Eighties Cover Songs, Songs Beginning with Y
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 Beatles, Remade by
Martin L. Gore
The Depeche Mode Singer pretty much killed the song. It was one of those "goofing around" versions that you sometimes see in DM remixes and extras but without the fun. Yuck, Martin.
, Originally by
The Beatles, Remade by
Boyz II Men
I love the Beatles, but Boyz II Men did an outstanding job with this cover. It was great accapella and all! Beatles did a great job also, but I must admit, Boyz II Men showed them up BIG TIME!!
, Originally by
Bon Jovi, Remade by
Atreyu
When a renowned metalcore band covers an 80s metal song, that's just kickass.
, Originally by
Bon Jovi, Remade by
Atreyu
Very good scream rock cover...love it
, Originally by
The Jets, Remade by
Britney Spears
Britney, cut it out! You can't sing, and ripping off old songs isn't gonna make look any better, particularly in the eyes of those who, like myself, loved the original.
, Originally by
The Jets, Remade by
Britney Spears
I have to disagree with you on your impression of the singer's cover. I was born in the late 80's, but I find mysleef downlaoding and buying hundreds of 80's music - I love covers of them also. When I came across the acapella version of that song, I couldn't believe it was britney. It was an amazing cover, she sang beautifully, and for your clarification - britney is a very good singer. I loved the original, myself. But we need to give credit, where credit is due. You may not like her music, or her style, and she may not belt out those Whitney songs like XTina (not because she can't mind you), but the woman is still a great singer - and that Jets' cover is a clear indication of my claim. Look at her Star Search performance, her run on the Mickey Mouse Club, her earlier music... she may not show it now, but Britney can give Christina, Jessica and all the others a run for their money... I bet my life on that! Cool site though.
, Originally by
Nirvana, Remade by
Seether
GREAT. AWESOME. BEAUTIFUL COVER. The voice is so alike... a good surprise.
, Originally by
Eric Clapton, Remade by
Damage
both songs are good but i like the original better
, Originally by
AC/DC, Remade by
Celine Dion
Believe it. And we all thought she was such a sweet girl. She does this song with another singer and I can't remember her name. Taken by itself it isn't a bad song but it doesn't compare to AC/DC's version.
, Originally by
Dead or Alive, Remade by
Dope
It's a good one
, Originally by
Dead or Alive, Remade by
Uranium 235
Great industrial-gothic-metal cover of this song.. It appears on their first album "Cultural Minority"
, Originally by
Dead Or Alive , Remade by
Powerman 5000
originals are always better but this is harder so its still awesome
, Originally by
Dead Or Alive, Remade by
Hate Dept.
Heavy metal band rocks this song. Live version, slighly changed lyrics. Explicit Content.
, 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
Dead or Alive, Remade by
Gigi D'Agostino
Wow! Totally beats the original version for me.
, Originally by
Dead Or Alive, Remade by
Dope
I thought it was awesome i really like the heavy metal rock cover thingy and it was really cool.
, Originally by
Dead Or Alive, Remade by
Thalia
It's actually not that bad however the original is better
, Originally by
Dead or Alive, Remade by
Dope
awesome rocked up version. I noticed your site said powerman 5000 did this which i believe is a mistake ;-)
, Originally by
Dead of Alive, Remade by
Dope
This is actually a Dope cover, not Powerman 5000 as someone stated before...still really great cover though
, Originally by
Divine, Remade by
Full Frontal
This is the cover that appeared on the "Queer as Folk" soundtrack.
, Originally by Divine, Remade by Massive Ego
, Originally by
Dead or Alive, Remade by
Dope
it was really good, i actually perfer the dope version, but dead or alive's was a classic.
, Originally by
Dead or Alive, Remade by
Powerman 5000
i think its better than the original its hell out there and altogether a good remake go powerman 5000!!!!
, Originally by
Carly Simon, Remade by
Faster Pussycat
Can't stand the original, but love it done by Faster Pussycat.
, Originally by
Carly Simon, Remade by
Chocolate Star Fish
this song is good, way up beat, the guys voice was made for it. if u get the chance to hear it, do it you wont be dissapointed, this is actually my fave cover
, Originally by
Carly Simon, Remade by
Janet Jackson
On Janet Jackson's 2001 CD All For You, it's called Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You).
, Originally by
Chicago, Remade by
Don Henley
How could Mr. Henley make a cover like that?
, Originally by
Chicago, Remade by
R. Kelly
The cover is OK, but I like the one by Chicago. But that's not a real cover, though.
, Originally by
The Righteous Brothers, Remade by
Hall & Oates
The H & O version is vtually a carbon copy of the original.
, Originally by
David Bowie, Remade by
Cure
Excellent cover, smooths out some of the kinks with layering and lends a different flavor to the song
, Originally by
Rod Stewart, Remade by
Jugheads Revenge
never knew I liked rod
, Originally by
The Outfield, Remade by
Less Than Jake
the original is impossible to compare with, but it is definately worth checking out. It is a little more fast paced.
, Originally by
The Outfield, Remade by
Midtown
Off Punk Goes 80's CD....amazing cover, truly one of the best I've found and I'm really really picky about covers.
, Originally by
The Outfield, Remade by
The Butchies
The Butchies version is great!
, Originally by
New Order, Remade by
Resonate
Very good cover, stays true to the original at times, strays at times. Very enjoyable.
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