By Vonnie (152.163.188.68) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 11:20 am:

Aretha is one of the few artists that I know of that can take a song recorded by someone else and make it a hit for herself. For example "You're All I Need" by (Tammi and Marvin), "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" by (Paul Simon). There are so many others she made her own hit, can you name others made by her. Or can you name other artists who have made hits from someone else's song.

By R&B (138.238.41.128) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 11:39 am:

TWO THAT COME TO MIND ARE{UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME,STEVIE WONDER,YOU SEND ME,SAM COOKE]YOU CAN WORK IT OUT,THE BEATLES..REMADE BY THE VONTASTICS,GOT TO GET MY HANDS ON SOME LOVIN,MARVIN GAYE..REMADE BY THE ARTISTICS,HEY JUDE,THE BEATLES..REMADE BY WILSON PICKETT,I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU,30'S STANDARD..REMADE BY THE FLAMINGOES.

By Davie Gordon (193.122.21.26) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 11:41 am:

How about "Respect" ;-)

Bet you'll be kicking yourself for forgetting that one !

"I'm In Love", "Spanish Harlem" - there's loads
more

By john dixon (205.188.209.38) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 12:02 pm:

Whitney Houston took Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" to a level of success that Dolly never could have imagined.
Elvis Costello covered Nick Lowe's "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding" but when obscure rocker Curtis Stigers' cover was included on "The Bodyguard" multi-platinum soundtrack, it made Nick a cool million.
Arguably the greatest garage rock and roll song ever, Van Morrison's "Gloria", was a hit on the West Coast by Van's group Them but Chicago's Shadows Of Knight rushed a cover out and stole Van's hit in the rest of the USA.

By MotownForever (64.12.97.7) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 12:14 pm:

Aretha - Respect/Don't Play That Song/Eleanor Rigby
Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Ronnie Milsap - Any Day Now
Johnny Rivers - Baby I Need Your Loving
Smith - Baby It's You
Temprees - Dedicated To The One I Love
Phyllis Hyman - Betcha Be Golly Wow
Stevie Wonder - Blowin' In The Wind
Spinners - Cupid
Jermaine Jackson - Daddy's Home
New Birth - Dream Merchant
Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love
Rare Earth - Get Ready
Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass
Bonnie Pointer - Heaven Must Have Sent You
Blood, Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy
James Taylor - How Sweet Is Is (To Be Loved By You)
Johnnie Taylor - I Wanna Testify
Main Ingredient - I'm So Proud
Tina Turner - Let's Stay Together
Three Degrees - Maybe
Laura Lee - Since I Fell For You
Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze
Peaches & Herb - United

By dvdmike (12.84.119.23) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 12:22 pm:

Tavares had a hit with "Check It Out", previously recorded by The Friends Of Distinction.

Hey Vonnie!

By FAYETTE (205.188.209.38) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 03:45 pm:

the skylarks and new birth both had hit's with WILDFLOWER

By Sue (64.12.97.7) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 04:49 pm:

"Respect" wasn't done just by Otis and then Aretha, but in Detroit a huge version was by the Rationals ...many of us Keener rats thought theirs was the first version, with a fine vocal by Scott Morgan.

By Soulpuss (24.102.217.36) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 04:56 pm:

BOYS TO MEN "IT'S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY" from G.C. Cameron.
CARL CARLTON "EVERLASTING LOVE" from Robert Knight.

By Soulpuss (24.102.217.36) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 04:57 pm:

OOps: Just saw MotownForever had the Carl Carlton already listed.

By stephanie (206.214.1.19) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 08:21 pm:

Linda Ronstadt
Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison
Ooh Baby Baby - The Miracles
Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas
Stephanie

By Mark Speck (65.56.219.164) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 10:37 pm:

The Vontastics' song "YOU Can Work It Out" is not the same song as the Beatles' tune, which is "WE Can Work It Out".

However, the Vontastics did dent the pop chart with their cover of another Beatles classic, "Day Tripper" (also done by J.J. Barnes).

Also...
"The Sounds of Silence"--Simon & Garfunkel, remade by Peaches & Herb
"Yes I'm Ready"--Barbara Mason, remade by the Hesitations and later by Teri DeSario and KC
"Born Free"--Roger Williams, remade by the Hesitations
"Good Lovin'"--first in a non-hit version by Lemme B. Good, then covered by the Olympics, the Young Rascals, and the Grateful Dead
"Respectable"--the Isley Brothers, remade by the Outsiders
"On Broadway"--the Drifters, remade by George Benson
"Love Ballad"--LTD, remade by George Benson

more to come...

Best,

Mark

By john c (12.2.233.107) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 11:06 pm:

A few big hits which come to mind..

Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young/Hall & Oates
We're All ALone - Rita Coolidge/Boz Scaggs
Weekend In New England - Barry Manilow/Randy Edelman
Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack/Lori Lieberman

Every 3 Dog Night Hit!

How many versions of Feelin' Alright are there?

By john dixon (152.163.188.68) on Saturday, February 22, 2003 - 11:24 pm:

too many.

By Fury13 (64.31.6.127) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 01:49 am:

"Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett (originally Sir Mack Rice).

By Fury13 (64.31.6.127) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 01:49 am:

"Good Rockin' Tonight" by Wynonie Harris (original by Roy Brown).

By Eli (151.197.5.48) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 11:50 am:

Luther's covers of Love wont let me wait,Always and forever, Anyone who had a heart,Creepin, If only for one night.

By Eli (151.197.5.48) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 01:08 pm:

Aretha singing Lulu's Oh me oh my
Al Green singing For the good times and Take me to the river

By john dixon (205.188.209.38) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 01:32 pm:

Plus the right Rev. Al's version of the Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart".

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.106) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 03:29 pm:

The Rolling Stones and Irma Thomas's 'Time is on my side'.
The Beatles and Twist and Shout.
Chubby Checker and The Twist.
Elvis and Hound Dog(as well as others).
Mike Cotton and Soul Serenade.
Otis Redding and A Lovers Question.
Freddie Scott/Clyde McPhatter(who was first?)and Mr.Heartache.
Susan Barratt/Dusty Springfield(?)and Whats it gonna be.
Feddie North and The Hurt.
Billy Eckstine/Roscoe Gordon(?)and I Wonder.
The Blue Sharks and These things will keep me loving you.
Doni Burdick and I Have faith in you.
Instigation and I Dont want to discuss it(also done on an album by Eric Clapton).
Sharonettes and Going to a go go.
Shirley Elkland and Rescue me.
Five and a penny/Dana Valery(?)and you dont know where your interest lies.
Karl Evans and Wee oo,Ill let it be you babe.
Liquid Smoke and Dance,dance,dance.
Cassietta George/Incredibles(?)and Theres nothing else to say.
The Echoes and Looking for you.
Paula Roussell and Blowing my mind to pieces.
Spencer Davis group and Somebody help me etc.
Guy Darrell and Ive been hurt.
Cleveland Robinson and Work Song.
Steve Mancha/Johnny Taylor(?)and Friday Night.
Betty Everett/Tina Britt(?)and the real thing.
Rolling Stones and Its all over now.
Rolling Stones and the house that jack built,also Little red rooster.
The group that did Go Now(moody blues?).
Elsie Strong and Just ask me.
Danny White/Lee Rogers and cracked up over you.
Johnny Ross and the SoulExplosions and I cant help myself.
George Carrow and Angel Baby.
Spice and What about the Music.
Karol Keyes and one in a million.
Larry Santos/John Ford and you got me where you want me now.
Bill Haley and shake rattle and roll.
Ike and Tina and dust my broom.
Theres so many more.
mel.

By john dixon (64.12.97.7) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 05:13 pm:

quite a list, Mel, and you jogged loose another from the Rolling Stones-"Little Red Rooster"-not a single here but a #1 in the UK--first by Howlin'Wolf, Sam Cooke, and others.

By AALIYAH (24.170.13.59) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 07:42 pm:

BOYS TO MEN REMADED G.C. CAMERON'S SONG "IT'S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY" I THINK IT WAS BACK IN 1990 OR 1991. IT REALLY SOUNDED BETTER WHEN G.C. CAMERON SONG IT, BECAUSE HE HAD WAY MORE SOUL THEN THEY DID. THANK YOU AALIYAH

By Vonnie (152.163.188.68) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 12:28 am:

I forgot to include my guy's song "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely", it was originally recorded by Ronnie Dyson; but was made a hit by The Main Ingredients.

Vonnie

By cleoharvey (160.79.83.208) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 03:03 pm:

Don't forget Aretha singing:
I Say A Little Prayer
Son of Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield said when she heard Aretha's version, she wanted to cut her throat.)
A Brand New Me (one of my favorite Aretha redos and she used to tear this up live)
This Girl's In Love With You
Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time
With Pen In Hand and This Masquerade Is Over (from the Let Me In Your Life Album.

Let's face it no matter what this diva sings, it is her own. It made the Grammy's very frustrating last night when one of the greatest voices of all time came out to present an award rather than sing. Imagine if she had taken hold of one of the Bee Gees songs and sent Maurice right into heaven. Maybe the powers that be knew what they were doing, Aretha would have shown them all up.

By Livonia Ken (136.2.1.101) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 03:26 pm:

I was racking my brain for a bad Aretha cover released as a single during her Atlantic heyday. Maybe "The Weight", but it's not too bad, and Duane Allman plays some interesting gee-tar on it. Nah! I talked myself out of it. It is actually pretty good, although my favorite version is the one recorded by The Band with the Staple Singers for "The Last Waltz".

Regards,
Ken

By cleoharvey (160.79.83.208) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 03:49 pm:

Livonia Ken:

Some "critics" when discussing Aretha have said that her version of Eleanor Rigby is bad. It is said that she emphasizes the wrong words in some of the lines. I say they are wrong, Aretha is not doing a self-pitying version of Eleanor Rigby (she tends to stay away from that kind of sentiment when recording) and wails that song into the stratosphere. I was happy some years ago when I saw an interview where Paul McCartney said he loved Aretha's versions of Long and Winding Road and Eleanor Rigby. When compared to everyone else, even when Ree is bad, she's good.

By Reese (204.152.13.48) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 03:57 pm:

Speaking of Aretha covers, with 20-20 hindsight, I bet she wishes that she had copyrighted her added lines to RESPECT:

"R.E.S.P.E.C.T."
"Find it what it means to me."
"R.E.S.P.E.C.T."
"Take care of T.C.B."

Those lines weren't in Otis Redding's original version. Yet, most covers of the song (after Aretha's) used those lines. Unfortunately, Otis Redding retains sole songwriter credit.

By Livonia Ken (136.2.1.101) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 04:19 pm:

Reese - I would say that Otis still deserves sole songwriting credit and Aretha deserves the hit.

Cleo - I was a little put off by the whole "I'm Eleanor Rigby" aspect of Aretha's version, but not enough to complain.

Regards,
Ken

By radiogoon (152.163.188.68) on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 06:36 pm:

The Rationals version of Respect does not use Aretha's added lines, I believe they follow Otis' vesion. I love all 3 versions, but we used to cover the Rationals version yeeeeeeeeeears ago!

Peas,

Dr.Z