Eighties Cover Songs, Index
Thanks to Warren Bakay for suggesting this page to me, I hadn't even
realized until he mentioned it, the music industry is dredging up big
hits from the last decade due to a not-so-surprising lack of imagination by
the current stars. This should of course come to no suprise to
most people, some big hits of the eighties were covers
as well ("Mickey", "Der Kommisar", "You Keep Me Hanging On" (which was remade into a
hit four times so far)). So far though, most covers have been pretty
hideous. We only list songs that are originally from the eighties and are now being made
into covers. We also only list a band if they're already well known
or the group is making a lot of radio play with the remake.
Oh and to clear up a misconception a few people out there seem to be having
about this page (and sending me very nasty letters). I have no problem with
artists who do a cover of a song in concert, or because they are just
starting out and don't have enough original material of their own for a full
set of songs. As a matter of fact, cover bands can be great fun to
go and see. All groups in modern history start out this way, I own a lot of
The Beatles albums and they were the original cover group. A lot of
early rock songs were covers of old R&B tunes. It's a fact of life.
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The most recent entries to this section are listed below.
, Originally by
Cyndi Lauper , Remade by
Spoken
I think it is more upbeat, definetly a bit faster, but overall really good, Spoken keeps the structure of the song intact, and manages to beef it up a bit, and vocally, it's very close to the original, easy to listen to!
, Originally by
George Michael, Remade by
Ace Young
Surprisingly good, mellow, smooth... ending is kinda wierd though.
, Originally by
Blondie, Remade by
Skye Sweetnam
It's teeny bopper punk remake by an Avril Lavigne clone. I find the orignal to be a perky fun song while this new version lacks the signature squeek that Blondy is known for. I like it for it's edgy rebelious nature for kids of the 90s in stark contrast with teen rebels of the 80s.
, Originally by
Cyndi Lauper, Remade by
Quietdrive
Best cover of this song Ive heard so far
, Originally by
AC/DC, Remade by
Scream
Didn`t think a chick could sing like bon until I heard this its magic
, Originally by
The Cure, Remade by
Reel Big Fish
A ska version of the original. Aaron Barrett does a wonderful job singing it and I actually like it better than the original. That could be because I'm not a big fan of the cure and I like ska...
, Originally by
Lita Ford, Remade by
Kristy Krash Majors
, Originally by
Sheila E., Remade by
Melissa Tkautz/ T. Funk ft. Inaya Day
Both very good indeed
, Originally by
Tommy James and the Shondells, Remade by
Joan Jett
Tommy James released this in the late 60's. Joan Jett was still in pampers, but she must have loved it cuz her version rocked!
, Originally by
Modern English, Remade by
Bowling for Soup
HORRIBLE. it should have been left as it was
, Originally by
Queen/ David Bowie, Remade by
My Chemical Romance
Amazing. Simply Amazing.
, Originally by
ABBA, Remade by
Erasure
As to be expected from Erasure, camp, but entertaining. From the "other people's songs" album
, Originally by
Cindy Lauper, Remade by
Avril Lavigne
not bad.
, Originally by
Laura Branigan , Remade by
Infernal
Not a bad cover at all. The original had more 'feeling' to it, but Infernal's cover is a good dance track.
, Originally by
Kraftwerk, Remade by
Coldplay
Coldplay lifted Kraftwerk's 'Computer Love' to compose their tune 'Talk'.
, Originally by
Bryan Adams, Remade by
Daville
I thought this was really well done...chorus sung very passionately with a smooth reggae groove
, Originally by
Dead Or Alive, Remade by
Jessica Simpson
Very good cover. she (Jessica) changed the lyrics some, but kept the chorus the same. it's different, but deff. in a good way.
, Originally by
Sade, Remade by
Les Nubians
Fantastic cover with the lyrics mostly in French. Excellent version!
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