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soundchaser

soundchaser

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Joined 2007
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Songs that sold better as a cover than the original version did

01 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles (Don Gibson)
02 - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (Dolly Parton)
03 - The Tide Is High - Blondie (The Paragons)
04 - Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (Prince)
05 - Über sieben Brücken - Peter Maffay
06 - All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
07 - You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt (Dee Dee Warwick)
08 - Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters (Marvelettes)
09 - Pold Salad Annie - Elvis ( Tony Joe White)
10 - Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
 
Galu

Galu

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Joined 2018
Just a litle bit of tidying!

Songs that sold better as a cover than the original version did

01 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles (Don Gibson)
02 - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (Dolly Parton)
03 - The Tide Is High - Blondie (The Paragons)
04 - Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (Prince)
05 - Über sieben Brücken (Over Seven Bridges) - Peter Maffay (Karat)
06 - All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
07 - You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt (Dee Dee Warwick)
08 - Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters (Marvelettes)
09 - Polk Salad Annie - Elvis (Tony Joe White)
10 - Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
 
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Brakspear75

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Joined 2014
Songs that sold better as a cover than the original version did

01 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles (Don Gibson)
02 - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (Dolly Parton)
03 - The Tide Is High - Blondie (The Paragons)
04 - Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (Prince)
05 - Über sieben Brücken (Over Seven Bridges) - Peter Maffay (Karat)
06 - All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
07 - You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt (Dee Dee Warwick)
08 - Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters (Marvelettes)
09 - Polk Salad Annie - Elvis (Tony Joe White)
10 - Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
11 - Mad World - Gary Jules (Tears For Fears)
 
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jaxboy

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Joined 2020
Songs that sold better as a cover than the original version did

01 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles (Don Gibson)
02 - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (Dolly Parton)
03 - The Tide Is High - Blondie (The Paragons)
04 - Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (Prince)
05 - Über sieben Brücken (Over Seven Bridges) - Peter Maffay (Karat)
06 - All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
07 - You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt (Dee Dee Warwick)
08 - Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters (Marvelettes)
09 - Polk Salad Annie - Elvis (Tony Joe White)
10 - Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
11 - Mad World - Gary Jules (Tears For Fears)
12 - Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (Roger Miller)
 
nextstep

nextstep

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Joined 2016
Some interesting facts about Me and Bobby McGee: Kris Kristofferson wrote the song with Fred Forster sharing credit. He also recorded it, but Janis Joplin's cover was the most successful.

From Wikipedia: Critics gave Kristofferson a positive reception but the album's original release was a commercial failure. In 1971, following the success of Janis Joplin's recording of "Me and Bobby McGee", the album was reissued as Me and Bobby McGee; it peaked at number 10 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart.

Kristofferson (album)

WikiPedia - Me and Bobby McGee
 
nextstep

nextstep

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Joined 2016
Let's get back on track...

Songs that sold better as a cover than the original version did

01 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles (Don Gibson)
02 - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (Dolly Parton)
03 - The Tide Is High - Blondie (The Paragons)
04 - Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (Prince)
05 - Über sieben Brücken (Over Seven Bridges) - Peter Maffay (Karat)
06 - All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
07 - You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt (Dee Dee Warwick)
08 - Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters (Marvelettes)
09 - Polk Salad Annie - Elvis (Tony Joe White)
10 - Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
11 - Mad World - Gary Jules (Tears For Fears)
12 - Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (Roger Miller)
13 - The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana (David Bowie)

The Man Who Sold the World (song)
 
techtool

techtool

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Joined 2012
Songs that sold better as a cover than the original version did

01 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles (Don Gibson)
02 - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (Dolly Parton)
03 - The Tide Is High - Blondie (The Paragons)
04 - Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (Prince)
05 - Über sieben Brücken (Over Seven Bridges) - Peter Maffay (Karat)
06 - All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
07 - You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt (Dee Dee Warwick)
08 - Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters (Marvelettes)
09 - Polk Salad Annie - Elvis (Tony Joe White)
10 - Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
11 - Mad World - Gary Jules (Tears For Fears)
12 - Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (Roger Miller)
13 - The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana (David Bowie)
14 - Black Magic Woman - Santana (Peter Green)
 
soundbrigade

soundbrigade

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Joined 2006
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Songs that sold better as a cover than the original version did

01 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles (Don Gibson)
02 - I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston (Dolly Parton)
03 - The Tide Is High - Blondie (The Paragons)
04 - Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (Prince)
05 - Über sieben Brücken (Over Seven Bridges) - Peter Maffay (Karat)
06 - All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
07 - You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt (Dee Dee Warwick)
08 - Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters (Marvelettes)
09 - Polk Salad Annie - Elvis (Tony Joe White)
10 - Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
11 - Mad World - Gary Jules (Tears For Fears)
12 - Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (Roger Miller)
13 - The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana (David Bowie)
14 - Black Magic Woman - Santana (Peter Green)
15 - Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jack (Jaques Brel) (The Terry Jack "cover" is rally obnoxious though.
 
levistubby

levistubby

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Joined 2011
Obviously a very mad man did some severe miscalculations, so a wot 'bout list of MAD people (or delusional, or crazy people, nutheads, crackpots, the lot ...)

01 - Madman - Klaatu
02 - Mad as Rabbits - Panic! At The Disco
03 - Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
04 - Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
05 - Crazy Mama - J J Cale
 
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drewburn

Member
Joined 2012
Obviously a very mad man did some severe miscalculations, so a wot 'bout list of MAD people (or delusional, or crazy people, nutheads, crackpots, the lot ...)

01 - Madman - Klaatu
02 - Mad as Rabbits - Panic! At The Disco
03 - Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
04 - Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
05 - Crazy Mama - J J Cale
06 - All The Madmen - David Bowie
 
Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

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Joined 2009
Obviously a very mad man did some severe miscalculations, so a wot 'bout list of MAD people (or delusional, or crazy people, nutheads, crackpots, the lot ...)

01 - Madman - Klaatu
02 - Mad as Rabbits - Panic! At The Disco
03 - Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
04 - Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
05 - Crazy Mama - J J Cale
06 - All The Madmen - David Bowie
07 - Bedward the Flying Preacher, Prince Far I.wmv - YouTube
 
techtool

techtool

Member
Joined 2012
Obviously a very mad man did some severe miscalculations, so a wot 'bout list of MAD people (or delusional, or crazy people, nutheads, crackpots, the lot ...)

01 - Madman - Klaatu
02 - Mad as Rabbits - Panic! At The Disco
03 - Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
04 - Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
05 - Crazy Mama - J J Cale
06 - All The Madmen - David Bowie
07 - Bedward the Flying Preacher, Prince Far I.wmv - YouTube
08 - Madman Across The Water - Elton John
 
Galu

Galu

Member
Joined 2018
Obviously a very mad man did some severe miscalculations, so a wot 'bout list of MAD people (or delusional, or crazy people, nutheads, crackpots, the lot ...)

01 - Madman - Klaatu
02 - Mad as Rabbits - Panic! At The Disco
03 - Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
04 - Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
05 - Crazy Mama - J J Cale
06 - All The Madmen - David Bowie
07 - Bedward the Flying Preacher, Prince Far I.wmv - YouTube
08 - Madman Across The Water - Elton John
09 - Octopus - Syd Barrett
 
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funkuncut

Member
Joined 2006
Obviously a very mad man did some severe miscalculations, so a wot 'bout list of MAD people (or delusional, or crazy people, nutheads, crackpots, the lot ...)

01 - Madman - Klaatu
02 - Mad as Rabbits - Panic! At The Disco
03 - Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
04 - Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
05 - Crazy Mama - J J Cale
06 - All The Madmen - David Bowie
07 - Bedward the Flying Preacher, Prince Far I.wmv - YouTube
08 - Madman Across The Water - Elton John
09 - Octopus - Syd Barrett
10 - Mad House - Lee Perry

(two for the price of one - song and singer.....)
 
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