jbwelda Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) >Most of the first seven Rolling Stones Album songs were covers not so. for usa releases:englands newest hitmakers12 X 5rolling stones now! ---> heart of stone, what a shame, off the hook, surprise surprise, 4 originals out of 12 tracks total.out of our heads ---> had a number of originals including gotta get away, big hit heart of stone, under assistant west coast promo man (credited to group alter ego Nanker Phelge) and I'm FreeDecembers children ---> half original half covers...originals include as tears go by (originally given to Marianne faithful to record and have a hit with), get off my cloud, I'm Free, singer not the song, blue turns to grey, some of the material released on this album was recorded as early as 63 including a few songs previously released on the UK EP Got Live If You Want It (no relation to the USA "live" album released later with the same name).aftermath all originalsbetween the buttons all originals pretty much the same with UK releases though in some cases very different track lists from USA releases interesting to me, Sonny Bono got lead writing credits on "She Said Yeah", a favorite of mine, and I wonder now if someone else recorded and released that prior to the stones and if so, who. jb Edited August 19, 2015 by jbwelda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 interesting to me, Sonny Bono got lead writing credits on "She Said Yeah", a favorite of mine, and I wonder now if someone else recorded and released that prior to the stones and if so, who.http://secondhandsongs.com/work/3630/versions#nav-entity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 Most of the first seven Rolling Stones Album songs were covers. The first couple of Beatles albums were also mostly covers... but they went on to have an ok career... Nothing wrong with recording covers. If it was good enough for the Beatles and Stones, well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 1."Route 66" (Bobby Troup)2:202."I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon)2:173."Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed)2:094."Mona (I Need You Baby)" (Ellas McDaniel)3:335."Now I've Got a Witness" (Nanker Phelge)2:296."Little by Little" (Phelge/Phil Spector)2:39Side two No.TitleLength 7."I'm a King Bee" (Slim Harpo)2:358."Carol" (Chuck Berry)2:339."Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)4:0510."Can I Get a Witness" (Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Eddie Holland)2:5511."You Can Make It If You Try" (Ted Jarrett)2:0112."Walking the Dog" (Rufus Thomas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) Side one No.TitleLength 1."Around and Around" (originally released on the Five by Five EP) (Chuck Berry)3:032."Confessin' the Blues" (originally released on the Five by Five EP) (Jay McShann/Walter Brown)2:463."Empty Heart" (originally released on the Five by Five EP) (Nanker Phelge)2:354."Time Is on My Side" (Norman Meade)2:505."Good Times, Bad Times" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)2:326."It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack/Shirley Womack)3:27Side two No.TitleLength 7."2120 South Michigan Avenue" (originally released on the Five by Five EP) (Phelge)2:038."Under the Boardwalk" (Arthur Resnick/Kenny Young)2:489."Congratulations" (Jagger/Richards)2:2810."Grown Up Wrong" (Jagger/Richards)2:0411."If You Need Me" (originally released on the Five by Five EP) (Wilson Pickett/Robert Bateman)2:0312."Susie Q" (Dale Hawkins/Stan Lewis/Eleanor Broadwater) Edited August 20, 2015 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 and so...your point would be?jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 >Most of the first seven Rolling Stones Album songs were covers not so. for usa releases: do the math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 um ok lets see here...first seven wait that's a number albums songs were coversyou show the first two albums I believe. I showed the first seven albums. theres that number again. numbers six and seven were complete originals. no covers. and a good portion, though not a majority of the previous two albums were originals.so a more correct statement might be: Most of the first four Rolling Stones Album songs were coversplease show me where my math is incorrectjb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 House of the Rising Sun. According to Wikipedia, this song has been covered, in some form or another, since the 18th century. The origin of the song is unknown. So, would this be considered the song that has been covered, the longest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 House of the Rising Sun. According to Wikipedia, this song has been covered, in some form or another, since the 18th century.That's the 1700s!You sure about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 As mentioned, many Led Zeppelin songs were covers or ripped off old blues songs.Many Van Halen hits were also covers of old blues songs. Like Pretty Woman or Ice Cream Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 That's the 1700s!You sure about that?Ok, I went and reread wikipedia. It says it's based off of ballads from the 18th centuey. The earliest known recording of the song is 1934. I read the info wrong. But still. It was recorded before the animals did it. It is unknown who actually wrote it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeti Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 The Orginal & (the one I didn't know was) the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Elvis covered several Chuck Berry songs, this one in particular seems to be better known as an Elvis song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Another Fleetwood Mac cover, this one by Judas Priest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 Can you do a cover version of your own song? Bob Welch had a huge hit with his song "Sentimental Lady" in 1977... But his hit version of that song was actually a cover of his own song, released by Fleetwood Mac in 1972 on the Bare Trees album, when he was still a member of the group! The FM original version has very conspicuous backing vocals by Christine McVie, which the cover version does not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Everyone knows this is a cover, but with over 12 million views on youtube, it is a hit.It's acover of Simon and Garfunkel's Sound of Silence by Disturbed. David Draiman brings a lot powerful vocals to this song. I like it over the original, but sure some wont. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Two of Quiet Riot's biggest songs were covers: Cum On Feel The Noize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Haypxj24_Uw and Mama Weer All Crazee Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD8RAhCAyt4 Both songs were HUGE hits, and Metal Health was the first metal album to top the Billboard charts.Originally by Slade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPTk5poAa1c and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTEGxVDHpGU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 2/8/2016 at 8:41 AM, Deathgoblin said: Two of Quiet Riot's biggest songs were covers: Cum On Feel The Noize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Haypxj24_Uw and Mama Weer All Crazee Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD8RAhCAyt4 Both songs were HUGE hits, and Metal Health was the first metal album to top the Billboard charts. Originally by Slade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPTk5poAa1c and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTEGxVDHpGU I always thought that Quiet Riot might not have ever broken out, if it wasn't for Slade! Slade was great band, especially live! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 5/11/2015 at 7:00 PM, Harry P. said: Pretty much every Linda Rondstadt hit song was a cover. So true, and yet she made every single one of them sound fresh, new, and up-to-date for a new generation. Probably the closest thing she had to an "original" hit was "Poor Poor Pitiful Me." It was on Warren Zevon's first album (actually his second), but virtually no one had heard of him or heard his music at that point; he wouldn't break out for another two years (with "Werewolves of London," of course). LR actually recorded four of his songs, but the other three never got any airplay/fame/love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Snake45 said: So true, and yet she made every single one of them sound fresh, new, and up-to-date for a new generation. She "owned" them--she made them her own. It's a talent that few have, for sure! ☺️ Edited August 9, 2021 by Straightliner59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Straightliner59 said: She "owned" them--she made them her own. It's a talent that few have, for sure! ☺️ One of my favorites is "Just One Look." It was so iconic that it was eventually picked up as the jingle for a major auto manufacturer's campaign. (I don't remember who--was it Mazda?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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