Eighties Cover Songs, Songs Beginning with J
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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, Originally by
John Lennon, Remade by
Collective Soul
the cover is really awesome...it's got this beat that the original doesn't have...but it maybe coz i love collective soul...though still i like the original too...
, Originally by
John Lennon, Remade by
Elliott Smith
This a great cover. Elliott Smith does a haunting rendition of this John Lennon Classic. Check it out!!!!
, Originally by
John Lennon, Remade by
Donnie Hatthaway
Great song. Soulful cover. Live in New York by one of the late greatest soulsingers in history. They sould have sing this together
, Originally by
John Lennon, Remade by
Roxy Music
Bryan Ferry does a wonderful tribute to a wonderful song.
, Originally by
Falco, Remade by
Reamonn with Xavier Naidoo
Great remake. It is a bit of a faster, more modern sound. I like it much better than the original.
, Originally by
Tommy Tutone, Remade by
Blink 182
i actually like the cover more then the orignal because i think it's alot more fun and upbeat. i think the blink did a great job on the cover
, Originally by
Tommy Tutone , Remade by
Crease
A pretty good cover with big guitars
, Originally by
Tommy Tutone, Remade by
Mxpx And The Googoo Dolls
less than jake was better, googoo dolls sucked and tommy tutone was the best
, Originally by
Devo, Remade by
Jughead's Revenge
Another decent cover from the NOT-import only "We Are Not Devo: A Tribute to Devo" CD. A little edgier than the original.
, Originally by
Tom Waits, Remade by
Bruce Springsteen
This awesome cover can be found on the 3 disc Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band live album. Polished, professional and so well done that you'd swear that it was a Springsteen song (it's often credited to him by uninformed fans).
, Originally by
Captain Sensible, Remade by
Chron Gen
A good song originally, which loses some polish when re-done by Chron Gen. Worth searching out (it can be found on their greatest hits), although they change the words in places.
, Originally by
Robert Palmer, Remade by
Placebo
Palmer's version is better but as far as an updated version goes Placebo do a great job of adding something to the song rather than just going a carbon copy.
, Originally by
Robert Palmer, Remade by
Status Quo
This Song is found on 1996-CD "don't stop", find it very good ! But should also say, I'm Quo-Fan since 20 Years...
, Originally by
Robert Palmer, Remade by
Placebo
Actually very impressed with the Placebo version. They have put out a full CD of just covers, ranging from Kate Bush to the Pixies. Worth checking out.
, Originally by
INXS, Remade by
Myrtle
very very awsome
, Originally by
Dolly Parton, Remade by
Sherrie Austin
Aussie country singer does a great job on an already awesome classic song, enough said!
, Originally by
Dolly Parton, Remade by
Queen Adreena
Damn fine cover. Scary female baby-doll meets screeching harridan vocals, heavy bassline.. marvellous.
, Originally by
Dolly Parton, Remade by
The White Stripes
I saw it live and it blew me away
, Originally by
Van Halen, Remade by
Mary Lou Lord
An acoustic version of VH. Not very good but maybe she can be the new lead singer of VH.
, Originally by
Pointer Sisters, Remade by
Girls Aloud
From the soundtrack of 'Love Actually', it's 'actually' not too bad - maybe it's because it's a girl-group doing a cover of another girl-group rather than being hatcheted by someone totally inappropriate.
, Originally by
Metallica, Remade by
Bronx Casket Company
Michale Graves (Spy) from the misfits doing the vocals with guys from overkill and seven witches in the band. Not quite as good as old metallica but still quite awesome in the song's own right.
, Originally by
Stacey Lattisaw, Remade by
Dannii Minogue
A Cathy Dennis style version of the classic track from 1980 released by Dannii Minogue in 1991. This was Dannii's 3rd single and was the first of three covers she releaed in the early 90's. The second was a terrible version of the Jackson's 'Show You The Way To Go' and the third was a great rendition of Melba Moore's 'This Is It' in 1993. Dannii has gone on to better things since her days of bubblegum pop covers. She's now a sophisticated dance/pop artist and trance goddess.
, Originally by
Depeche Mode , Remade by
Nouvelle Vague
Extrodinary lounge version by this French group
, Originally by
Johnny Kemp, Remade by
NSYNC
I like the cover version, but I have only heard the original in the movie, "love and basketball." It sounded exactly the same...
, Originally by
Johnny Kemp, Remade by
'N Sync
I like it, but it's the same exact song. They don't change it up or anything. I think if you're going to do a cover, change it up, because we don't need to hear the same song twice. Now Britney Spears' cover of the Rolling Stones "Satisfaction". That's a cool pop cover.
, Originally by
The Cure, Remade by
Katie Melua
Subtly beautiful and dream-like. Imagine drifting off to sleep listening to The Cure.
, Originally by
The Cure, Remade by
Autolux
weird
, Originally by
The Cure, Remade by
Jack Off Jill
Very Decent cover. A far cry better than Dinosaur Jr's feable attempt
, Originally by
The Cure, Remade by
AFI
This song is live and was played at the MTV Icon show. i personally think its one of AFI's best covers.
, Originally by
The Cure, Remade by
Deadsy
A little bit slower but still an awsome song! Deadsy ROX
, Originally by
The Cure, Remade by
AFI
Performed on MTV Icon: The Cure
, Originally by
The Cure, Remade by
Goldfinger
I like this remake... its a little harder but the lyrics are so good that at any speed the song still rocks.
, Originally by
The Cure, Remade by
Charlotte Summer
The best version I've heard! Female lead vocals and a great beat make this version really stand out.
, Originally by
The Cure, Remade by
Dinosaur Jr
catchy
, Originally by
Cars, Remade by
???
I'm looking for the band/album with a woman singing a slow accoustic version of "Just What I Needed" by the Cars. Any help?
, Originally by
Cars, Remade by
Insyderz
This was an awesome remake! Much more upbeat, good vocals and keyboards are replaced with a kick ass horn section... it is pretty close to the original though... only faster
, Originally by
The Cars, Remade by
Sister Hazel
A band that gets NO respect! This song rocks. Check it out.
, Originally by
The Cars, Remade by
Bush
They played this cover live in NYC at a show I was at, and it was spectacular. The guitar effects were perfect and while his voice was definitely his own, it was great! Very like the original.
, Originally by
The Cars, Remade by
Kathryn Musilek
Pretty kick ass. Slower, acoustic, very soulful. Hard to find, but worth hunting down.
, Originally by
The Cars, Remade by
Jughead's Revenge
Imagine the Cars' version sped up a little with a different vocalist. PRetty straight cover.
, Originally by
The Cars, Remade by
Ann Beretta
Definitely more rocking than the original with much less synthesizer.
, Originally by
Madonna, Remade by
Ashanti & Vita
Almost the same as the original but, good.
, Originally by
Madonna, Remade by
Stranglers
I remember listening to a Station in Toronto CFNY back in the late 80's. The station played back to back a Stranglers song and Madonna's Justify my love. The begging of the two songs sounded very similar almost the same. Unfortunatly I have tried to locate the Stanglers song with no luck.
, Originally by
Madonna, Remade by
Front Line Assembly
good version. female guest vocals go well with this "industrialized" version. seems that madonna is a good artist for industrial acts to cover.
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