to be really shocked that Soft Cell covered

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Tainted Love?? I thought it was their song

And, of course, Jeff Buckley recorded Hallelujah too. far better

The Czars (John Grant's band before he went solo) did a version of Song to the Siren on their cover record . They also do a cracking version of Patdy Cline's 'If you've got leaving on your mind.' Yo La Tengo, Cat Power and Camera Obscura do very good cover versions too.

Not of song to the Siren but in general.

Personally, I think Geri Halliwell's cover of "It's Raining Men" is the best thing ever. Certainly beats the original.

Said no one ever.

I was going to say "why on earth would anyone assume Marc Almond was dead? He's only in his late 50s and hasn't been ill!" Then I remembered his serious motorbike crash about 10 years ago. He was in a coma for a while. Thankfully he's fine now.

They were my favourite band of the 80's. I was a miserable teenager.

Jeff Buckley's recording of Hallelujah is spine tingling and beautiful.

If you like Soft Cell's Say Hello, you've got to listen to the 12" version, it's got the most beautiful introduction...!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=LogNWV-EXuo

And Alexandra Burke

Now now - there is no call for that soft of language here.

I started a thread like this a while ago about covers that are better than the original

Agree with lots of the above. Haven't heard the Gloria Jones version so will go and look that up now

I love the Pet shop boys version of Always on my mind. Much better than Elvis.
By the way - northern soul is not the same thing as Motown!

I only found out last year that Madness's "It must be love" was a cover of a Labi Siffre song.

And I thought for years that Monster Mash was a Bonzo Dog Band original.

I didn't know that it was a cover either, it's one of those things. A work colleague recently said that she didn't know that Paul Young didn't write Love will tear us apart.

The Zutons "Valerie" is SO much better than Winehouse. It should never have been covered...

The original Monster Mash was by Bobby Boris Picket And The Crypt Kickers.

David Bowie released a fantastic album of covers back in the 70's, including one of my all time favourites, 'Sorrow'

I cannot decide which version of 'Shes Not There' I prefer, both The Zombies and Santana are brilliant, but for different reasons.

Not sure I have any pop trivia to add. The drummer from Tom Robinson Band went to my primary school. But I doubt if many on here have heard of them.

2468 Motorway?
Glad to be Gay?

Both really well known.

Wasn't Dolphin Taylor the TR Band drummer ?

We knew him as Brian Taylor

It was only recently that I realised that L.O.V.E. Love by Orange Juice was a cover of an Al Green song.

If I had to choose my name I'd go for Dolphin over Brian any day .

RemusLupin check out Barrett Strong's version of The best things in life are free. Blows the other 2 out of the water.

I was surprised to learn that was originally by the Bee Gees not Faith No More.

To those who have mentioned "Respect", think about the lyrics - in the mouth of Otis Redding, i.e from the male perspective, it's nasty and bullying. Aretha, in the other hand, made it a feminist anthem.

I love Everything but the Girls cover of I don't wanna talk about it. Far better than the Rod Stewart original.

Am a die hard Duranie, but even I balked at the white lines cover they did - although it has grown on me over the years.