umich Posted Tuesday at 12:31 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:31 PM List a cover that ended up being bigger than the original. Examples: Cover: Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You" (1992) [#1 Hot 100] Original: Dolly Parton, "I Will Always Love You" (1974) [N/A Hot 100] Cover: En Vogue, "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (1992) [#6 Hot 100] Original: Aretha Franklin, "Something He Can Feel" (1976) [#28 Hot 100] Link to post Share on other sites
chaneloberlin Posted Tuesday at 12:36 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:36 PM go put your records on 🗿 Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal_ac Posted Tuesday at 12:36 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:36 PM Ray of Light Link to post Share on other sites
gloamingtheplain Posted Tuesday at 12:40 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:40 PM 3 minutes ago, Marshal_ac said: Ray of Light I never knew this was a cover But now it makes so much sense because I always thought lyrically it didn't make sense for Madonna at all. Link to post Share on other sites
Coklek92 Posted Tuesday at 12:41 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:41 PM Cover : Original : Link to post Share on other sites
Ryuuchan_X Posted Tuesday at 12:45 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:45 PM 8 minutes ago, Marshal_ac said: Ray of Light omg i didn't know this was a cover Link to post Share on other sites
Sept Posted Tuesday at 12:49 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:49 PM Mariah - Without You, I Still Believe Carrie - I Told You So Adele - Make You Feel My Love Link to post Share on other sites
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tost1 Posted Tuesday at 12:51 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:51 PM (edited) Leona Lewis - Run Natalie Imbruglia - Torn No Doubt - It's My Life (kinda) James Arthur - Impossible Edited Tuesday at 12:52 PM by tost1 Link to post Share on other sites
charot Posted Tuesday at 12:57 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:57 PM (edited) Edited Tuesday at 01:08 PM by charot Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal_ac Posted Tuesday at 12:59 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:59 PM 16 minutes ago, gloamingtheplain said: I never knew this was a cover But now it makes so much sense because I always thought lyrically it didn't make sense for Madonna at all. 10 minutes ago, Ryuuchan_X said: omg i didn't know this was a cover Well now I’m not sure it counts 100% as a cover. It’s more of a rework of the original. The original chorus was removed and some of the lyrics changed. but it’s interesting that it’s seen as a Madonna signature song now and nobody knows the original. Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro Labre Posted Tuesday at 01:00 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:00 PM Cover: Britney Spears - Out From Under (8,538,881 spotify plays) #19 at Billboard BU & #32 on Sweeden Original: Joanna Pacitti - Out From Under (743,259 spotify plays) never charted Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmikel Posted Tuesday at 01:00 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:00 PM i thought it was an original Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal_ac Posted Tuesday at 01:01 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:01 PM Also this #1 WW smash Link to post Share on other sites
Kiss It Better Posted Tuesday at 01:01 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:01 PM Link to post Share on other sites
Luckitty Posted Tuesday at 01:05 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:05 PM (edited) ^ broke the record for most weeks at #1 back in the 70s Edited Tuesday at 01:06 PM by Luckitty Link to post Share on other sites
Both Sides Now Posted Tuesday at 01:07 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:07 PM 1 minute ago, Marshal_ac said: Also this #1 WW smash Now I know you’re not saying Madonna’s cover is bigger than the original The song did well on release because Madonna was smashing but it’s nearly completely forgotten (28M on Spotify). Don’s version is one of the biggest songs ever and has 351M streams on Spotify (for a song from 1971). Link to post Share on other sites
Mike91 Posted Tuesday at 01:09 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:09 PM 32 minutes ago, Marshal_ac said: Ray of Light The fact I just found this out 23 years later... Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal_ac Posted Tuesday at 01:10 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:10 PM 2 minutes ago, Both Sides Now said: Now I know you’re not saying Madonna’s cover is bigger than the original The song did well on release because Madonna was smashing but it’s nearly completely forgotten (28M on Spotify). Don’s version is one of the biggest songs ever and has 351M streams on Spotify (for a song from 1971). I don’t even know who that guy is. I only know the Madonna version because it was #1 all over the world. Link to post Share on other sites
Lament Posted Tuesday at 01:10 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:10 PM Cher’s Bang Bang is forgotten compared to Nancy Sinatra’s version Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal_ac Posted Tuesday at 01:13 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:13 PM 11 minutes ago, Kiss It Better said: Rihanna’s version >>>> Link to post Share on other sites
gloamingtheplain Posted Tuesday at 01:15 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:15 PM 2 minutes ago, Lament said: Cher’s Bang Bang is forgotten compared to Nancy Sinatra’s version I'd agree until Cher re-recorded it and stole it back tbh. Link to post Share on other sites
LikeaRebel Posted Tuesday at 01:27 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:27 PM 55 minutes ago, gloamingtheplain said: I never knew this was a cover But now it makes so much sense because I always thought lyrically it didn't make sense for Madonna at all. 49 minutes ago, Ryuuchan_X said: omg i didn't know this was a cover 36 minutes ago, Marshal_ac said: Well now I’m not sure it counts 100% as a cover. It’s more of a rework of the original. The original chorus was removed and some of the lyrics changed. but it’s interesting that it’s seen as a Madonna signature song now and nobody knows the original. 25 minutes ago, Mike91 said: The fact I just found this out 23 years later... I wouldn't exactly call it a cover: It is based on the track "Sepheryn" (1971), by English folk music duo Curtiss Maldoon (consisting of Dave Curtiss and Clive Maldoon). In 1996, English singer and songwriter Christine Leach, Maldoon's niece, had recorded her version of the track. She worked for a time with Orbit and recorded a demo of "Sepheryn" over a melody on which he was working. Leach rewrote the chorus and also removed a few bits from the original composition. After Madonna heard the demo she liked it, and reworked the lyrics to create "Ray of Light". Link to post Share on other sites
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