Huge songs that people didn't realize wern't original

[DJ_Chaps]

SNOOP RE-DID LODI DODI BY DOUGIE FRESH N RICKIE D (SLICK RICK)

[Hockey Guy]

Original:


A very good cover & one of Billy Idols biggest hits:

[Daredevil]

I'm sure you all know the hit so I won't bother posting it, but here's the original:

[limitles]

There are covers, which are paid for by the latest artist, then there's plagiarism which is basically stealing and now we have sampling, and I'm not sure where that falls as far as the original artist is concerned.

This video goes a ways in explaining some of it and it's not pretty if you're a fan of a particular artist.

[Hockey Guy]

I'm sure you all know the hit so I won't bother posting it, but here's the original:

I believe this is the one you're talking about:


& yes, I also owned this album. It's awesome.

[limitles]

Original

[herbertstemple]

Big hit(2 times)





Origional

[4Dragons]

[shortbuspoker]

embarrassingly, I did not know this was a cover back in 91 when it came out

[herbertstemple]

Very big hit




Original?

[smithbk]

Popular



Original



The best part: "Lead singer Michael Stipe was not as enthusiastic about recording the song as the other band members were, and as a result bassist Mike Mills debuted on lead vocals with Stipe providing background."

[Belly Buster]

Say what you want about the Beebs, he is incredibly talented. He puts the Queens version to shame. I had never heard the Queens version until recently, but have to admit that Bieber did it better.

[Corrigan]

original




cover



@ 2:07

[GrenadaRoger]

song: "Can't help falling in love with you" -

cover artists with hits: UB40, 1993; Elvis Presley, 1961

original: "Plasir D'Amore" Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, 1784

[smithbk]

Elvis: It's Now or Never



Well-known Neapolitan Song From 1898: O Sole Mio (courtesy of Pavarotti)

[shortbuspoker]

Meat Puppets around 83 or 84 I think



Nirvana

[John Stamos]

[hutmaster]

Just came back from a USO concert on Vandenberg Air Force Base....The band was Gary Sinise and The Lt. Dan Band. They play all covers but were amazingly good. They played everything from Journey, The Who, Charlie Daniels, Whitney Houston, George CLinton, etc.....

[GaryQQQ]

Shortly before Christmas Sam Smith quietly settled out of court with the Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne over the similarities between 'Stay With Me' and Petty's 1989 hit 'I Won't Back Down'.

Last night it won Smith the Grammy for best song.

Plagiarism pays.