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Eighties Cover Songs, Index

Thanks to Warren Bakay for suggesting this page to me, I hadn't even realized until he mentioned it, the music industry is dredging up big hits from the last decade due to a not-so-surprising lack of imagination by the current stars. This should of course come to no suprise to most people, some big hits of the eighties were covers as well ("Mickey", "Der Kommisar", "You Keep Me Hanging On" (which was remade into a hit four times so far)). So far though, most covers have been pretty hideous. We only list songs that are originally from the eighties and are now being made into covers. We also only list a band if they're already well known or the group is making a lot of radio play with the remake.

Oh and to clear up a misconception a few people out there seem to be having about this page (and sending me very nasty letters). I have no problem with artists who do a cover of a song in concert, or because they are just starting out and don't have enough original material of their own for a full set of songs. As a matter of fact, cover bands can be great fun to go and see. All groups in modern history start out this way, I own a lot of The Beatles albums and they were the original cover group. A lot of early rock songs were covers of old R&B tunes. It's a fact of life.

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The most recent entries to this section are listed below.

"Send Me An Angel", Originally by Real Life, Remade by Thrice
Awesome Cover!! Love both the same!!
"Bela Lugosi's Dead", Originally by Bauhaus, Remade by Nouvelle Vague
Half the length of the original, but a great cover.
"One Way to Rock", Originally by Sammy Hagar, Remade by Pretty Maids
Pretty Maids always seems to improve on the original, and this is no exception. More power and more bite.
"You Know You're Right", Originally by Nirvana, Remade by Seether
GREAT. AWESOME. BEAUTIFUL COVER. The voice is so alike... a good surprise.
"Only", Originally by Nine Inch Nails, Remade by Richard X
This is a dance music cover of the song of Nine Inch Nails. Almost every remix of rock songs SUCK, but this one is really pretty cool. I really love it. Check it out (if you can find it).
"End of the Innocence", Originally by Don Henley, Remade by Ben
A great example of how slowing a song down creates even more feeling than the original.
"Mercy Mercy Me", Originally by Marvin Gaye, Remade by The Strokes
a great cover, with the strokes teaming up with eddie vedder of pearl jam.
"Love Is The Drug", Originally by Roxy Music, Remade by The Divinyls
this is a cool female version of the song made famous by roxy music
"If Ever You're In My Arms Again", Originally by Peabo Bryson, Remade by Regine Vasquez
Regine Vasquez may be a Filipino songwriter, but I believe she did a great job remaking this Peabo Bryson hit.
"Dreaming", Originally by Blondie, Remade by The Smashing Pumpkins
This Songs a Great cover it comes out on the Areoplane Flies High Box set
"Clones,Were All", Originally by Alice Cooper, Remade by The Smashing Pumpkins
This Songs a Great cover it comes out on the Areoplane Flies High Box set
"Come On Elieen", Originally by Dexy's Midnight Runners , Remade by Save Ferris
its often mistaken for No Doubt But the Band that covers it is save Ferris its a really awsome Ska..song
"It's My Life", Originally by Talk Talk, Remade by No Doubt
Annoyingly, No Doubt shouldn't have sung this Talk Talk song because the remake seems very confusing.
"Der Kommissar", Originally by Falco, Remade by After The Fire
I thought both were great, but if the music vids are anything to go by, I'd pick Falco's any day.
"Running Up That Hill", Originally by Kate Bush, Remade by Placebo
i love it, its dark and gloomy yet u cant get enough of it! and it sounds bout the same they didnt wreck this one i think
"Woman In Love", Originally by Barbra Streisand , Remade by The Bluetones
Indie cover of the Barbra Streisand number 1!
"Whisper to a Scream", Originally by Icicle Works, Remade by Acumen Nation
Incredible! Unfortuantely, they were sued and the 'Newer Wave' covers compilation it was on was recalled; but definitely worth getting your hands on. Their "Lawsuits are Fun" remix 1.2 on the Unkind single just doesn't cut it...
"Hold Me Now", Originally by Thompson Twins, Remade by Lasgo
Wicked...kind of spikes it up a bit!!
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy", Originally by Rod Stewart, Remade by Paris Hilton
No offense intended, but Paris' vapid, borderline copyright-infringing rendition is, according to mathematical calculations performed by powerful university computers, is only one ten-thousandth as good as Rod's cool version. (Anyhoo, the original was really, really awesome.)
"Imagine", Originally by John Lenon, Remade by A Perfect Circle
Proof that APC can make any song creepy....but loved it


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