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The most covered songs ever?
I was watching the Danny Boy Programme on BBC4 Tonight and I can't believe it is over 100 years old and one of the most covered songs ever & sang by the likes of Johnny Cash & Elvis and it has an enduring appeal and it Symbolised the struggles of Ireland when it was first sang ?
The song was also sung at the funerals of the Firemen & police after the 911 attacks & the Catholic Church at the time tried banning it from services aswell but then did a uturn and said it was okay ![]() other than Danny Boy what is the most recorded or covered song and which bands/groups or singers have covered it and what is the enduring appeal about the song & what does it mean to you or a singer who has sung it
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Either Sex On Fire, Ring Of Fire, or Sit Down – compulsorily covered by every boring pub duo/trio in the entire country and beyond.
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it's probably amazing grace, which has a few years on danny boy and sang in churches around for world for literally 100s of years as well as appearing on albums by the likes of aretha franklin and elvis
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"Yesterday" and "Unchained Melody". A couple of thousand covers of each I believe.
"Louie Louie" has been covered about a thousand times too. |
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For viewers of tv talent shows, And I'm Telling You must have been covered (mostly badly) at least 500000000000 times
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I believe " Yesterday " is the most covered song ever. It was a question in a quiz I was at
For me its one of my least favourite Beatles songs. Danny Boy forever reminds me of that really sad scene in Heartbeat where Phil Bellamy and Gina lose their baby boy. A very moving and tear jerking song. |
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There is a bunch of enthusiasts who claim to have collected just under 26,000 different recorded versions of George Gershwin's 'Summertime'.
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Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah is probably up there among the most covered songs too.
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Make You Feel My Love by Adele
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Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah is probably up there among the most covered songs too.
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Strange Fruit has surely been more covered than some of those. |
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These two haven't been around anywhere near enough to qualify (I must confess that I've never even heard of the Adele song, so I doubt if it's had that many copies).
That list simply doesn't seem credible and was probably compiled by an office boy in his lunch break as a page filler. Strange Fruit has surely been more covered than some of those. |
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Unchained Melody
You Raise Me Up I Will Always Love You Yesterday Amazing Grace Danny Boy |
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Really? I can't say I've ever heard a cover version of that song
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Send In The Clowns seemed to be covered by pretty much every female singer during the 70's. I always hated that song. It's so dreary and miserable.
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I heard hat the most recorded song in history is yesterday by the Beatles.
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Me neither, I think that list is inaccurate
Studio covers Steve Allen recorded a narrative recitation version as a 1967 orchestrated album track (despite having criticised rock music during the 1950s and 1960s). Doodles Weaver recorded a comedic version for the record Feetlebaum Returns! that was also included on the album Dr. Demento's Delights. Vanilla Fudge covered the song on their debut album Vanilla Fudge in 1967. Joan Baez's 1967 version, included on her Joan album, was sung to classical orchestration arranged by Peter Schickele. Richie Havens included his version of the song on his 1967 debut album Mixed Bag. P.P. Arnold sang a cover of the song on her album The First Cut – The Immediate Anthology. The Free Design recorded a cover on their second album, You Could Be Born Again. Ray Charles released a version as a single and on his 1968 album A Portrait of Ray Lia Dorana recorded a Dutch version, written by Seth Gaaikema on her 1968 album Lia Dorana '68. Bobbie Gentry released a version on her 1968 album Local Gentry. Big Jim Sullivan did a sitar reworking of the song on his 1968 album Lord Sitar. Booker T and the MGs included an instrumental version on their 1968 Soul Limbo album release. Aretha Franklin released a version as a single in 1969 and on her 1970 album This Girl's In Love With You. Marty Gold covered the song on his 1969 album Moog Plays the Beatles. Dutch group Sandy Coast recorded a version of the song which was released as a single in 1969 (POF 166). Recorded under duress (from Columbia president Clive Davis, in search of more marketable material), Tony Bennett's poorly received 1970 album, Tony Sings the Great Hits of Today!, features a semi-spoken version, unflatteringly reminiscent of William Shatner's notorious 1968 cover of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds". El Chicano released a cover of the song on their 1970 debut album Viva Tirado. It was one of nine songs on the album that produced their first El Chicano hit single, "Viva Tirado". Rare Earth covered the song on their 1970 third album Ecology. Jazz musicians such as the Jazz Crusaders, Wes Montgomery (on his 1967 album A Day in the Life), Stanley Jordan (on the 1985 album Magic Touch) and John Pizzarelli recorded it as an instrumental, with lead guitar taking over the vocal line. Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi covered the song twice, on the 1968 album Vince Guaraldi and the San Francisco Boys Chorus and again on his 1970 album Alma-Ville. Australian band Zoot released a psychedelic rock version in 1971 that reached #4 on the Australian charts and went gold after its 1980 re-release. Australian folk singer Katie Noonan released a very fast jazz version on her Warner Bros. Records album Blackbird: The Songs Of Lennon & McCartney. John Denver released a folk version on his 1970 album Whose Garden Was This. The Percy Faith Strings released an instrumental version on The Beatles Album (1970).[40] Don "Sugarcane" Harris, plays the song in the 1971 Album "Fiddler on the Rock". German group The Rattles recorded an almost 10 min version of the song for their 1971 album "The Rattles" (Decca SKL R 5088). Dutch group Dizzy Man's Band recorded an 8m 45s version of the song for their 1971 album Luctor et Emergo (CNR 657507). Jamaican musician, singer, songwriter and producer B.B. Seaton with the band The Gaylads recorded a reggae version of this song in 1972. In 1975, Wendy Carlos covered the song on her album By Request. Brazilian composer/singer Caetano Veloso recorded it on the 1975 album Qualquer coisa. Belgo-English progressive rock band Esperanto covered the song on their 1975 album Last Tango. German group Streetmark recorded the song for their 1975 album "Nordland" (Sky Records SKY 003). On the CD edition there is a Bonus track 'Da Capo' a variation on the "Eleanor Rigby" theme Wing And A Prayer Fife And Drum Corps recorded this song in their 1976 album Babyface. Cleo Laine and John Williams recorded the song for their 1976 LP collaboration Best Friends. In 1977, Singers Unlimited covered the song on their album Friends, featuring leader Gene Puerling's vocal arrangements, plus rhythm section and brass ensemble, arranged and conducted by Patrick Williams. Ethel the Frog covered this song on a single recorded for EMI in 1979. Mark Murphy recorded the song on his 1980 album Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sarah Vaughan included a version on her 1981 LP Songs of The Beatles. In 1982, Twelfth Night recorded an 80s-style cover of this song for a single, and later included it as one of the bonus tracks on an extended edition of their Fact and Fiction album. The Jerry Garcia Band played an instrumental version as part of a medley with "After Midnight". Realm covered this song on their 1988 album Endless War. Junior Reid released a dancehall version of the song on his 1990 album One Blood. The Violet Burning released this song on their 1992 album, Strength. Wayne Johnson recorded an acoustic version of this song for his 1995 acoustic album Kindred Spirits. Shirley Bassey covered this song on her 1995 album Sings the Movies. Chick Corea performed a cover of the song on the 1995 GRP tribute album (I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz. Kansas recorded this song on their 1998 album Always Never the Same. A cappella band Witloof Bay recorded this song on their album of the same name. The John LaBarbera Big Band recorded a version of this song on their CD On the Wild Side. Ilan Rubin covered this song during his Coup recording sessions and released it as a free download. Joshua Bell released a cover version on the album At Home With Friends featuring Frankie Moreno. The Ides of March on the album Vehicle as "Symphony for Eleanor." Apart from the lyrics it bears no similarity to the original, but is credited solely to Lennon–McCartney. Michael Lynche covered the song on American Idol and released it as a single. He was the lowest vote getter but was then saved by the four idol judges. The Fray recorded an acoustic version of this song on the album Stripped Acoustic Set. Soulive recorded an instrumental version for their album Rubber Soulive, an album of Beatles' covers. B.o.B recorded a song called "Lonely People", which features the actual "Lonely People" chorus. Hank Williams Jr. recorded a cover version on the album High Notes. The Chilean band Quilapayún realised an Andean version included on the official albums of the band in 1987 Survarío and in 1989 Quilapayún ¡en Chile!. Paul Jolley covered the song on American Idol. He was the lowest vote getter and was eliminated. Sacred Rite covered this song for their 1986 album Is Nothing Sacred?. The barbershop quartet Storm Front covered the song on their album Harmony – A Beatles Tribute, Volume 1. Gordon Haskell recorded this song on his 2000 album All In The Scheme Of Things. Godhead recorded this song on their 2001 album 2000 Years of Human Error. Tété recorded a cover version on his second album L'air de rien in 2001. Hank Marvin recorded this song for his 2002 album, Guitar Player. In 2002 the Argentinean band O'Connor released a version on the album Dolarización. Pain recorded this song on their 2002 album Nothing Remains the Same. Mark Wood released a version of this song on his 2003 album These Are a Few of My Favorite Things with his wife, Laura Kaye, on vocals. Talib Kweli & LaToiya Williams released a cover of the song in 2004 entitled "Lonely People" on Kweli's The Beautiful Mix CD Liane Carroll includes a version on her 2005 album Standard Issue. Thrice included a cover of the song in their album If We Could Only See Us Now in 2005. Twisted Sister guitarist Eddie Ojeda recorded a cover version of the song for his 2006 solo album Axes 2 Axes. Dee Snider performed the vocals. Charlotte Perrelli covered Monica Zetterlund's Swedish cover, "Ellinor Rydholm", on her 2006 album I din röst. A cover of the song by David Schommer (feat. David Jensen) can be found on the soundtrack for the 2006 movie Accepted. Elevator Suite included a cover in their 2007 self-titled album. In 2008, David Cook, winner of the seventh season of American Idol, sang the song on the show and later released a single via iTunes. Greg Hawkes from his album, The Beatles UKE (2008) Ja Rule recorded a hip-hop version of this song entitled "Father Forgive Me" on his 2008 album The Mirror. While improvising on his own composition "Dynamo," jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal briefly quotes the song on his 2008 album It's Magic.[41] Father released a cover version in 2009 as a pre-single to their untitled second album. Outside Royalty released a cover version on the single "Lightbulb (Turning Off)" in 2009. Jared Evan released a cover version in 2011 as a promotional track for his album unCOVERED. L.A. rockers Margate recorded a punk version on their EP "Rock and Roll Reserve" in 2011. Tree Pit recorded a cover version in 2011 as an album pre release to their début album. Al Di Meola covered the song on his 2013 album All Your Life. In 2014, the Clare Fischer BIg Band covered the tune on its album Pacific Jazz, with Brent Fischer conducting his own revised and re-orchestrated version of his late father's arrangement. Alice Cooper covered the song on the 2014 Paul McCartney cover album The Art of McCartney. Live performances The Four Tops recorded this song for their 1969 album The Four Tops Now!. The Supremes recorded this song in a live medley, together with The Temptations. Joe Jackson covered the track on his 2000 live album Summer in the City: Live in New York. Australian a cappella group The Idea of North sing a jazz version of "Eleanor Rigby" on their Live at the Powerhouse album. An electronic version appears on the Tangerine Dream album Dream Encores. Big Country played this live at Dingwalls in London in 1996 and the track can be found on the Eclectic CD/DVD. McCartney performed a live version of "Eleanor Rigby" at Citi Field in July 2009 in which he played acoustic guitar, and the string section was played on keyboard. This version can be found on that concert's recording Good Evening New York City. Samples[edit] In 1994, Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor used the lyrics of the song's chorus for her song "Famine", which appears on Universal Mother. The song was later remixed and released as a single in 1995, and was a Top 40 UK hit. In 2000, Dru Hill frontman Sisqo sampled the "Eleanor Rigby" song on the hit single "Thong Song". In 2004, Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli released "Lonely People", using "Eleanor Rigby" as the main sample. In 2006, mashup artist team9 created a remix of "Eleanor Rigby" using Queens of the Stone Age's "In My Head". In 2009, a beat produced by J-Dilla that sampled the live "Eleanor Rigby" cover by The Four Tops was used for Raekwon's "House of the Flying Daggers", three years after J-Dilla's death in 2006. In 2009, rapper Game (rapper) sampled this song for his single "Dope Boys". In 2010, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra used the opening harmony as a guitar riff in their live performances of the "Gutter Ballet Medley," which also features a cover version of The Beatles' "Help!". Immortal Technique "The Martyr" (from the compilation album, The Martyr) uses an interpolation of the string backing from "Eleanor Rigby". In 2013, No'Side mixed "Eleanor Rigby" with the instrumental and hook of Bob Marley's Sun is Shining, dubbing it Eleanor Rigby is Shining. |
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Robert Palmer covered Cherrelle's 'I didn't mean to turn you on'.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON (ALBUM VERSION)- CHERRELLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmMwpi1iUUw Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On (ORIGINAL SONG) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YO0WyOGHjU The original is far better, IMO. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_J..._discography#I |
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