Eighties Cover Songs, Songs Beginning with K
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
The Ramones, Remade by
Cool Millions
Great cover of the Ramones classic. The difference between the Cool Millions' version and Marilyn Manson's version is like night and day - Manson's version sucks ass. The Cool Million's version can be found on the Ramones tribute album "The Song Ramones the Same".
, Originally by
The Ramones, Remade by
Marilyn Manson
manson kicked the ramones in the ass with this song! his version is much better.
, Originally by
The Ramones, Remade by
MxPx
Good song. a good tribute to the godfathers of punk -Slaphead http://www.veryweird.com/slaphead
, Originally by
Reo Speedwagon, Remade by
The Lemonheads
On a limited edition single, along with a pretty decent cover of Fade to Black by Metallica and Definitely Maybe by Oasis
, Originally by
Radiohead, Remade by
John Mayer
Another great cover song by John Mayer
, Originally by
Kim Wilde, Remade by
The Toy Dolls
I love the site. Theres songs on your site that I have liked for years and never knew they were covers until I read it here. I know you already have plenty of "kids in america"'s but the toy dolls are huge and should be mentioned.
, Originally by
Kim Wilde, Remade by
Lagwagon
... Good stuff if You like ska/punk
, Originally by Kim Wilde, Remade by No Secrets
, Originally by
Kim Wilde, Remade by
LEN
I've never heard the LEN version, but since it's on the Digimon: The Movie soundtrack, it MUST be good.
, Originally by
Kim Wilde, Remade by
The Bouncing Souls
The Bouncing Souls have a way to make every cover awesome, regardless of how good the song was to begin with. plus, their punk style just adds more to the song. i love it.
, Originally by
Kim Wilde REMAKE:the Muffs, Remade by
(Appears on the Clueless soundtrack). This cover is decent and sounds a little bit like the original, particularly the male vocals which are missing at one crucial point. This is not as good as their cover of "Rock & Roll Girl" (can be found on 80's tribute album Freedom of Choice).
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, Originally by
Lawnmower Deth, Remade by
Off the "Kids in America" E.P. by Lawnmower Death
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, Originally by
The Cure, Remade by
Electric Hellfire Club
Great Industrial/Goth Mix of this classic that cure can no longer perform
, Originally by
Roberta Flack, Remade by
Lauryn Hill & The Fugees
Not sure if this was an 80's cover, but Roberta Flack's original couldn't even touch Lauryn Hill & The Fugees!
, Originally by
Echo And The Bunnymen, Remade by
Pavement
depressive... i preffer the original one
, Originally by
Go West, Remade by
B Team Starter
good stuff
, Originally by
Prince, Remade by
Max Raabe
This is something completly new... eh.. old. Max Raabe and his band make a varité-like 1920's interpretation of Kiss. F***ing hilarious to listen to.
, Originally by
Prince, Remade by
Tom Jones
That song was an 80's hit, but Tom Jones was a phenomenom before the '80's. It's nice that he keeps his career going.
, Originally by
Prince, Remade by
Art Of Noise
I remember seeing it on MTV and it is on my Tom Jone's greatest hits CD (yes, I actually own one). Actually, I liked the remake. It was pretty weird seeing the 1960's megastar (open shirt, chains, and all) singing a Prince song!
, Originally by
Lita Ford, Remade by
Kristy Krash Majors
, Originally by
Lita Ford, Remade by
Nerf Herder
I like the Reel Big Fish version the most, but the Nerf Herder version wasn't mentioned.
, Originally by
Lita Ford, Remade by
Reel Big Fish
An outstanding RBF cover of a cheesy 80's metal song. You can find it on a compiliation called "Metalliska" which has about 10 ska bands doing 80's hair-metal covers.
, Originally by
Lita Ford, Remade by
Nada Surf
Great Cover by a great band. Much better than the original.
, Originally by
Samuel E. Wright (voice of Sebastian the crab), Remade by
Ashley Tisdale
"Kiss The Girl", from the 1989 Disney movie "The Little Mermaid" was given a teen pop makeover for the special edition DVD of the movie. Tisdale's version isn't half bad compare to other current Disney remakes. Though I prefer Soul II Soul's version from an early '90's Disney video "Simply Mad About The Mouse".
, Originally by
Exile, Remade by
Tiffany
I Hate to say it,but Tiff did a better take of this song
, Originally by
The Ramones, Remade by
MxPx
Good song. a good tribute to the godfathers of punk -Slaphead http://www.veryweird.com/slaphead
, Originally by
Stevie Wonder, Remade by
Donnel Jones
Donnel Jones version is very good,but of course you can't out do Stevie Wonder!!!
, Originally by
Bob Dylan, Remade by
Avril Lavigne
Nice cover!
, Originally by
Bob Dylan, Remade by
Avril Lavigne
She aced it. Sounds great and is better the original.
, Originally by
Bob Dylan, Remade by
Bon Jovi and Randy Crawford
Hi, this is just an email to confirm the name of the 2nd artiste--it should be Randy Crawford as above, and not Landy Crawfurd as I have mentioned in my previous email. Thanks. I think Guns and Roses did a cover on this song as well.
, Originally by
Bob Dylan, Remade by
Bon Jovi and Landy Crawfurd
Bon Jovi certainly added a rock style to this song, but Dylan's essentialism as a acoustic guitarist tune still reigns. The number by Landy Crawfurd(or whatever her name is--pls correct me if possible) is perfect for a rainy night--definitely a different style of singing, evoking a whole new emotion.
, Originally by
Bob Dylan, Remade by
Heaven
This I thought, was one of the best covers of this song, from what I remember they were a "hair" band from "86's
, Originally by
Bob Dylan , Remade by
Guns and Roses
It was done very well i am not a Bob Dylan fan but a huge Guns and Roses fan
, Originally by
Mr. Mister, Remade by
East To West
Good cover - the harmonies were tight.
, Originally by
Mr. Mister, Remade by
Mark Schultz
Not bad... did well with the guitar work.
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