VA - Wake Me Up, First the Original Next The Cover 80's (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2 [Originals + Covers]

COVER VERSIONS

VA - Wake Me Up, First the Original Next The Cover 80's (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2

In popular music, a cover version, cover song, revival, remake or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by someone other than the original artist or composer of a previously recorded, commercially released song.

Before the onset of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s, songs were published and several records of a song might be brought out by singers of the day, each giving it their individual treatment. Cover versions could also be released as an effort to revive the song's popularity among younger generations of listeners after the popularity of the original version has long since declined over the years.

On occasion, a cover can become more popular than the original, such as Elvis Presley's version of Carl Perkins' original "Blue Suede Shoes", Santana's 1970 version of Peter Green's and Fleetwood Mac's 1968 "Black Magic Woman", Jimi Hendrix's version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower". The Hendrix recording, released six months after Dylan's original, became a Top 10 single in the UK in 1968 (US number 20) and was ranked 48th in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Another famous example is the Beatles' cover of "Twist and Shout", originally by the Top Notes, and their cover of the song, "Til There Was You", by Meredith Willson, among many others.  (Wikipedia)

Here I present compilations of  Cover Songs from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's.  As an introduction to the covers I have included the ORIGINAL versions of the songs which can be found on the first disc of each set. The COVERS can be found on the 2nd disc of each set.

PART 4 -  The 80's
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VA - Wake Me Up, First the Original Next the Cover 80's CD1+CD2
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Track list 1 ORIGINAL

01    Gloria Jones - Tainted Love 1964    :02:12
02    Hall & Oates - Everytime You Go Away 1980    :05:25
03    Jackie Deshannon - Bette Davis Eyes 1975    :02:48
04    Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now 1972    :03:27
05    Simon and Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade of Winter 1966    :02:19
06    Shocking Blue - Venus 1969 :03:08
07    Neil Diamond - Red Red Wine 1968    :02:40
08    Strangeloves - I Want Candy 1965    :02:31
09    Iggy Pop - China Girl 1977    :05:09
10    Rolling Stones - I'm Free 1965    :02:24
11    James Ray - I Got My Mind Set on You 1962    :03:26
12    Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind of Love 1965    :01:59
13    Merrilee Rush - Angel of the Morning 1968    :03:11
14    John Lennon - Jealous Guy 1971    :04:15
15    Sam & Dave - I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down 1967    :02:44
16    Ewan MacColl - Dirty Old Town 1952    :02:46
17    Tim Buckley - Song to the Siren 1970    :03:26
18    Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane 1970    :04:07
19    Tom Waits - Downtown Train 1985    :03:53
20    Andy Williams - Can't Get Used to Losing You 1963    :02:20
21    John Hiatt - Thing Called Love 1987    :04:10    1987
22    Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) 1972    :02:59
23    Prince - Kiss 1985    :03:46
24    Clique - Superman 1969    :02:34
25    Umberto Tozzi - Gloria 1979    :04:56

Track list 2 COVERS

26    Soft Cell - Tainted Love 1981    :02:37
27    Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away 1985    :04:29
28    Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes 1981    :03:46
29    Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now 1989    :03:27
30    Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter 1986    :02:44
31    Bananarama - Venus 1988    :03:39
32    UB40 - Red Red Wine 1984    :03:02
33    Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy 1982    :02:46
34    David Bowie - China Girl 1983    :04:16
35    Soup Dragons - I'm Free 1989    :03:59
36    Brandon Flowers - Got My Mind Set on You 1987    :04:30
37    Phil Collins - Phil Collins a Groovy Kind of Love 1988    :03:29
38    Juice Newton - Angel of the Morning 1981    :04:16
39    Roxy Music - Jealous Guy 1981    :06:11
40    Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down 1980    :02:08
41    Pogues - Dirty Old Town 1985    :03:46
42    This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren 1983    :03:31
43    Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane 1988    :03:35
44    Rod Stewart - Downtown Train 1989    :04:40
45    English Beat - Can't Get Used to Losing You 1980    :03:05
46    Bonnie Raitt - Thing Called Love 1989    :03:51
47    Dexys Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) 1982    :03:05
48    Tom Jones - Kiss 1988    :03:31
49    R.E.M. - Superman 1986    :02:54
50    Laura Branigan - Gloria 1982    :04:55

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