Comments on: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Eight: Coverville Edition

By: coverville

coverville — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:54:05 +0000

I'm going to go ahead and award it to arkitect75. My records show that Dusty Springfield was the original performer of “I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself”, but as it was written by Burt Bacharach, it's certainly likely that Burt recorded a version himself prior to the version on “Dusty”.

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Here's the final list, showing originals and covers:
1. (cover) I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself – Dusty Springfield (orig. Burt Bacharach)
2. (cover) Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley (orig. Mark James)
3. (original) It Must Be Love – Labi Siffre (covered by Madness)
4. (cover) Tainted Love – Soft Cell (orig. Gloria Jones)
5. (cover) (The) Air That I Breathe – The Hollies (orig. Albert Hammond)
6. (cover) Never Can Say Goodbye – The Communards (orig. Jackson 5)
7. (cover) One – Three Dog Night (orig. Harry Nilsson)
8. (original) Respect – Otis Redding (covered by Aretha Franklin)
9. (cover) Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – They Might Be Giants (orig. The Four Lads)
10. (cover) Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles (orig. Hoagy Carmichael)
11. (original) I've Got My Mind Set On You – James Ray (covered by George Harrison)
12. (cover) Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O'Connor (written by Prince, but originally released by The Family)
13. (cover) All Along The Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix (orig. Bob Dylan)
14. (cover) Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver (orig. Mitchell Trio – I would have accepted either orig. or cover for this one because I couldn't find a recording by the Mitchell Trio prior to this contest)
15. (original) Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Ian Hunter (covered by Great White)
16. (cover) Romeo & Juliet – Indigo Girls (orig. Dire Straits)
17. (cover) American Pie – The Brady Bunch (orig. Don McLean, but does anyone know about The Chozen Ones' recording of “Marshmallow Cake”?)
18. (cover) Comfortably Numb – Scissor Sisters (orig. Pink Floyd)
19. (cover) Only Love Can Break Your Heart – Saint Etienne (orig. Neil Young)
20. (cover) Video Killed The Radio Star – The Buggles (orig. Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club)
21. (original) Every Time You Go Away – Hall & Oates (covered by Paul Young)
22. (cover) Raspberry Beret – Hindu Love Gods (orig. Prince)

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By: coverville

coverville — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:54:05 +0000

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By: arkitect75

arkitect75 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:01:24 +0000

I can only guess that you're either:
a- counting Ray Charles' as the original, as it's the only one that I can't find someone who previously recorded it, it was written in 1930, and Charles didn't record it until 1960,
b- maybe Im' off on the John Denver release, or
c-The Buggles version is from the original recording.

I found original artists for all but the ones that I listed.

By: coverville

coverville — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:17:05 +0000

“American Pie” by the Brady Bunch is correct.

And arkitect75 is correct in surmising the bonus question, although his list of originals is incomplete.

Here's the recap:
1. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself – Dusty Springfield
2. Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
3. It Must Be Love – Labi Siffre
4. Tainted Love – Soft Cell
5. (The) Air That I Breathe – The Hollies
6. Never Can Say Goodbye – The Communards
7. One – Three Dog Night
8. Respect – Otis Redding
9. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – They Might Be Giants
10. Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
11. I've Got My Mind Set On You – James Ray
12. Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O'Connor
13. All Along The Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
14. Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver
15. Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Ian Hunter
16. Romeo & Juliet – Indigo Girls
17. American Pie – The Brady Bunch
18. Comfortably Numb – Scissor Sisters
19. Only Love Can Break Your Heart – Saint Etienne
20. Video Killed The Radio Star – The Buggles
21. Every Time You Go Away – Hall & Oates
22. Raspberry Beret – Hindu Love Gods

And as you've correctly surmised, I'm looking for which are originals and which are covers.

By: arkitect75

arkitect75 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:38:04 +0000

Bonus: "Is it an original or a cover"

Originals:
3
8
11
15
21

14- Leaving on a Jet plane was written by John Denver, BUT his solo version (played) was released after he released it with the Mitchel Trio
20-As stated before, the Buggles re-recorded the song.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:39:17 +0000

17 is American Pie by the Brady Bunch.

Either the best or worst cover ever, depending on your sense of humor.

Thanks for the clue.

By: harrymonster

harrymonster — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:32:47 +0000

i thought i could identify the clip on the John Denver recording about 2 min 20 secs into the song.
but i could be wrong.

By: Tom Marquette

Tom Marquette — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:01:15 +0000

spent better part of last night listening to different ver of Leaving on a Jet Plane but never found the sound bit. Which recording?

66.66% bad guess. Glad I don't gamble. If the last one #14 is an original I got a negative hat trick

By: Walter

Walter — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:11:24 +0000

Stars of a '70s television show? Wouldn't that be The Carpenters?

By: coverville

coverville — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:28:46 +0000

"Every Time You Go Away" and "Leaving On A Jet Plane" are correct!

One left, and I'll be in the mountains for most of the day, but hopefully able to check in if I get a signal on the cell phone.

If 17 is still unguessed, I'll post a longer sound clip.