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Covered in the 90s
At some point in the future (although possibly not til next year) I am hoping to start a new online radio show/podcast based on 90s music.
Im contemplating a feature to do with cover versions. The criteria is cover versions that were a hit in the 90s, and the originals had to be a hit prior to the 90s. So for example, Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O' Connor wouldn't count as Prince's original was just an album track. However, It Must Be Love by Madness was a hit in the 90s, and Labi Siffre's original was a hit in the 70s. So theres my opening suggestion...over to you. |
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UB40 covered Elvis's Can't help falling in love with you in 1993
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The Chimes, 'I still haven't found what I'm looking for' (1990) - U2
The Happy Mondays 'Step On' (1990) - 'He's Gonna Step on You Again', John Kongos (1971) Kate Bush, 'Rocket Man' (1991) - Elton John (1972) |
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Annie Lennox - No More I Love You's (#2)
Kylie Minogue - Give Me Just a Little More Time (#2) Mariah Carey - Without You (#1) Brand New Heavies - You've Got A Friend (#9) Take That - How Deep Is Your Love (#1) M People - Itchycoo Park (#11) Shaggy - In the Summertime (#5) Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) (#1) Steps - Tragedy (#1) The Corrs - Dreams (#6) |
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Run to You - Rage/Bryan Adams
Please Don't Go - KWS/KC and the Sunshine Band Perfect Day - Duran Duran/Lou Reed Baker Street - Undercover/Gerry Rafferty Fantasy - Black Box/Earth Wind & Fire I'll Never Fall in Love Again - Deacon Blue/Bobbie Gentry Cryin in the Rain - A-ha/Everly Brothers Cecilia - Suggs/Simon & Garfunkel Hang on in There Baby - Curiosity/Johnny Bristol Could it be Magic - Take That/Barry Manilow It Only Takes a Minute - Take That/100 Ton and a Feather Stayin Alive - N-Trance/Bee Gees Cruel Summer - Ace of Base/Bananarama Itchycoo Park - M People/Small Faces |
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Don't Turn Around - Ace Of Base (originally a Tina Turner b-side then covered famously by Aswad in the late 80s)
Relight My Fire - Take That featuring Lulu (Dan Hartman) Dreams - The Corrs (Fleetwood Mac) Now That We Found Love - Heavy D & The Boyz (The O'Jays and Third World) I Have A Dream - Westlife (Abba) |
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Cat's in the Cradle - Ugly Kid Joe
Everybody's Talkin' - Beautiful South There She Goes - Sixpence None the Richer Handbags And Gladrags - Stereophonics Vic Reeves - Dizzy Sainte Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart |
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Great response! Learning a few things along the way too. Keep 'em coming!
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Oasis covered Slade's Cum on Feel the Noize, the b-side to their 1996 no.1 hit Don't Look Back in Anger.
They also covered David Bowie's Heroes in 1997 (b-side to D'You Know What I Mean?) And the Stones' Street Fighting Man in 1998 (b-side to All Around the World) Their 1995 cover of The Beatles' You've Got to Hide Your Love Away was only released on a Japanese EP. OK these were all b-sides so not technically hits despite selling a million. |
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Live and Let Die - Guns n Roses/Paul McCartney
Easy - Faith No More/Commodores You Might Need Somebody - Shola Ama/Randy Crawford I'm Every Woman - Whitney Houston/Chaka Khan I Can Make You Feel Good - Kavana/Shalamar Killing Me Softly - Fugees/Roberta Flack Don't Cry for me Argentina - Madonna/Julie Covington Somebody to Love - George Michael & Queen/Queen Yesterday - Wet Wet Wet/Beatles The Air That I Breathe - Simply Red/Hollies Love is All Around - Wet Wet Wet/Troggs |
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Words - Boyzone (The Bee Gees)
Love Me For A Reason - Boyzone (The Osmonds) Baby Can I Hold You - Boyzone (Tracy Chapman) How Deep Is Your Love - Take That (The Bee Gees) West End Girls - East 17 (Pet Shop Boys) Strawberry Fields Forever - Candy Flip (The Beatles) Twist & Shout - Chaka Demus & Pliers (originally by The Top Notes and has been covered by The Isley Brothers, The Beatles, Salt N' Pepa and loads and loads of other artists) |
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It's a sample, but I will always remember "I'm raving I'm raving" by shut up and dance. The original "walking in memphis" was only released the previous year or so.
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I've noticed there are fewer covers these days, or people wait longer before covering something. It wasn't uncommon for 80s songs to be covered and be big hits in the 90s. But now if someone covered a big hit from the 00s it'd bomb. I guess it's partly down to how we consume music now. I suspect a lot of people bought Nicki French's dreadful cover of Total Eclipse of the Heart in 1995 because they wanted the song - whereas if someone did a cover of it now, people would just buy the original on iTunes.
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I've noticed there are fewer covers these days, or people wait longer before covering something. It wasn't uncommon for 80s songs to be covered and be big hits in the 90s. But now if someone covered a big hit from the 00s it'd bomb. I guess it's partly down to how we consume music now. I suspect a lot of people bought Nicki French's dreadful cover of Total Eclipse of the Heart in 1995 because they wanted the song - whereas if someone did a cover of it now, people would just buy the original on iTunes.
Anyway, cover versions. The Power of Love - Celine Dion/Jennifer Rush It's Too Late - Quartz feat Dina Carroll/Carol King Disco Inferno - Tina Turner/The Trammps |
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just a pedantic note, It Must Be Love was a hit for Madness in 1981, not the 90s
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just a pedantic note, It Must Be Love was a hit for Madness in 1981, not the 90s
![]() Some more are:- Candy Flip with Strawberry Fields Forever Voice of the Beehive with I Think I Love You Marc Almond with Jackie Queen & Lisa Stansfield with These Are the Days of Our Lives Suggs with I'm Only Sleeping |
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Live and Let Die - Guns n Roses/Paul McCartney
Easy - Faith No More/Commodores Killing Me Softly - Fugees/Roberta Flack Somebody to Love - George Michael & Queen/Queen
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Killer - George Michael
I Can't Make you love me Bigmouth Strikes Again - Placebo Ride Like the wind - East Side Beat Alive and Kicking |
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I think the last successful cover was Amy Winehouse Valerie
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Hush - Kula Shaker / Deep Purple
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Erasure did covers of "Lay All Your Love On Me", "S.O.S.", "Take A Chance On Me" and "Voulez-Vous" (all originally by Abba).
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Faith No More - I Started A Joke
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Diana Ross did I Will Survive didn't she?!
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Hush - Kula Shaker / Deep Purple
![]() ![]() This will have been my favourite cover version of the Decade. Admittedly, I got to know Kula's version first.
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All Saints - Under the bridge
A decent pop song, but the cover is widely criticized and isn't as good as the Red Hot Chilli Peppers original |
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This will have been my favourite cover version of the Decade.
Admittedly, I got to know Kula's version first.