10 Hit Songs You Didn’t Know Were Actually Covers

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00:0010 Hit Songs You Didn't Know Were Actually Covers

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00:05You Raised Me Up – Josh Groban

00:08Secret Garden, an Irish-Norwegian duo, originally performed this inspirational anthem, but Josh

00:13Groban's version amplified its reach into mainstream culture.

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00:18War – Edwin Starr

00:21Originally cut by The Temptations in 1969, Edwin Starr's 1970 version unleashed uncompromising

00:27protest power, defining anti-war music.

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00:32Betty Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes

00:35Jackie DeShannon recorded this tribute to Hollywood glamour in 1974 as a pop ballad, but

00:40Kim Carnes' 1981 version added that distinctive 80s synth production that made it irresistible.

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00:48Living Next Door to Alice – Smokey

00:51New World recorded it in 1972.

00:55Lee's 1976 sing-along version universalized unrequited longing and achieved international

01:00popularity.

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01:04Sea of Love – Cat Power

01:06Phil Phillips' 1959 romantic hit became Cat Power's sparse, haunting rendition, emphasizing

01:13melancholic complexity and emotional ambiguity.

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01:18Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash

01:21June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore wrote this country classic, first performed by Anita

01:26Carter in 1962.

01:28Johnny Cash's 1963 version became his signature song, defining his image and propelling him

01:34to legendary status.

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01:37I Feel For You – Chaka Khan

01:40Prince wrote and recorded this track in 1979, but Chaka Khan's 1984 version transformed it into

01:46a dancefloor masterpiece that launched her to superstardom.

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01:52You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker

01:54Billy Preston's soulful original gained new life through Joe Cocker's raspy vulnerability,

02:00transforming it into a timeless emotional standard.

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02:05Rockin' All Over the World – Status Quo

02:08John Fogerty initially penned Rockin' All Over the World in 1975.

02:13He included it on his solo album.

02:15Status Quo transformed it into a rock anthem in 1977, just two years later.

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02:22I Think We're Alone Now – Tiffany

02:25Tommy James' 1967 hit re-emerged as Tiffany's 1987 mall tour synth-pop chart-topper, bridging

02:32generations with infectious energy.

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