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| From | Mike Bennett <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Surprising songs that were hit covers. |
| Date | Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:05:16 +0000 |
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MOJO magazine recently did a piece on "Video Killed the Radio Star." Woolley left The Buggles when he got a solo deal, and his label recognized the potential in the song, so they released it as a single. The two versions came out at pretty close to the same time.
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> On Jul 17, 2017, at 3:55 PM, Aaron Milenski <amilenski31@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Since Video Killed the Radio Star was co-written by members of the Buggles,
> it's more like parallel versions (i.e. Jackson Browne and the Eagles with
> "Take It Easy") than a cover version.
>
> Here's another one you may or may not know:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3JxiB4FLjU
>
>
>> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Mark London <mrl@psfc.mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>> I'm sure that most people here, knew that these hit songs were covers, but
>> I didn't!
>>
>> Video killed the Radio Star
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HLwljnmzR8
>>
>> Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aLNwOxPsjg
>>
>> Tainted Love (from 1964!)
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6dMTat3Zjk
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