And for anyone who's wondering, David Bowie sang the original Man Who Sold The World, and it was covered by Lulu, Nirvana, Midge Ure and loads of others. I think it was cut out due to copyright but it's weird how the Nirvana bit was kept in
@mackenziemaybarraclough1207
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I was kind of like 'was it missed out accidentally or was the Nirvana one the original and I missed the cover?'
@cutfingeronmomsringhopeica3208
2 жыл бұрын
I had to look it up!
@vamvam7690
2 жыл бұрын
Yeh probably just a little editing mistake/copyright issue with the video Or maybe the Bowie clip was missing from the original compilation that Joel’s reacting to? Nevermind, no big deal :)
@agneseditsstuff
2 жыл бұрын
thank u!
@alecjamescedric
2 жыл бұрын
I thought I missed something and kept pushing the video back a couple times to see what the heck was going on lol
@monochromeyoshi
2 жыл бұрын
A part of me died inside when Joel referred to Mercury’s solo career as Queen.
@thehwguy4293
2 жыл бұрын
Same
@bertiewoodward7279
2 жыл бұрын
YES literally
@pallindsetmo3393
2 жыл бұрын
He literally only knows mainstream pop
@darkercz7610
2 жыл бұрын
So true
@WhileMyGuineaPigGentlyWheeks
2 жыл бұрын
Same here 😂
@mediumbreed2651
3 ай бұрын
Anyone else getting worried they are getting old when the majority of versions you know are the originals and not the covers?! 😳
@gabrielamorim4889
3 ай бұрын
Not in my case. When Lenny released this song I was 6 years old, and the people I knew already knew it was a cover, because the Guess Who version was quite successful here in Brazil and because of the film "American Beauty" that was released one year later.
@Xubono
2 ай бұрын
Not at all. It is sad so many people don’t explore the extensive range of music now available at their fingertips. So many people have opinions about things they never considered - music is just another variation on a theme of self inflated “experts”. I am 62 and there is so much more to learn.
@NoelaOllenburg
2 ай бұрын
No
@edmunoz6524
2 ай бұрын
I was totally surprised he had never heard of some of the original versions.
@Dancestar1981
2 ай бұрын
I’m 43
@GUN2kify
4 ай бұрын
All songs as a list 0:05 Red red Wine 0:28 Bitter Sweet Symphony 0:42 Wild World 1:05 Waiting For Tonight 1:27 Get My Mind Set on You 1:45 American Woman 2:04 Self Control 2:48 Ain't Nobody 3:08 Venus 3:54 Girl you know it's true 4:21 Love is all Around 4:36 If I Were a Boy 4:52 Sailing 5:16 It's my Life 5:38 Hound Dog 6:04 Always on my Mind 6:35 Torn 6:56 I'll be Your Baby Tonight 7:16 The Great Pretender 7:36 I'm a Believer 7:53 Love Hurts 8:16 The Tide is High 8:45 Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You 9:05 The Man Who Sold the World 9:22 Hallelujah 9:46 Babe I Love Your Way 10:06 Everlasting Love 10:22 The Unchained Melody 10:40 It's Oh So Quiet 10:53 Nothing Compares 2 U 11:16 Ring of Fire 11:44 I Love Rock 'n' Roll 12:05 You Can't Hurry Love 12:27 Without You 13:15 Knockin' on Heaven's Door 13:35 Don't Turn Around 13:49 Behind Blue Eyes 14:13 Only Love Can Break Your Heart 14:35 Games People Play 15:03 She's the One 15:22 Everytime You Go Away 15:36 The Game of Love 15:58 The Loco-Motion 16:21 Somebody to Love 16:39 Where Did You Sleep Last Night 17:09 Mad World 17:28 Hurt
@viewsandrates
3 ай бұрын
Bless you! I scrolled for so long looking for this comment. ❤
@leyotha
2 ай бұрын
Thank you ❤
@glensutherland2771
Ай бұрын
😮😮u0 h😢😂😢
@mglinert
Ай бұрын
Thanks for this list. Nothing new to me in this video
@madpogue
7 күн бұрын
This should be tagged to appear at the top.
@thelovelyann4007
2 жыл бұрын
I love how Joel is such a paradox--he knows so much about pop music but so little at the same time
@arturoromero951
2 жыл бұрын
You can never know too much about any type of music; once you think you know a lot, there’s still a lot you still don’t know.
@thelovelyann4007
2 жыл бұрын
@@arturoromero951 Yes, the more one learns, the more one realizes (or should!) how much more there IS to learn. It's great to have goals :)
@quietstormmelody
2 жыл бұрын
He really needs to hush!
@Superman679
2 жыл бұрын
What got me was when he pronounced Lead Belly (Led Belly) as if it was Leed Belly !!! ???
@tanyawade5197
2 жыл бұрын
@@Superman679 Ha! Me, too😂.
@tonypapas9854
2 жыл бұрын
Joel REALLY needs to learn more about 1970s Rock and Pop - the great sound of live instruments and singing, plus the variety of songwriting styles.
@ashleydowney1222
2 жыл бұрын
He knows some. Like ABBA, Elton John, and Queen which he has mentioned in several of his videos. He loves ABBA. He just doesn't know a lot.
@ebbhead20
2 жыл бұрын
And to call them bad recordings. Recording quality of the 60s was good in my book. The bad stuff was 1920s and 1930s. Where some recordings was so bad that you couldn't tell who was a good singer at the time. The 60s had all those lush 007 soundtracks. And they sound better than any cd today.
@cwize
2 жыл бұрын
It would also stop him from releasing videos saying “you didn’t know these were covers” when all but 2 or three are very well-known as covers
@johnmarcinko2484
2 жыл бұрын
He just needs to do better research ( a lost art)...
@ebbhead20
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnmarcinko2484 also, stop doing something that most young youtubers do. Assume and guess about things without any fact checking. The worst are those 1 hit wonder videos. And then it's bands that had at least 22 hits around the world. If america knows 1 song with lets say Pet Shop Boys or Aha, you cant do them as a 1 hit wonder. America is one country, not the world. And in the rest of the world these bands have had loads of hits. 22 hits doesn't make you s 1 hit wonder just because 1 guy knows 1 song. Its so cringe to see that. And comes across as lazy as fuck.. Know the subject before stating facts. Your channel will be judged on it.. 😎
@martyscott3236
4 ай бұрын
Glaring omission is “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell (1981). Original by Gloria Jones (1964).
@paulsengupta971
2 ай бұрын
And the Marilyn Manson version later.
@Dancestar1981
2 ай бұрын
It is
@victoriakihlstrom4338
Ай бұрын
He’s too young
@tralfaz
7 күн бұрын
and "Always Something There to Remind Me" by Naked Eyes (1983). Originally by Dionne Warwick (1963). "House of the Rising Sun" is a folk song. When you hear it sung by a woman it takes on a different meaning.
@TheEvilDrR
3 күн бұрын
Well, a video covering (hehe) all the covers ever would be days long.
@dabilq5560
3 ай бұрын
Neat story behind Guess Who's "American Woman". Randy Bachman was playing a riff between sets, the band came on stage and started jamming along. Burton Cummings ran on stage and totally improvised the lyrics. A kid was making a bootleg recording and the band asked him for the cassette...to get the lyrics.
@loripelt8202
Жыл бұрын
I used freak my kids out when they brought home "new" songs by bands they liked, and I knew the song, and had it on vinyl in my collection by the original artists😂
@gordowg1wg145
Жыл бұрын
The way things get re-cycled, you can do it to the grand-kids 😉
@solidflyer286
Жыл бұрын
Currently doing this to my 9 year old. How do you know every song in the world 😂
@MaryseMeunier
Жыл бұрын
Yes, we sing every single word of the song and they look at us like we are witches and wizards 😂
@jaquigreenlees
Жыл бұрын
My nephew saying he heard a great new band, the whole tape was awesome. .... CCR's Greatest Hits. I had to point out the very title of the album should have told him they were not a new band, after all how can these be greatest hits if they are new songs. It took me 2 hours to stop laughing at that one.
@jounikemppi
11 ай бұрын
@@gordowg1wg145 I've already done that with Billie Eilish who sang Beatles' Something.
@333reid
2 жыл бұрын
Not knowing the Guess Who leaves such a void in Canadian rock music. Without them, we would never have had Bachman-Turner-Overdrive or Burton Cummings. You need to take time to appreciate these artists
@coffeegirl18
Жыл бұрын
I highly recommend everyone into rock music to give them a listen.
@HelenaHandBaskett1
Жыл бұрын
And Burton Cummings has one of the most underrated voices in rock music.
@matthewbrown9086
Жыл бұрын
One of the few I actually knew about
@craigburghardt8604
Жыл бұрын
I was flabbergasted when he did not know the Guess Who. I suppose being Canadian we just think people know our artists like we do. But the Guess Who!?
@leavingitblank9363
9 ай бұрын
@@HelenaHandBaskett1 Stop using "underrated" if you don't know what it means. It makes you sound stupid. Burton Cummings is well acknowledged as a great singer.
@erilaz7
Ай бұрын
Santana's "Black Magic Woman", Judas Priest's "The Green Manalishi", and the Rezillos' "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight" were all songs that I first heard in these cover versions, only to learn later (in the last case *decades* later) that they were all originally done by Fleetwood Mac!
@brunokbcao
Ай бұрын
Judas has a lot of great covers... Diamonds and Rust, Better by You, Better than Me...
@TheEvilDrR
3 күн бұрын
@@brunokbcao And Green Manalishi was better in the original. Peter Green was a phenomenal guitar player.
@jamesflanagan6984
2 ай бұрын
The Guess Who is a solid rock band from Canada worth investigating if you haven't come across them before. When they eventually split up, the resulting branches were Randy Bachman's Bachman-Turner Overdrive(BTO) and Burton Cummings solo gig. The Guess Who had great hits in: No Sugar, These Eyes, and Laughing. BTO had the legendary "Takin' Care of Business" and "You Aint Seen Nothin' Yet." Cummings had impressive hits with "Stand Tall," "I Will Play a Rhapsody," and "I'm Scared." Bachman plays a straight forward hard driving guitar. Cummings plays complex and magical melodies on his piano. Worth a listen.
@screwyootube1
Ай бұрын
And for cryin' out loud, The Guess Who's American Woman was a #1 hit, whereas Kravitz's missed the top 40 altogether.
@jamesflanagan6984
Ай бұрын
@@screwyootube1 Kravitz made it to #2 in Canada and #3 in the USA. He also won the Grammy for this song. It's a decent cover. Cummings definitely gave more life in his performance though; he seemed way more invested.
@anajonda
18 күн бұрын
BTO was not a "resulting branch" of The Guess Who's breakup. Randy Bachman started BTO in 1972, a few years before tGW's hits dried up (and about two years after he got fired from the group, which he co-founded in 1962.) Honestly, with all the criticism that this kid receives for not knowing jack about what he talks about, apparently many of those who are hoping to "school" him on the subjects don't seem to know much more than he does.
@user-yq2zi5iz9i
7 күн бұрын
"Undun"...
@kuriabraham
Жыл бұрын
Cat Stevens has a gorgeous voice and is a musical genius.
@ellap4235
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@mikerichardson60
Жыл бұрын
100%...younger people have zero point of reference with all the auto tuned crap that passes for music nowadays
@codzy3532
Жыл бұрын
hot lookin too in my eyes thought he was lovely back in the 70s
@cynthiamull129
Жыл бұрын
The kids today are only doing covers because they can’t make their own music.
@Aliasbaba41
Жыл бұрын
@@cynthiamull129 But they are really at a disadvantage today as it is way harder to come up with something original. We have nearly a centuries worth of recorded music plus interpretations of compositions of 5 to 6 centuries. At a certain point everything you do is a remix/cover/reinterpretation, if you know or want it or not
@Dzqnn
2 жыл бұрын
Freddie Mercury said somewhere in an interview I watched, that ''The Great Pretender'' is a song, that he always wanted to cover, but he couldn't have done it with Queen, because he describes Queen as a band with only original stuff.. So he did a cover of it, in his solo career! :)
@valmacclinchy
2 жыл бұрын
Love Queen, with Freddie and also with Adam Lambert!! I also love Freddie's solo work and his work with Montsy.
@robertsharp67
2 жыл бұрын
As an old guy, I was only aware of the Supreme's version.
@robertsharp67
2 жыл бұрын
Correction-- The Platters
@moritsu
2 жыл бұрын
And yet, it's amazing how well this song fits FM life ups and downs.
@xkrkro
2 жыл бұрын
Never knew that he covered that song, not that I'm interested, I'd rather stick with the original than ever hear his version of it.
@ronnielee33
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, the picture that you had for The Great Society was of Grace Slick and Janis Joplin (NOT "him"). Grace and Jerry Slick were in The Great Society.
@danajetton4704
3 ай бұрын
Yeah, and Grace Slick singing in both. So for me, not so much of a cover.
@dragonvliss2426
2 ай бұрын
That total;ly freaked me out, since Janis was one of my favorite singers, I was like -- "What do you mean, "him!"
@stoonybridge
2 ай бұрын
I kind of got the impression that this guy's an idiot right there
@anon-ed5wf
Ай бұрын
It was a band evolving rather than a completely different band.
@madpogue
7 күн бұрын
@@anon-ed5wf Exactly, the "proto-Airplane"
@billring99
Ай бұрын
Two notes; Leadbelly is one of the most important and iconic figures in American music. Goodnight Irene and Rock Island Line are two of his best known songs. "Lead" is pronounced like the metal, not like the verb. You should look him up. A fascinating story. The picture of the original version of Somebody to Love shows Grace Slick and Janis Joplin. There's no guy in the picture. The Great Society was Grace Slick's first band, and their album also featured White Rabbit, another iconic Slick composition. Grace joined the Airplane after their first album, first appearing on their breakout album, Surrealistic Pillow. I don't know why the picture for the Great Society shows Janis Joplin. She wasn't in that band.
@TheEvilDrR
3 күн бұрын
Well, because Grace and Janis were besties, I guess. At least, they were both in the Haight-Ashbury scene back in the day. Janis was not "pretty," but calling her a guy is a step beyond the pale. She's a goddamn legend.
@mygreywolf
2 жыл бұрын
I love how every time you say, "I didn't know this was a cover." I am saying, "I didn't know they covered this." 😆😆😆
@christihendricks2584
2 жыл бұрын
So much same hahahahaha! The Knocking on Heaven's Door one freaking killed me. 🤣🤦🏼♀️ I was born in 70 so I knew the importance of Dylan of course but I was also a huge guns and roses fan my senior year. Even though I outgrew GNR 30 years ago and I'm a die-hard deadhead now, every time I hear Knocking on Heaven's door it will always be followed by "Ay, ay, ay, ay YEAH!" 🤣🤣🤣
@mygreywolf
2 жыл бұрын
@@christihendricks2584 😂😂😂
@brendakimsey
2 жыл бұрын
Same
@openyoureyes909jones6
2 жыл бұрын
@@christihendricks2584 70s child as well, and I was like duh.....original is Clapton....bzzzzzzt! wrong answer! *sigh* covers of covers
@sspaay
2 жыл бұрын
On a little harsher note, this guy obviously did no research, and just reacts in a dim, "If it didn't happen in my lifetime, it didn't happen" manner. If you're going to represent yourself as an expert, develop some expertise, for Pete's sake. I won't be back.
@informedchoice2249
2 жыл бұрын
That "man" in the "want somebody to love" photo was Janis Joplin, and it's pronounced Leadbelly, as in the metal. He is one of the seminal bluesmen.
@1amshookie
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, annoyingly he hadn't heard of one of the great Bluesmen
@PaigeDWinter
2 жыл бұрын
I wept on the inside both times...
@fordhouse8b
2 жыл бұрын
And additionally, the woman that “man” was laying his hands on was Grace Slick, who sang the original (with The Great Society) and the cover (with Jefferson Airplane).
@pink2894
2 жыл бұрын
* doesn't know squat
@deanfowlkes
2 жыл бұрын
I would not say he doesn’t know anything. But, I wouldn’t call it a cover if it is your own song. Even if you are doing it with a different group. Even, if you wrote it but did not release it first (Prince).
@kerrihennebury7616
3 ай бұрын
I literally yelled WHAT?! when you didn’t know The Guess Who. Omg, man. You need to have a Gen X friend that shows you their record collection. You need a Jedi Master to your padiwon.
@DizzyMamma1
3 ай бұрын
I'm Gen X, with a pretty eclectic musical taste and had never heard of The Guess Who until I moved to Canada. They just weren't played on UK radio really.
@NoelaOllenburg
2 ай бұрын
Agreed
@benanderson6390
2 ай бұрын
Yep. Gen X here. Grew up listening to The Guess Who, unbelievable to me that anyone from my generation doesn't know them.
@JosephDewar
Ай бұрын
@@benanderson6390 Guess Who were a North America band, 15 top tens, N America and elsewhere ( pacific? ) but not UK so much
@madpogue
7 күн бұрын
He needs a boomer friend.
@sinimsdp
3 ай бұрын
Sign of my age. There were a few songs where you were surprised it was a cover and I only knew the original.
@liamread3215
2 жыл бұрын
There must've been copyright issues with the David Bowie original of "The Man Who Sold The World"
@andrewpappas9311
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was wondering why Bowie's version didn't come up
@thehwguy4293
2 жыл бұрын
Wished they didn't cut out his reaction as well.
@Erfedwe
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was wondering if that was an editing mistake or due to a copyright claim.
@MissLilyputt
2 жыл бұрын
If they had to take it down, they really should’ve taken down Nirvana’s song as well if they weren’t going to explain anything about it.
@ronnyvenegas9034
2 жыл бұрын
Feels more like an error on edition
@ArchangelNashan
Жыл бұрын
The really cool thing about Hurt was Trent wrote it from the perspective of a young man whose life was spiraling out of control but when Johnny Cash looked at the lyrics he ended up viewing them through the lens of an old man at the end of his life. So both versions hit hard for different reasons.
@seanwilkinson7431
Жыл бұрын
Trent even liked Johnny's version so much that he gave him the rights to it.
@davidnissim589
Жыл бұрын
@@seanwilkinson7431oh yeah. He even cried when he heard Johnny’s version
@leonielson7138
Жыл бұрын
Trent wrote the song from the perspective of a young man whose life was spiraling out of control due to drug abuse ... before he became addicted, which made the song even more personal. It wasn't until after Trent saw the music video for Johnny Cash's version that he said, "It's not my song anymore."
@andyjackson304
Жыл бұрын
Trent actually wasn't happy when he heard that Johnny Cash had covered "Hurt" because the song was very personal to Trent. Once he heard Cash's version, he was quoted as saying, "That's Johnny's song now" because he was so moved Cash's rendition.
@cxxxbxxx3947
Жыл бұрын
Johnny Cash was also singing about the loss of his wife while Trent's life was out of control due to drugs
@step5732
3 ай бұрын
Cat Stevens is awesome, that was Janis Joplin, and the monster hit version of “You are always on my mind” was Willie Nelson.
@terrellgibson3984
2 ай бұрын
Written by Willie specifically for Elvis
@sweetdaddydee1314
Ай бұрын
I never knew that bon jovi's you give love a bad name wasn't an original. It was originally released like 6 months earlier by bonnie tyler as "if you were a woman (and i was a man)." Absolutely love her version as well.
@annebrightman5838
2 жыл бұрын
“I will always love you” was originally written and recorded by Dolly Parton
@weveri6
2 жыл бұрын
Yep...intended as a farewell to her professional relationship with Porter Wagoner when Parton decided to go as a solo artist.
@lisab5263
2 жыл бұрын
AND I heard she wrote "Jolene" the same day, mad skills.
@Cheepchipsable
2 жыл бұрын
@@lisab5263 Jolene doesn't really work with her singing it. A less attractive lady would have more impact.
@LyndaColterBergh
2 жыл бұрын
I once looked up the songs she wrote. She was prolific! And the variety of songs she collaborated with is amazing!
@kellidinit3725
2 жыл бұрын
And I honestly still prefer her version.
@Paul_Halicki
9 ай бұрын
As someone who was born over 60 years ago, I keep thinking, "sweet, sweet summer child." For most of these songs I grew up with the older version and I've never even heard some of the later versions.
@RonCurrie-dq3wx
8 ай бұрын
I'm with you. I remember when the Blondie cover of The Tide is High came out. I knew it was a cover then. The band he started with...Sorry, never heard of them. What got me in here was Queen, my favorite band. I thought he was going to play an original Queen song that's been covered over and over. I can say that when Freddie did 'The Great Pretender', that was a very famous song and EVERYONE knew it was a cover at the time he did it.
@Sabotage_Labs
8 ай бұрын
I lost is when he mispronounced Lead Belly! Kids these days!!!
@Tujae_
8 ай бұрын
@@Sabotage_LabsI came to make this observation. I'm not all that old, but Lead Belly is well known around my circles.
@CharleneCTX
7 ай бұрын
I was born in 1965. I played my parents' old 45s when I was growing up so I listened to a variety of music.
@Paul_Halicki
7 ай бұрын
@@CharleneCTX I had some great musical mentors: My brother is 5 years older than me and turned me on to Deep Purple and Pink Floyd before I really should have been listening to that stuff. I can remember my baby sitter playing old Crosby, Stills & Nash, Herman's Hermits, and The Dave Clark Five 45s, and I have an uncle 15 years older than me who actually went to Woodstock and introduced me to bands like Fleetwood Mac (original lineup), King Crimson and Yes.
@DarkElfDiva
Ай бұрын
I think the reason people talk about Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt (apart from the fact that it's an incredible cover) is because it was the last song he ever recorded, and he chose THAT.
@prof_jesus
Ай бұрын
Something about the older versions being so distant is making me feel extremely sad and nostalgic at the same time, it is hard to contain the fact that such emotions transcend time in such a profound manner through generational relatability. That is what makes them timeless.
@ceebee9195
2 жыл бұрын
I personally prefer Cat Steven’s original of “Wild World”, it has a beautiful earnestness to it.
@DTD110865
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't even know about the Mr. Big cover until this video.
@SteveJones172pilot
2 жыл бұрын
@@DTD110865 Me either.. and no reason to ever hear more of that cover version! :-) I'll stick to the original on that one !
@hifijohn
2 жыл бұрын
the tremolos and the mavericks covered his here comes my baby
@lindalee-brown5539
2 жыл бұрын
Yep
@johnbancroft5242
2 жыл бұрын
I prefer the Maxi Priest reggae version, it has a nice flow.
@RickGWybou
Жыл бұрын
Cat Stevens' voice is beautiful, full, rich and a decent range. You can listen to his voice for a long time and not get sick of it.
@sumayyah758
8 ай бұрын
I love his voice. I can listen to him all day long. I even love the stuff he's done since becoming Muslim.
@rodx5571
8 ай бұрын
There is no Cat Stevens as of 1977 i think. He is now Yussuf Islam. What a waste.
@davidhagler8475
8 ай бұрын
Thank you! Plus his version of Wild World is far better than Mr Bigs version.
@janbaker9869
8 ай бұрын
Cat Stevens' music and voice is amazing.
@BednariksGhost
8 ай бұрын
Yeah, whoever the child hosting the video is, he knows nothing about music. He should pick a different topic.
@dragonvliss2426
2 ай бұрын
I always say, you know you are old when the songs you listened to -- and sometimes danced to -- are now muzak at the supermarket. I feel old.
@drwhatson
4 ай бұрын
UB40's "Red, Red Wine" was actually a cover-of-a-cover - namely the Tony Tribe Reggae version of 1969. Jimmy Cliff had a big hit with "Wild World" in 1970. There were 100s of cover-versions in the 1950s and 1960s, often of recordings by black American artists who rarely got the mainstream airplay. 'It's All Over Now' by the Rolling Stones (originally by The Valentinos feat. Bobby Womack), Beatles/Carpenters etc. 'Please Mr. Postman' (orig. Marvelettes), Moody Blues 'Go Now' (orig. = Bessie Banks), Janis Joplin 'Piece Of My Heart' (orig. = Erma Franklin) etc. etc.
@Tylor_taichou
4 ай бұрын
That's just the way it was mostly in the 40's and 50's but also into the 60's and 70's. Somebody would write a song and the all the groups/singers would fight it out on the charts lol. Sometimes it was to have versions for white audiences and black audiences but you look up popular songs from that period and they can have almost a dozen versions released within a couple of months. Then of course you have nostalgia and changing eras of music leading to songs of the previous decade being covered and things like that. Anyways, thanks to this comment I learned that Johnny Mercer actually wrote the English lyrics to Glow Worm. For some reason I thought his version was just a poor cover of the Mills Brothers but he wrote the lyrics for them lol.
@NoelaOllenburg
2 ай бұрын
Ub40s were the best at doing covers
@drwhatson
2 ай бұрын
@@NoelaOllenburg "The original is still the greatest" (Dobie Gray) *except for Red Red Wine where Tony Tribe nailed it.
@kfemme68
2 жыл бұрын
Big Mama Thornton is considered to be one of the originators of rock n roll . It's sad that more people don't know who she is!
@scotthuish67
2 жыл бұрын
The Big Mama Thornton lyrics make a lot more sense than Elvis' version.
@gebo1667
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Maaan, it annoys me so much how it's so unbelievable to some people that Elvis could have pinched his most famous song. He and loads of other famous white musicians recycled music written and performed by black artists.
@kfemme68
2 жыл бұрын
@@gebo1667 I completely agree... especially when they were black women. It seemed to happen a lot. 😡
@MrCinpro
2 жыл бұрын
I know who she is, she was awesome! 😍
@MrCinpro
2 жыл бұрын
@@gebo1667 Elvis stole almost everything, his stage presence. That body shaking thing plus the songs. He was doing on stage what black artists could do, and hit the big time. 🤬 not saying he couldn't sing, but it was a big let down to find out what he did.
@DreamingOfInnocence
2 жыл бұрын
So many of these I had the same reaction: "That's a cover?!" Then upon hearing the original: "Oh. I knew that. I literally grew up listening to this." 🤦♀️
@thomstretton3562
6 күн бұрын
Harry Nielson apparently did his version in one take and his producer went into the studio next door to get a second opinion and the band in there were actually Bad Finger.
@PinballPreparedness
3 ай бұрын
WOW! You really missed some covers that were better than the originals: Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter (Simon and Garfunkel) White Lion - Radar Love (Golden Earring) Krokus - Ballroom Blitz (Sweet) Just to name a few
@steveglover6411
2 жыл бұрын
Mr Big doing a classic Cat Stevens song was ridiculous at the time and not nearly as good as the iconic hit of the 70’s. Couldn’t disagree more. Cat Stevens voice is beautiful and unique to all pop folk music. Edit: so cool to see a comment of mine getting so many likes. 🥹👍
@mikephilpot9857
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Cat Stevens is awesome, including his voice. Who is Mr Big? Never heard them, and the clip in this video can’t hold a candle to Cat Stevens.
@TheREALJosephTurner
2 жыл бұрын
@@mikephilpot9857 Mr. Big was moderately successful at the end of the 80's glam-rock scene (which they were often tied to without actually being glam-rock). Their biggest hit was "To Be With You." Chances are, you've heard that song before. However, I will 100% agree that Mr. Big probably should not have attempted to cover the great Cat Stevens.
@markwindow4464
2 жыл бұрын
Cat Stevens ( Yusuf Islam ) wrote loads of great songs and a lot of them have been covered, but never bettered the original in my opinion. Totally disagree with Joel about his voice not being too good. Also it's Lead (Belly ) as in the metal not lead (Belly) as in out in front lol
@tomfrazier1103
2 жыл бұрын
I heard a lot of these as my young aunt, MBHS '74 was always around in my childhood. After her divorce that year, Mom threw over her pop music for Jimmy Buffett. The fact that she lost all her albums to date in the divorce & aftermath didn't help. "Dad", insofar as I knew him was a 1%er motorcycle hoodlum, and we were gone as I was four. She has told me she saw Herman's Hermits at the Hollywood bowl...
@SteveJones172pilot
2 жыл бұрын
That's EXACTLY the biggest takeaway from this video. Cat Stevens version of that song is definitely the best, and he's a great singer.. All in all, I guess it's my age [53] but more times than not, if I didn't know both versions of the song, it was the ORIGINAL I knew, and not the cover..
@kyle381000
6 ай бұрын
The Guess Who is Canadian rock music royalty. "American Woman" was a huge hit for them, but was only one of many.
@russellhorsefield9199
10 күн бұрын
Who later become BTO.
@stuartvanderlee7246
8 күн бұрын
It was a number one hit in the USA
@stuartvanderlee7246
8 күн бұрын
@@russellhorsefield9199 The guitarist left to form BTO. The guess who continued on with our him
@shelby5346
4 ай бұрын
Never been so aggravated at this type of vid. I knew the originals so very well and didn't realize they were covers ha
@LrdSlvrhnd
Ай бұрын
Righteous Brothers' Unchained Melody made me sit up and go "WHAT?!" I remember being blown away a few years ago when I learned that Johnny Cash's Hurt was a NIN cover. First, he really made it his own, but second... *Johnny Cash covered Nine Inch Nails, WHAT?!*
@SamHell-wr8bi
8 ай бұрын
Man, if you've never heard the original American Woman by Guess Who, drop everything and listen to it NOW. It's one of the greatest rock and roll guitar licks of all time.
@gxc90
7 ай бұрын
Yes, a Canadian Band that I ALWAYS get it mixed up with The Who. 😂
@peacefulpossum2438
6 ай бұрын
Burton Cummings has one of the great rock voices.
@neilcam
6 ай бұрын
Not to mention Guess Who basically morphed into Bachman Turner Overdrive.
@searayser
6 ай бұрын
Yes! It's a bit embarrassing that this Dude dismisses it so lightly. A super catchy riff with an extraordinary lead guitar Hook. I read a story that the Guitarist started up the riff during an intermission to break some new strings in - then Drums kicked in and the Singer started ad libbing about, among other things, American Women. These Guys were on tour from the UK during the Vietnam War, and were having to deal with an unprecedented level of horny Groupies due to the Draft removing young Men from their neighbourhoods. It is an interesting Tale, look it up :)
@taj1994
5 ай бұрын
@@searayser On tour from the UK, or in the UK? Because they're Canadian, not British
@jennifersaar1611
2 жыл бұрын
Joel, having just watched this video, I can honestly say I've never felt so old in my life. Every time you said, "That was a cover?!" I could feel myself shriveling up a like a raisin.
@khalaq2
2 жыл бұрын
You think you feel old? I grew up in the 60's-70's, and we were listening to music from the 40's onward. Most of the "old stuff" in this video was "current" for us. There is apparently a lot of music Joel has never heard that he is missing out on.
@waterfrontlynnie
Жыл бұрын
Born in 49 here.
@user-qn9yr8ey9e
6 ай бұрын
Yes indeed! Young people have no idea how young they are!
@PeterAllworth
2 ай бұрын
For what it's worth, I think Merrilee Rush's "Angel of the Morning" is way better than Juice Newton's. Also, Mike Oldfield's Moonlight Shadow was an instrumental by the Shadows.
@elfiefromangelcity6142
12 күн бұрын
Early 80's baby, raised on my baby boomer parent's music, and many of these did not surprise me. There were a couple that I had forgotten they were a cover til I heard the original. And then there were one or two that DID surprise me! The reason older music sounds better is because of audio texture, and dynamics. Newer music is compressed and flat. It's also all auto tuned, so notes are perfect, and have no vibrato to it.
@denisechristie
8 ай бұрын
Woah there, easy on Cat Stevens, his voice is so magical. Put any of his albums on, turn the lights down, close the shades and just listen. I would recommend Father and Son, or Morning Has Broken to whet your pallet.
@peacefulpossum2438
6 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Cat Steven’s is an amazing song writer and vocalist. I feel the same about Neil Diamond. Much as I like the UB40 and Monkees covers, I prefer the originals.
@ratatatuff
5 ай бұрын
Well, he's a kid and probably thinks Justin Bieber was a great musician. So what could you expect?
@str.77
4 ай бұрын
I agree. Mr Big on the other hand I can't stand, no matter what they sing.
@ratatatuff
4 ай бұрын
@@str.77 Yeah, I don't like them either. But Paul Gilbert is one of my favourite guitarists. He put out some serious stuff after Mr. Big was over.
@Majerly_Annoyed
4 ай бұрын
Came looking for this comment. As soon as he implied the Mr. Big version is better than the original...time to stop watching...
@gregos_79
9 ай бұрын
Several times in this video, he says, "This is a cover?" The original: multi-platinum, number 1 in the charts, performed by one of the biggest bands/singers of all time.
@Wisteria337
7 ай бұрын
Yeah, he's trying to act like he has his own personality.
@icecreamman2687
6 ай бұрын
hes very obviously not american and hes young so... dumb comment
@skabuoy
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, but the dude looks like he was born this millennium, so his musical upbringing is, let's say, lacking the 'Golden Era' of pop music. And by that, I mean the time where most pop musicians wrote their own stuff, instead of a producer having them come over to provide vocals for some studio track, before moving to the next gig.
@ZombieDowneyJr
5 ай бұрын
@gregos_79 Welcome.. my friend... to Jurassic Park..😥🦖
@skabuoy
5 ай бұрын
@@ZombieDowneyJr Ah... Nice and comfortable there! By t he way, most of the songs I didn't know were covers, were a. crap b. songs I didn't know anyway. c. covers of other crap songs I didn't know anyway.
@arawilson
7 күн бұрын
Old enough to know a lot of these originals first. Some surprises but in a lot of cases I didn't even realize the cover wasn't the original. (Radio, you didn't always hear artists names.) But I grew up with blues, retro, and during 70s.
@ForestCounter
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for including Badfinger. I was used to the Harry Nelson version from Son of Dracula, but I really like the original. Short notes perhaps, but very long song 😄
8 ай бұрын
Somebody To Love is a self-cover in a way. Great Society is the band that Grace Slick was with before she joined Jefferson Airplane; she then re-recorded the song with her new band. Her brother-in-law Darby Slick wrote it. Grace Slick also brought another song over from Great Society, White Rabbit, which she wrote herself.
@Dad2JDC
7 ай бұрын
I thought I recognized the voice (on Somebody to Love).
@DaraSheahan
6 ай бұрын
Was about to say this, and you said it a lot better than I would have! :)
@billcarpenter3880
11 ай бұрын
I think I totally have reached old dude status. I knew almost all the originals, and have most of the original versions on vinyl, but didn’t recognize more than half of the covers. Grabbing my bass, and heading back to the studio…
@upturnedblousecollar5811
8 ай бұрын
I've definitely reached your status. I knew almost all of them, too, and I finally found these graphic effects nauseating lol.
@stephenmattison8920
4 ай бұрын
ELO's Do Ya was a cover of a song by a band named The Move which at the time consisted of ELO frontman Jeff Lynne, drummer Bev Bevan and former ELO cofounder Roy Wood.
@homesteadgamer1257
2 ай бұрын
My god, all the nostalgia this is giving me... I'm going to spend the rest of the night listening to 50s and 60s music. The Golden Oldies were truly golden.
@SwedishHouseFifa
2 жыл бұрын
7:30 It's not a Queen song, it's from Freddie Mercury's second solo album, he covered it because he felt it fit him so well being 'The Great Pretender'
@OriginalNuckChorris
2 жыл бұрын
Fact
@pinano3411
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant and heart-wrenching cover. Freddie was the G.O.A.T.
@NoelaOllenburg
2 ай бұрын
Yep
@russellhorsefield9199
10 күн бұрын
I agree it is not his as it was done by the Platters but you get a better version of than Freddy Mercury.
@monkeymanbob
Жыл бұрын
"Cat Stevens singing isn't the best" - huh. It's a take. Not sure that Stevens ever used auto tune but I would describe his voice as distinct and unique unlike 90% of mainstream releases that sound exactly the same. If anyone can suggest a conversion of Stevens that is better than the og I'd love to hear it.
@boywonderrr71
Жыл бұрын
I love Cat Stevens! Moon Shadow.
@izaskuncaro5662
Жыл бұрын
I found better cat stevens version by far
@Narstar100
Жыл бұрын
💯
@JustShpigel
Жыл бұрын
it's an opinion
@erichorgan684
Жыл бұрын
Agree 100%!!
@aquecedoroleo
Ай бұрын
The Guess Who's American Woman album is just so freakin good. With songs like Talisman (an accoustic masterpiece), No Sugar Tonight , When FRiends Fall Out and No Time.
@gryftkin
Ай бұрын
Locomotion went to number one by three different artists, three decades in a row. And if you want to hear a song that sounds different. Five O'Clock World by Hal Ketchum sounded so different that even though I'd heard the original, it didn't click until someone said something :P Also, I love the fact that Nine Inch Nails was so impressed with Cash's cover that they've basically said it's his song now :D
@linogalveias
7 ай бұрын
Great Pretender is Freddie's solo cover... And Cat Stevens has amazing songs and voice, amazing compositions... Cats in the Cradle, the first cut is the deepest... father and son
@fredbock6570
6 ай бұрын
'Cats in the Cradle' is Harry Chapin.
@kittykatwolf8294
6 ай бұрын
Was looking for this. I was shocked he said Cat Stevens wasnt a great singer! Muppet.
@laurentco
6 ай бұрын
Hahahaha. Cat Stevens is not a great singer! LMAO
@fredbock6570
6 ай бұрын
@@kittykatwolf8294 Beauty in all things is in the eye of the beholder, many of the singers I enjoy are not considered 'great' vocalists, David Lee Roth, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Brian Johnson, Rod Stewert. Their voices or styles are unconventional and to some jarring, but their passion and energy are undeniable.
@kittykatwolf8294
6 ай бұрын
@@laurentco Its all relative I guess.
@Raesling1
5 ай бұрын
I'm so old! I was familiar with most of the originals and not even aware of some of the remakes! I'm glad you included "it's not even Blondie's" or "Harry Nilsson's." Still, I was shocked that Willie Nelson wasn't mentioned in association with Always on my Mind and that Eric Clapton wasn't mentioned in association with Knockin' on Heaven's Door!
@joeterp5615
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I remember back in the 90s listening to a radio countdown of the best county songs of all time and Willie’s version of this ended up #1. It is a great version, from one of my all time favorites. I saw him a couple summers ago still putting on a great show at 89!
@amandajingleheimerschmidt3050
3 ай бұрын
Yeah: It’s definitely a generational thing: I’m 51 and most of these were of no surprise to me. However: I’m glad I finally know the name of the original song by The Rolling Stones that The Verve covered!
@paulsengupta971
2 ай бұрын
The Clapton version is the one most people know, I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned.
@TheEvilDrR
3 күн бұрын
@@paulsengupta971 I actually thought that Clapton version was the original. So, I did learn a thing here.
@TCisTD
Ай бұрын
Cool video, thanks! Couple notes: "Where did you sleep last night" is better known as "In the Pines" and the best known recording is my Leadbelly -- pronounced Lead like the metal, not lead as in .. follow me. Also, "Torn" was first recorded by Lis Sorenson, not Endswap. Though it was in Danish. I've been keeping a list of covers that are more popular than the originals. Many of these were already on my list, but I was able to add a few thanks to this video. Thanks for that! I'm up to almost 50 songs. Some of these I didn't add only because anybody older than about 35 definitely knew they're covers.
@karlsmith2570
19 күн бұрын
11:47 "What??, This Is A Cover Too??" Dude, Joan Jett's the queen of Cover songs
@MrMickRoo1
6 күн бұрын
Like Alan Merrill said, it was a knee-jerk response to the Rolling Stones "It's only rock n roll (but I like it), it felt for Alan as an apology. Alan Merrill met Jagger socially a few times, and knew Jagger hanging Prince Rupert Lowenstein, and jet setters people, aristocracy. "I Love Rock N Roll" was a song a about the song, Alan Merrill's interpretation as younger man. "Okay! I love rock n roll. And one thing, too. Alan Merrill did the whole song himself, it was Merrill solo composition. Jakes name is on only In return for Hooker paying his airfare to the UK from Japan in 1974, Merrill says he agreed to give Hooker a co-writing credit for the song, nothing else. “Jake won the lottery with that air ticket,” Merrill jokes. Giving away a 50-percent royalty on one of the most-recorded songs of all time has to hurt, but Merrill is philosophical about it. “Jake saw that I could bring something to the band when he paid for my airfare. If I hadn’t hooked up with Arrows maybe I wouldn’t have written the song, and everything would be very different for me now - financially, anyway.” Alan Merrill, sadly missed, and loved by so many. Died for covid 2020. He was such a gem, and so nice person...RIP, you goofball, we miss you.. BTW. Joan Jett covered it first 1979 with Sex Pistols guys, Steve Jones and Paul Cook.
@phoebegrint680
2 жыл бұрын
I think Joel has an extensive library of music in his head, even the most bizarre versions of pop.
@auroprasaddas6335
2 жыл бұрын
absolutely! dont know what joel is upto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@lucaswallo8127
2 жыл бұрын
lol wdym
@shimmipenguin1764
2 жыл бұрын
Too bad he ONLY knows pop songs then
@vamvam7690
2 жыл бұрын
@@shimmipenguin1764 yeh he for sure has a huge bias towards mainstream pop music as that is his favourite and he is definitely less knowledgeable on other genres I’m the opposite lol my knowledge of pop is severely lacking but classic rock, emo rock, metal…I’m golden lol Guess we all have our areas where we shine and others…not so much lol Joels knowledge base for pop is pretty impressive :)
@danielatavares1451
2 жыл бұрын
Im always impressed by the organization of Joel’s team. They always know in which video that specific song was referenced before. Joel always has great insights into the songs and I feel like would be amazing if it all were compiled and generating data driven ideas for the channel . . . Im sorry I’m such a nerd
@goodmorningkay
2 жыл бұрын
First: you're not a nerd Second: it's pretty cool how they're able to find the originals (and Joel gives good insight because he's been doing music for almost 11 years now), but it just goes down to compiling simple research. The editing daily is the thing I marvel at the editors for, because it take so much time to not only edit the clips that Joel watches if he's not reacting to an existing video on top of editing the actual video daily. No wonder he has more than one
@danielatavares1451
2 жыл бұрын
@@goodmorningkay I work with data so my point of view is more data focused and the nerd comment was about me bringing it in a music video. I’m aware of Joel’s background, I was just giving a compliment to him and his team haha
@goodmorningkay
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielatavares1451 no I get it not hate ;D
@iza729
2 жыл бұрын
Are you being sarcastic? The editor forgot to include David Bowie for the man who sold the world
@michaeljohndadd545
2 жыл бұрын
199th like
@BackpackerCoach
Ай бұрын
Mind Blown! There might have been a few I new where a cover. But most I didn't now.
@spinchsprimkle6541
2 ай бұрын
Lots of new additions to my playlist, thanks!
@bensontm
Жыл бұрын
Grace Slick, who sang the cover of Somebody to Love for Jefferson Airplane, also sang the original version written by her brother in law Darby Slick and recorded by The Great Society. So both versions of the song you heard here are sung by the same vocalist but in two different bands at two different times.
@stephenmerchant9532
Жыл бұрын
Is it really a cover if you sang it originally lol?
@SilverionX
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenmerchant9532 If you make a very different version of a song you made are you covering your own song? How many band members do you have to switch for it to be a cover? Many questions arise.
@stephenmerchant9532
Жыл бұрын
@Silverion well there are two distinct ways of looking at this. If you release a live/in concert version of your own song , since they tend to be a little different, are you covering your own song? I'd say no. If you release a completely different take of your own song, is it a cover (ie. Clayton's acoustic version of Layla)? That's where it gets sticky
@SBchannel62
Жыл бұрын
And she's being faux strangled by Janis Joplin, not a guy. SMH
@magicmulder
Жыл бұрын
Yeah some of the songs here were originally given to other artists (like She’s The One) but I wouldn’t call them covers technically. If I sing a Bowie song, that’s a cover. If I record a song by Joe Shmoe he has written for me, it’s not a cover just because he had it recorded by some other guy before.
@bethanyhanna9464
2 жыл бұрын
It's fun to see a younger generation hear iconic covers, of iconic originals. How you don't know The Guess Who, or Shocking Blue's original Venus, or The Platters, is unfathomable to me. I grew up listening to the originals, and the covers. 💜
@vilimikke8167
Жыл бұрын
True
@wtogspedersen860
Жыл бұрын
This, and how to pronounce Lead Belly.
@oooyeee1
Жыл бұрын
To say Cat Stevens has bad voice, the nerve!
@thebasedgodmax1163
Жыл бұрын
@@oooyeee1 well I mean Roomie looks at it from a different perspective
@cassidyszewczyk5029
Жыл бұрын
He did grow up in 90's Sweden IIRC, which would explain a lot
@miniveedub
2 ай бұрын
Every time you said it remember this from when I was growing up it made me smile because I’m so old that I was a teenager when the 60s originals came out.
@binxbolling
3 күн бұрын
Badfinger was the most Beatle-esque non-Beatles band ever. They even worked for the Beatles' Apple Records. I always suspected John Lennon of taking Without You and giving it his drinking buddy Harry. It was also one of the 2 most tragic bands along with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Two members hanged themselves.
@matthewschweiger3301
4 ай бұрын
Couldnt believe you didnt know Knockin on Heavens door was from Bob Dylan...
@jec020468
2 ай бұрын
Or even Eric Clapton.
@NoelaOllenburg
2 ай бұрын
Yep
@shawn576
12 күн бұрын
I wonder if Bob was angry by how badly they butchered it. Knockin on heavens doawoaoah. I'm not a fan of the original, but holy shit was the cover terrible.
@TheEvilDrR
3 күн бұрын
@@shawn576 Axl. Ugh.
@TheEvilDrR
3 күн бұрын
I actually did think, I think, that it was a Clapton original. Maybe.
@gregwessendorf
Жыл бұрын
Being born in Winnipeg, I am obligates to point out the lead singer of The Guess Who, Burton Cummings and that he did have a fantastic voice and we'll leave it at that. That said; the guitarist, Randy Bachman (of BTO) is an absolute gem of a human being.
@leavingitblank9363
9 ай бұрын
Check out the Professor of Rock's interview with Bachman and the story behind "Taking Care of Business". Bachman is a great storyteller! Very entertaining.
@keensoundguy6637
9 ай бұрын
1972's Live At The Paramount contains the ultimate version of American Woman. Nearly 30 years later, from their Running Back Through Canada tour, they released the version they did in Winnipeg, where Randy switches guitars mid-solo due to a broken string.
@ameliabedelia513
8 ай бұрын
also, randy said american woman is about the statue of liberty.
@ameliabedelia513
8 ай бұрын
@@leavingitblank9363 i watched his “every song tells a story” (its here on youtube) and learned some things and enjoyed it completely.
@swankeepers
8 ай бұрын
Heh - the "pizza delivery guy" story. Classic. You can see Randy tell the same story on an episode of "Behind the VInyl" @@leavingitblank9363
@lm5869
Ай бұрын
it;s an age thing... all but 2, i knew were covers...but then again... i'm much older and grew up with all those originals... Glad you found out about so many
@Rabbitzan
Ай бұрын
Omg so many of the songs from my childhood are covers I am blown away.
@LyndaColterBergh
2 жыл бұрын
Man, I can't believe you don't know so many 70's and earlier bands. They are the foundation of music today.
@drinkinslim
2 жыл бұрын
I was amazed that he new half the bands - he looks too young (other than having parents who would play the music though).
@bionicgeekgrrl
2 жыл бұрын
Just like artists from the 40s and 50s, especially blues were the foundation for so much in the 60s. It happens all the time.
@francisbruce6774
2 жыл бұрын
Somebody to love he called Janice Joplin a he.
@LyndaColterBergh
2 жыл бұрын
@@francisbruce6774 I didn't catch that. 🙄
@DragonsRUs1414
2 жыл бұрын
Man, I can't believe you don't know the Vulture Bone Flute tunes of 40,000 BC. They are the foundation of music today.
@christopherritz9383
6 ай бұрын
If you missed the The Guess Who you missed a lot. They were a super popular band rivaling the Beatles. Burton Cummings is still killing it. They lost their umph when Randy Bachman had to leave abruptly for health reasons, only later to form Bachman Turner Overdrive. They are worth a listen.
@jay_bulldog
4 ай бұрын
definitely good but they were never on the beatles level
@thor3279
4 ай бұрын
I like his little "sick voice tho" he states as he listens to the original American Woman and learns about the Guess Who
@AndyMatts44
Ай бұрын
"rivaling the Beatles" - WTF??
@thor3279
Ай бұрын
@@AndyMatts44 about like Philip Rivers rivals Tom Brady
@thor3279
Ай бұрын
@@AndyMatts44 lol the same way Phillip Rivers rivaled Tom Brady :)
@Linerwood2000
2 ай бұрын
The Torn one surprised me too. And the original is awesome too! A few years back i got into Dylan and his riffs and musical structures are absolutely phenomenal. It can be used in all styles of music.
@homesteadgamer1257
2 ай бұрын
I surprisingly knew more of these were covers than I expected. I grew up on music from the 40s-80s, though, so that might be why.
@jmcdaniel845
8 ай бұрын
He doesn't have his hands on her neck. That is Grace Slick on the left, lead singer of Jefferson Airplane, and on the right is Janice Joplin. Two of the greatest performers to ever bless us with their talents.....
@starrystarrynight52
8 ай бұрын
I just watched this and my jaw hit the floor. Especially when he referred to Janis as "that man!"
@v13simonjester
7 ай бұрын
I’m just glad someone else noticed it.
@suedenim9208
7 ай бұрын
@@starrystarrynight52 For a guy who has a YT channel about music he seems to be amazingly ignorant. Then again, based on his performance in the video maybe this is a reaction video channel.
@Johan.Molenberghs
7 ай бұрын
@@suedenim9208 And then the "Lead Belly" comment, lead, not lead, .....
@tbascoebuzz4782
6 ай бұрын
@@starrystarrynight52…yes. This guys a puppy. He knows nothing. He soils legendary talent. A travesty.
@loriwaddles306
2 ай бұрын
Certainly some SHOCKERS here! So glad I slide into this series!!
@patamuslo69
15 күн бұрын
you make me feel old, i didnt knew some of the covers, yet, all the originals! 🤣
@__Helga___
2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, I didn’t know or realise that there were so many covers in 90’s music.
@Greenteabook
2 жыл бұрын
And it was all music my parents grew up with. I wonder how many times they were listening to the radio in the 90s and couldn't remember where they heard the song before. This was all before lyric look up websites were a thing.
@ashleydowney1222
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I grew up in the nineties and there were a lot of covers.
@ashleydowney1222
2 жыл бұрын
@@Greenteabook Actually there were websites in the nineties where you could look up lyrics. I lived in the nineties.
@juliusnepos6013
2 жыл бұрын
Angel of Mine, another 90s hit is also a cover aswell
@georgebridges9951
8 ай бұрын
Like "Red, Red Wine", the Monkee's "I'm a Believer" was written by Neil Diamond. "Locomotion" was written by the great Carole King. As she was writing it in her home her housekeeper, and budding singer, started singing it back in another room and the career of Little Eva was born.
@Mike_H76
7 ай бұрын
Possibly another interesting bit of trivia I found out just the other day. Roberta Flack didn't write nor was the first to perform "Killing Me Softly", I'm not a huge fan of the genre though I recognize how excellent the song is, including The Fugees cover. Lori Lieberman, who I never heard of until researching the song, came up with the idea after being emotionally moved at a Don McLean concert while he was singing "Empty Chairs"... she scribbled some notes on a napkin of the idea that popped into her head and called a songwriter friend who worked it out. If you're interested Lori's version is on KZitem, it lacks the soul that both Flack and Hill bring to it, but she has a very sweet voice. ☮
@Mike_H76
7 ай бұрын
Oh, to add... I never cared about Don McLean much either, but I HAD to hear the song that inspired another great song, "Empty Chairs' is also a great song and I can see why it moved Lori so much, should have gotten more attention than "American Pie" in my opinion!
@MikePhillips-pl6ov
6 ай бұрын
The Monkees' I'm a Believer one of the few versions that was improved on the original (in this case by Neil Diamond). Can't say that about Red Red Wine though.
@frankhill2406
4 ай бұрын
What about Vincent by Don? @@Mike_H76
@PureBeauty511
4 ай бұрын
@@Mike_H76 Thanks for the trivia! I should make time to discover more Don McLean songs. The two I like the most so far are "Till Tomorrow" and "Castles in the Air."
@jacksyoutubechannel4045
2 ай бұрын
Kurt's cover of "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" is maybe my favorite of all time. More than "Hurt," more than "With a Little Help from My Friends." The song choice, the timing, and the performance come together and make it chilling to watch every single time.
@bbaaspencer1
2 ай бұрын
I’m old enough to be your grandfather and it’s funny when people think the latest artist was the first artist to sing a song! Lots and lots of cover songs out there!
@TheREALJosephTurner
2 жыл бұрын
You put a smile in my soul during the Nazareth clip when you approvingly said "Okay... cool voice!" I feel that Nazareth doesn't get the respect they are owed- especially when half of the 80's hair band scene were clearly influenced by them.
@theory-in-motion
2 жыл бұрын
Scottish metal band, influenced by a Canadian rock Band; do approve. My favourite Nazareth track was actually their cover of Randy Newman’s “Guilty”. It never made it to North America; it was bumped for “Love Hurts”, which is just a shame, to me. Second favourite is probably their Joni Mitchell cover of “This Flight Tonight”. They had some fantastic originals, but the love they gave to their covers...
@kellidinit3725
2 жыл бұрын
Another one I love! Though I will always love the Everly Brothers too.
@DiddieLou
2 жыл бұрын
"Somebody to Love" was actually sung by Grace Slick in both songs shown in the video. She just left The Great Society and took the song with her to Jefferson Airplane...
@MichaelHampton-Whitney
2 жыл бұрын
That's what I thought. The photos had Grace in both of them. I guess I'm just old enough to recognize her.
@soundtechincorporated6694
2 жыл бұрын
You are incorrect. The song written by Grace Slick was very different than the song written by Freddie and performed by Queen.
@JordanAlix87
2 жыл бұрын
@@soundtechincorporated6694 That's literally a different song with the same title, not the one referenced here or heard in the video.
@paultomaszewski1964
2 жыл бұрын
In the second picture when he referred to the other person as a "He", that was Janis Joplin, a "She".
@AloishiusAbercrombie
2 жыл бұрын
@@soundtechincorporated6694 there is no comparison to the Queen song in this video. They are two completely different songs. The song featured here is “(do you want) somebody to love” NOT “(find me) somebody to love”. This song was covered by Jefferson Airplane from an original by The Great Society. The point that Dinah was making is that the singer (Grace Slick) is actually singing it in both versions since she took the song with her from The Great Society to Jefferson Airplane & should probably not really be considered a cover as such.
@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366
Ай бұрын
I knew all of them. Mainly because I’m older and was around for the older versions. To be surprised at the revelation that the newer ones are covers is painful. 😢
@Foodgeek
2 жыл бұрын
Torn was actually first recorded by Danish singer Lis Sørensen in 1994 before Ednaswap :)
@ericforsyth
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but it was written by the members of Ednaswap, so even though it's not the original version, it's arguably the "definitive" (unless you feel either of the covers outdid it, of course).
@Foodgeek
2 жыл бұрын
@@ericforsyth That is true, but if they let someone else record it first, isn't their version still a cover? Maybe not! It's a grey area 🤣 I honestly like Natalie Imbruglia's version best :)
@taiumtasneem4870
2 жыл бұрын
The fact that I heard both the cover and OG version of Torn for the first time on one of roomie's videos, and he somehow went into an existential crisis out of shock both tmes has me rolling 🤣🤣🤣
@amaliechristensen7978
2 жыл бұрын
The danish version was actually released in 1993
@anjamaribo
2 жыл бұрын
@@ericforsyth but if someone writes a song for somebody else i dont think you can "take it back" just because it is succesful. Then a lot of songs would change "owners"
@mikew9999
Жыл бұрын
What do you mean better covers of Cat Stevens songs? He was a musical genius, and his unique voice was wonderful, very mellifluous and soothing.
@spikeconley
8 ай бұрын
He was a genius, and had a great voice. But Rod Stewart's cover of First Cut is the Deepest was better.
@mattmarzula
8 ай бұрын
@@spikeconleyHardly. There is no surer way to undermine your credibility on the topic than to claim Rod Stewart's version is better than Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) version. Especially considering that he wrote it and released it second the same year as a now unknown singer P.P. Arnold. Who's version is far better than Rod Stewart's.
@gw3856
8 ай бұрын
Totally agree
@sumayyah758
8 ай бұрын
He's still a genius with a great voice.
@spikeconley
8 ай бұрын
@@mattmarzula There is no surer way to undermine your own credibility by stating something subjective is actually objective. And who wrote it and released it first has absolutely nothing to do with which one sounds better. Stevens is a great writer and singer. Stewart's voice suits this song better, not to mention the fact that Stevens' left an awkward lyric in there that Stewart smoothed out.
@chanceneck8072
4 ай бұрын
I have one to add that shocked me: "Am Tag Als Conny Kramer Starb (Juliane Werding)". INSANELY popular song in Germany back in the day. But only through the 2019 movie "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" I found out that "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band)" came before.
@TheColdrush22
4 ай бұрын
My first video of yours. You actually know music! A lot of different types. It's GREAT! I'm in! Subbed.
@jhawkkw87
9 ай бұрын
Was surprised to not see Killing Me Softly With His Song on this list. Most people are familiar with The Fugees' and Roberta Flack's versions, but most people are not aware that Lori Lieberman is the original artist of the song. It also has a pretty depressing story about how Lori's label tried to erase her tie from the song and even went after Don McLean (who's song Empty Chairs was the inspiration for Lori to write the song) when he let some of the backstory slip.
@jasonargonaught8744
8 ай бұрын
lol 'Robert Flack'
@paulhorrex1814
Жыл бұрын
Nothing compares to U was originally written BY Prince, FOR The Family. He also gave it to Sinead O'Connor and sung it himself. That's why he was in the picture. He also wrote for a hell of a lot of other artists, including some surprising ones.
@davidschaal5594
Жыл бұрын
Manic Monday was written by Prince. Surprised me when I learned that.
@robur1981
Жыл бұрын
@@davidschaal5594 Yup, Prince was in love with Susanna Hoffs but she friendzoned him, I guess.
@timothysassanella272
Жыл бұрын
Like Prince wrote Manic Monday for Suzannah Hoffs (The Bangles).
@kevinsmarts9953
Жыл бұрын
He didn't give the song to Sinead and only found out she had covered it when he heard her version. He was so taken by it that he tried to recruit her to join The Revolution. His approach to that was way too sexual and freaked Sinead out, who still believes he was trying to sexually assault her.
@Goldez
11 ай бұрын
Listen the Capital Cities version. A nice surprise.
@butterbeanqueen8148
3 ай бұрын
This was really entertaining. I like seeing younger people learning the backstory of the music.
@mcgarryplace
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for making me feel old, I mean nostalgic. When GnR released Knockin' on Heaven's Door, I learned right away it was a cover. There are three songs in your list I only knew of the original and had not heard the cover before watching this video. The are: American Woman, Behind Blue Eyes, and The Loco-Motion.
@RabbitTeaPot
2 жыл бұрын
Also, kinda super cute Joel got caught out by “Lead Belly”. I get it, one spelling two different words but the idea of someone being called Lead belly like there’s an army of other belly’s right behind it makes me giggle.
@shaunonverwacht9626
2 жыл бұрын
Reminds of when our high school principle announced that the school band was looking for a "led" amp!
@geoffstrickler
8 ай бұрын
“Knocking on Heaven’s Door” is probably Bob Dylan’s best vocal performance.
@Vinterfrid
5 ай бұрын
Without doubt - it's the only Dylan song I can listen to with pleasure.
@MyRegardsToTheDodo
5 ай бұрын
And the Guns'n'Roses cover is probably one of their worst pre-Chinese Democracy songs.
@ratatatuff
5 ай бұрын
@@MyRegardsToTheDodo The GnR version is one of the worst versions of "Knocking on Heaven's Door" ever recorded. If not the worst.
@Secretlyanothername
4 ай бұрын
Embarrassing how little this guy knows
@ravingartist1
3 ай бұрын
I knew less than half were covers. Most were a surprise. This was fun!
@stuartfisher447
8 күн бұрын
I'm here thinking, did Bob Dylan not write Knockin' on Heaven's Door, Leonard Cohen not write Hallelujah, or Arrows not first sing I Love Rock 'n' Roll? Turns out they did...
@MrMickRoo1
6 күн бұрын
Like Alan Merrill said, it was a knee-jerk response to the Rolling Stones "It's only rock n roll (but I like it), it felt for Alan as an apology. Alan Merrill met Jagger socially a few times, and knew Jagger hanging Prince Rupert Lowenstein, and jet setters people, aristocracy. "I Love Rock N Roll" was a song a about the song, Alan Merrill's interpretation as younger man. "Okay! I love rock n roll. And one thing, too. Alan Merrill did the whole song himself, it was Merrill solo composition. Jakes name is on only In return for Hooker paying his airfare to the UK from Japan in 1974, Merrill says he agreed to give Hooker a co-writing credit for the song, nothing else. “Jake won the lottery with that air ticket,” Merrill jokes. Giving away a 50-percent royalty on one of the most-recorded songs of all time has to hurt, but Merrill is philosophical about it. “Jake saw that I could bring something to the band when he paid for my airfare. If I hadn’t hooked up with Arrows maybe I wouldn’t have written the song, and everything would be very different for me now - financially, anyway.” Alan Merrill, sadly missed, and loved by so many. Died for covid 2020. He was such a gem, and so nice person...RIP, you goofball, we miss you.. BTW. Joan Jett covered it first 1979 with Sex Pistols guys, Steve Jones and Paul Cook.
@KismetKat11
2 жыл бұрын
“I’m a Believer” was written by Neil Diamond for the Monkees. He recorded it after the Monkees, but should get some credit in your videos. Also, Willie Nelson did the most popular cover of “ Always on My Mind” (at least in the US) and also won a Grammy. Surprised not to see it referenced here.
@roachc420
2 жыл бұрын
Willie Nelson wrote Always On My Mind.
@smdias65
2 жыл бұрын
I could be wrong, but I believe Neil Diamond originally recorded "I'm a Believer" and used his recording to sell the song. Since he sold the song to be used by the Monkees, he was unable to release his recording until later.
@versapak
2 жыл бұрын
@@roachc420 Incorrect. Willie did not write it, but he does have the definitive cover.
@roachc420
2 жыл бұрын
@@versapak my bad. He wrote so many other songs in that era, that one just blended in in my brain.
@KismetKat11
2 жыл бұрын
@@smdias65 You could be totally right. I saw him in concert years ago where he poked fun at the fact that other artists had made some of his songs more popular than he had. He sang this and "Red, Red Wine" which UB40 made so popular. He then sang a cover of Tracy Chapman's song, "Fast Car". He's a great entertainer and talented. Some folks can write, some can perform. He does both :-)
@D.ONeill
2 жыл бұрын
When you grew up in a weird in between space, so you remember all of the songs. Mind Frick. Thanks for my daily dose of 👵⚰️, Joel. Even though I'm not a lot older than you. Lol
@ShanaBanana3313
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing lol
@DreamingOfInnocence
2 жыл бұрын
YES
@Rafaelinux
2 жыл бұрын
Dose of grandma coffin?
@CelilasArt
2 жыл бұрын
same! thzt was great, i need a playlist with these songs 🤣
@0riginaljim
2 жыл бұрын
90’s kids. It’s the same as having been on both sides of the internet, being a child in a world without it but growing up in a world alongside it.
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