Covers quiz

[Macky]

Some easy ones, some hard.

These were all relatively successful, well known hits for these artists, but who recorded the original version?

A point for each correct original artist & a point if you can name the year that the original was released.
12 to go at, how many can you get without GOOOOGLE?


1. the Animals - House of the rising sun

2. Depeche Mode - Tainted love

3. Whitney Houston - I'm every woman

4. Gerry Haliwell - It's raining men

5. Cathy Dennis - Touch me

6. Guns 'n' Roses - Knockin on heaven's door

7. Sinead O'Connor - Nothin compares to u

8. UB40 - Red red wine

9. Whitney Houston (again. Does this bint do anything original?)- I will always love you

10. the Ramones - Baby I love you

11. Ram Jam - Black Betty

12. the Clash - I fought the law

 

[Jeff]

2. Depeche Mode - Tainted love

Assuming you mean Soft Cell, the original was by Gloria Jones. I'll guess at 1969

 

[Jeff]

7 Prince -

1984?

 

[Jeff]

6 - Bob Dylan?

1967?

 

[Jeff]

8 - Tony Tribe?

1970?

 

[Jeff]

4 The Weather Girls


1985?

 

[Jeff]

9. Dolly Parton. 1980?

 

[Jeff]

12 Hank Williams Jr (as seen in my last post in the WAYLTN thread).

1964?

 

[Macky]

Assuming you mean Soft Cell, the original was by Gloria Jones. I'll guess at 1969

I did of course mean soft cell, I've no idea why I put Depeche Mode :icon_redf

Gloria Jones correct, wrong year though, 1point Jeff

 

[Jeff]

1. I've got loads of versions of the song. Josh White? 1950ish?

 

[Joe]

12 the clash 1979

 

[Jeff]

12 the clash 1979

Have you read the question?

 

[Joe]

Have you read the question?

opps i have now just saw what you put a date for the first one sorry guys

 

[Jeff]

12 Hank Williams Jr (as seen in my last post in the WAYLTN thread).

1964?

Just looked up this one because I wasn't convinced. Way out with the artist but not bad with the year :icon_roll

 

[Macky]

7 Prince -

1984?

Not accepting Prince, nil point

6 - Bob Dylan?

1967?

1 point

8 - Tony Tribe?

1970?

4 The Weather Girls


1985?

9. Dolly Parton. 1980?

12 Hank Williams Jr (as seen in my last post in the WAYLTN thread).

1964?

Not the original

1. I've got loads of versions of the song. Josh White? 1950ish?

Way off :icon_wink

+4 points

 

[Macky]

Just looked up this one because I wasn't convinced. Way out with the artist but not bad with the year :icon_roll

Close, but no Mars bar for Jeff

 

[Macky]

12 the clash 1979

:icon_lol: Do try to keep up Joe

 

[Jeff]

5 - is that the Fonda Rae song?

1982?

 

[Jeff]

3, don't know why I didnb't notice that one, Chaka Khan

1983ish?

 

[Boy Genius]

10 The Ronettes around 1964/ 65?