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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 01:03 AM Original message |
Performers whose breakthrough hit was a cover song... |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. Great White, The Power Station, and Quiet Riot come to mind. Maybe Cheap Trick. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 09:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. About Soft Cell and Tainted Love...: |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 01:03 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Similar to UB40, really |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
2. Three Dog Night with Otis Redding's... |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 09:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. My sister and I sat through 8 hours of heat, dust and randomly thrown bottle rockets |
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bluesbassman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
3. Two for Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Creedence also had a hit with "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. Bolton |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. Manfred Mann |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. And they also had a hit with Springsteen's "Spirits in the Night" |
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Mr. Ected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 03:38 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Don't Forget "(I Came) For You" |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
6. Aretha Franklin. Otis Redding's Respect |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
7. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe was a hit single in the UK. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. Going way back, The McCoys "Hang On, Sloopy" was a cover-and they |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
9. The Pretenders: Stop Your Sobbing, by the Kinks |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
11. The Clash |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
12. Patsy Cline: Crazy..... |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Willie wrote it |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 02:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Might be right... |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. of course, both versions are insanely good |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
15. Quiet Riot, "Cum On Feel the Noize" |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
16. Grand Funk Railroad "Gimme Shelter" |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
20. Elvis. |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 08:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Yeah, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly were kind of pioneers |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
24. Orgy: Blue Monday (originally by New Order) |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
25. Van Halen : You Really Got Me |
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ornotna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
26. Chubby Checker - The Twist |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-16-10 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
27. Led Zeppelin I -- the only album of theirs I really like... |
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Lindsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 03:34 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Somewhat off topic but IMO these covers were better than the |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 04:19 AM Response to Original message |
30. William Shatner: Rocket Man. |
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flying rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 04:57 AM Response to Original message |
31. Alien Ant Farm |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 05:14 AM Response to Original message |
32. Don't forget José Feliciano! |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 05:19 AM Response to Original message |
33. Dupe |
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