Episode 57: Covers from the Eighties (and beyond) #1

Oscar Wilde is credited with the quote, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery … ”. But in popular music, a cover version, remake, cover song, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by someone other than the original artist or composer of a song. Sometimes, a cover version can become even more popular than the original. Enjoy these 34 cover songs from the 1980s. Another musical exhibit from The Music Museum. Enjoy. ****
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**** In this episode, you’ll hear:
1) La Bamba [Cover of the Ritchie Valens 1958 version] by Los Lobos
2) Venus [Cover of Shocking Blue's 1970 version] by Bananarama
3) Harlem Shuffle [Cover of the Bob & Earl 1963 version] by The Rolling Stones
4) Mony Mony [Cover of the Tommy James & The Shondells 1968 version] by Billy Idol
5) I Think We're Alone Now [Cover of the Tommy James & The Shondells 1967 version] by Tiffany
6) Every Picture Tells A Story [Cover of the Rod Stewart 1971 version] by The Georgia Satellites
7) China Girl [Cover of Iggy Pop's 1977 version] by David Bowie
8) Red, Red Wine [Cover of Neil Diamond's 1967 version] by UB40
9) Let's Stay Together [Cover of Al Green's 1972 version] by Tina Turner
10) Tainted Love [Cover of the Gloria Jones 1964 version] by Soft Cell
11) Our Lips Are Sealed [Cover of The Go-Go's 1981 version] by The Fun Boy Three
12) The Locomotion [Cover of Little Eva's 1962 version] by Kylie Minogue
13) Real Wild Child (Wild One) [Cover of Ivan's 1958 version] by Iggy Pop
14) Pink Cadillac [Cover of the Bruce Springsteen 1983 version] by Natalie Cole
15) You Can't Hurry Love [Cover of The Supremes 1966 version] by Phil Collins
16) The Air That I Breathe [Cover of The Hollies 1974 version] by Simply Red
17) Wild Night [Cover of Van Morrison's 1971 version] by John Mellencamp (with Me'shell Ndegéocello)
18) Some Guys Have All The Luck [Cover of The Persuaders' 1973 version] by Rod Stewart
19) Reason To Believe [Cover of Tim Hardin's 1966 version] by Wilson Phillips
20) Dancing In The Street [Cover of the Martha & The Vandellas 1964 version] by David Bowie (with Mick Jagger)
21) You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' [Cover of The Righteous Brothers 1965 version] by Hall & Oates
22) Puttin' On The Ritz [Cover of Fred Astaire's original 1930 version] by Taco
23) Hurt So Bad [Cover of the Little Anthony & The Imperials 1965 version] by Linda Ronstadt
24) Cupid / I've Loved You for a Long Time [Cover of the Sam Cooke 1961 version] by The Spinners
25) In The Midnight Hour [Cover of the Wilson Pickett 1965 version] by The Commitments
26) I Can't Help Falling In Love With You [Cover of the Elvis Presley 1961 version] by Corey Hart
27) Thing Called Love [Cover of John Hiatt's 1987 version] by Bonnie Raitt
28) I Want Candy [Cover of The Strangeloves 1965 version] by Bow Wow Wow
29) We Gotta Get Out Of This Place [Cover of The Animals 1965 version] by Katrina & The Waves (with Eric Burdon
30) Summertime Blues [Cover of Eddie Cochran's 1959 version] by Brian Setzer
31) Hippy Hippy Shake [Cover of the Chan Romero 1959 version] by The Georgia Satellites
32) Because The Night [Cover of The Patti Smith Group 1978 version] by Bruce Springsteen
33) How Am I Supposed To Live Without You [Cover of the Laura Branigan 1983 version] by Michael Bolton
34) Let It Be Me [Cover of the Everly Brothers 1960 version] by Julio Iglesias and Art Garfunkel