Don't know if it's already been mentioned but Bend Me Shape Me by Amen Corner was originally by The American Breed.
Cover versions of a song mistaken for being the original version?
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One of the most annoying is people thinking Kylie's 'Locomotion' is original .. well more shocking than annoying really. Little Eva's version being so much better. And yes .. I can't count the times I've heard 'This Woman's Work' being attributed to Maxwell!! It's an outrage!! They should get community service at the very least! 
For years I never realised that Grace Jones's 'Private Life' was a cover. The original being recorded by The Pretenders and written by Chrissie Hynde.
Although I did know the B side (She's Lost Control) was a Joy Division song.
Although I did know the B side (She's Lost Control) was a Joy Division song.
It Must Be Love by Madness was originally by Labi Siffre. He actually appears in a small cameo towards the end of the Madness video.
Originally Posted by dodrade:
“Already mentioned but Amy Winehouse's cover of Valerie effectively killed the Zutons career.”
“Already mentioned but Amy Winehouse's cover of Valerie effectively killed the Zutons career.”
And gave the answer to the question in the name of their first album....
Originally Posted by Makson:
“Shola Ama - You Might Need Somebody”
“Shola Ama - You Might Need Somebody”
Originally Posted by TrebleKing:
“Does anybody really think that?”
“Does anybody really think that?”
Not originally Randy Crawford's song as I first thought, but done by somebody called Turley Richards a year before her version.
http://www.whosampled.com/cover/2216...Need-Somebody/
Originally Posted by thewaywardbus:
“And gave the answer to the question in the name of their first album....”
“And gave the answer to the question in the name of their first album....”
Not a bad album, that.
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