D]

How about Love is All Around? Big hit for Wet Wet Wet off the back of Four Weddings..., but was actually a Troggs song.

[AndyR]

How about Love is All Around? Big hit for Wet Wet Wet off the back of Four Weddings..., but was actually a Troggs song.

I think I've got the original single somewhere!

[nfe]

I don't know if it's been said but Land of Confusion was by Genesis, not Disturbed.

 :lol:

How about Love is All Around? Big hit for Wet Wet Wet off the back of Four Weddings..., but was actually a Troggs song.

Ha! I didn't know that one.

[Johnny Mac]

I don't know if it's been said but Land of Confusion was by Genesis, not Disturbed.

 :lol:

Fell off the sofa  :lol:

Isn't Whiskey in a Jar a folk song  :?  :lol:

Animal (I $%&# like a beast) wasn't penned by Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P but Englebert Humperdink but his mum forbade him from performing it live. I know, that's what I thought.
Disgusting isn't it.



What a huge load of bollocks!!  :lol: :lol:

[MrBump]

Animal (I $%&# like a beast) wasn't penned by Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P but Englebert Humperdink but his mum forbade him from performing it live. I know, that's what I thought.
Disgusting isn't it.

Fantastic.  I think I remember that - didn't the album cover have Blackie wearing a cod-piece with a circular saw blade coming out of it?

Mark.

[Sifu Ben]

Behind Blues Eyes - Limp Bizkit, original by The Who

ah yes, how dare they! along those lines I think Eminem covered an Aerosmith song.....there should be a law against stuff like that...

how bout "Hey Joe" - Hendrix, originally The Leaves I think...

That'd be Dream On turned into Sing For The Moment.. Joe Perry actually contributed an outro solo, so I guess it was endorsed.  :(

He actually re-recorded the riff for it as well. He always felt the original was way too whimpy (like Slash with Sweet Child).