Crazy Horse is best known for being renamed that from The Rockets when backing up Neil Young. Van Morrison had Moondance. You said you knew Valerie before, during and after the video.
@@j.l.armendariz1483 Alas we have. RIP Dusty Hill. Time moves for us all and so life departs with it, but for those that remain, so we live in memory. Let us do the Lords work and keep such memories alive
You should do like a "Two-fer Tuesday" or something where you react to the original and the cover and see which one you like better. Would be interesting to watch.
FYI: The Crickets were Buddy Hollie's band. They continued the band after Biddy's untimely death. Sonny Curtis wrote the song I Fought The Law and it was recorded by The Crickets, though it didn't make much of splash. That's when Bobby Fuller recorded it and it became a huge hit. It's a very fun song to play (my band used to play it all the time).
Bobby Fuller also had an untimely death, very unfortunate. Many years ago I worked with someone who was directly related to a band member and gave me some information that was not public knowledge about the case, and it appeared to be a contracted killing. There are theories about a "Buddy Holly Curse" out there that spread to musicians David Box, Ronnie Smith, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, and even Keith Moon. it's a weird one.
This series has been a total blast. Love watching your reactions, but the look of amazement on your face really tickles me. Keep up the great work, Jamel!
The original version by lydell is the bomb. That bluesy Stax sound is addictive and her voice gives so much sexyness to that track. Still like the Salt N Peppa version but the original cranks it to the next level!
The thing about the 50's and 60's is that groups were covering each other's songs all the time. So it doesn't particularly surprise me if the one that got popular wasn't the original.
It's not really surprising. The artists concerned are usually band- or stable-mates. A lesser known artist records a good song and the record company thinks "that would be a guaranteed hit if only it was recorded by a better known artist". Sometimes the song's writer allows another artist to record their song before they've had a chance to record it themselves. David Bowie was very magnanimous with his song's and they often appear first on albums that he produced for other artists (e.g. Iggy Pop -China Girl).
The Toploader version was a much bigger seller, but mainly in Europe (as they are British), 2M sales & 100M views on CZcams. The King Harvest version was not well outside US / Canada.
Jamel, I will never stop trying to get you to react to some Barry Manilow! Despite his reputation as a songwriter, Barry had several Billboard hits and popular songs with covers (more than most people realize). Most know about "Mandy"/"Brandy", but his song "Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again" and "The Old Songs" were both covers of songs previously recorded by David Pomeranz; "I Write The Songs" was previously recorded by both David Cassidy and the Captain and Tennille; "Studio Musician" previously by Rupert Holmes (of "The Pina Colada Song" fame); "Can't Smile Without You" previously by David Martin (a U.K. artist); "Somewhere In The Night" previously by Helen Reddy; "Ships" by Ian Hunter; "Let's Hang On" previously Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons; and his last Top 40 charting hit, "Read 'Em and Weep" was previously recorded by Meat Loaf and written by the recently departed Jim Steinman.
Biggest surprise to me was David Bowie and China Girl. Hey! Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender"- the melody was from a Civil War-era song called "Aura Lee"! Some sampling from way back!
@Shayontan Fardin Nabi I appreciate that, the same with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt. The Band essentially was only Dylan's touring band, other times they were on their own and developed from there. Which is why I said "served as" rather than "was"
"I Write The Songs" was song of the year for Barry Manilow. Before him David Cassidy and The Captain & Tennille did a version. Beach Boy's Bruce Johnston wrote it.
What's funny is that Barry Manilow was more than capable of writing his own songs, but a number of his biggest hits, like "I Write The Songs" and "Mandy" were covers. lol
I have to credit Todd in the Shadows for the fact that I knew that. Though he put it on his Worst of 1976 list, whereas I merely say it's no Copacabana...
Here is a song with an interesting history. Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody - David Lee Roth (1985) Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody - Louis Prima (1956) Just a Gigolo - Bing Crosby (1931) I Ain't Got Nobody - Louis Armstrong (1929) "Schöner Gigolo, Armer Gigolo", composed in 1928 in Vienna by Leonello Casucci (lyrics by by Julius Brammer) Adapted by Irving Caesar into English in 1929 "I Ain't Got Nobody", composed in 1915 by Spencer Williams (lyrics by Roger Graham)
Tom Waits has tons of his music covered. If you wanted to get into Tom Waits, listen to folks who covered him and then the original by Waits. You will be blown away. You could think of him as if, Charles Bukowski and Bob Dylan got drunk one night and made up a character they would both like to meet.
Yes, Don Johnson (Miami Vice, Nash Bridges, etc etc.) had a short-lived music career. Van Morrison's song was MOONDANCE. A little FYI: Bobby Fuller (October 22, 1942 - July 18, 1966) was known for LET HER DANCE and his cover of the Crickets' I FOUGHT THE LAW. Within months of I FOUGHT THE LAW becoming a top 10 hit, Fuller was found dead in an automobile parked outside his Hollywood apartment. The Los Angeles deputy medical examiner, Jerry Nelson, performed the autopsy. "The report states that Bobby's face, chest, and side were covered in 'petechial hemorrhages,' probably caused by gasoline vapors and the summer heat. He found no bruises, no broken bones, no cuts. No evidence of beating." The boxes for "accident" and "suicide" were checked, but next to the boxes were question marks on the report. However, nothing seemed to point to suicide, but the police were insistent he committed suicide. An offhand remark made by Bobby’s mother led to the ruling: Bobby's mother said that he had been upset in recent days. But she did NOT suggest that he had been depressed or despondent, as they had reported. Bobby's mother was very upset later when the police concluded that he committed suicide because she believed that he was incapable of that. Despite the official cause of death, some commentators believe Fuller was murdered. Erik Greene, a relative of singer Sam Cooke, has cited similarities in the deaths of Cooke and Fuller. Fuller's bandmate Jim Reese suspected that Charles Manson played a role in Fuller's death, but never provided credible evidence; Manson was in prison from 1961 to 1967 at the time of Fuller's death. Manson didn't collect his Family until 1968 and they went on their killing spree in 1968-69 (they killed people before the Tate-LaBianca murders). A sensationalist crime website has speculated that the Los Angeles Police Department may have been involved because of Fuller's connection to a Mafia-related woman. That woman swears she wasn't with Fuller the night he died. Fuller was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. His death was profiled in a segment of Unsolved Mysteries. His death was also explored in the May 11, 2015 episode of the NPR program All Things Considered. The program references the book I Fought the Law: The Life and Strange Death of Bobby Fuller by Miriam Linna with contributions by Bobby's brother Randy Fuller. Sometime after the Unsolved Mysteries segment in question initially aired, the cause of Fuller's death was officially changed from "suicide" to "accident." The police have always insisted Bobby's death was a suicide. His family thinks otherwise. His family would like to exhume his body, in hopes that new technology might be able to solve the mystery of his death.
The one that shocked me the most was Whatta Man. Thought En Vogue and Salt n Papa's was the original. I already knew about the song by Huey Lewis (Heart and Soul) being a cover. I grew up listening to Huey Lewis and Exile both.
Somehow they overlooked Pointer Sisters "Fire", a song Bruce Springsteen wrote for Elvis, it was to be the centrepiece of Elvis's ( or is that Elvii???) great comeback, however, we know how that turned out. When you hear Bruce perform it, you can hear the phrasing, the timing, how he knew Elvis would sing it. Bruce's version is the definitive one, highly recommend it!
So was House of the Rising sun by the Animals. It was on Bob's debut album in 1961. Also several tracks from Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn, With God on our side, Just like a woman and If you gotta go, go now are bob Dylan covers. Manfred Mann's Earth band also did Blinded by the Light cover of Bruce Springsteen and You Angel, You from Bob
You want to talk about an old song being brought back and covered in modern times, there is a group called Eisenfunk that took a 1500s Hungarian medieval folk song called Ungaresca and made it into an EBM/techno type song. Might be interesting to see you react to both, the medieval original and then Eisenfunks cover, called Medieval bit, in the same video. (edited because I forgot to add Eisenfunks song title)
Hey, I spotted a mistake. The Robbie Williams song "She's The One" was originally by World Party and not World's Apart. Lot of other good ones in there though.
Manfred Mann also covered two other Springsteen songs (that I know of): Spirits in the Night (from the same album as Blinded By The Light) and then, in the early 80s, For You.
I got mad props from my AA group for wearing my T-Shirt today. It's caused me to hear pooh from others. It's nice to know that some people get it. (Also a gentleman from the meeting told me he had no idea I was so tall, I was always sitting down.) Thank you for making more good humans. Much love from MO.
To be fair... "Turn, Turn, Turn" was basically going off of the King James Version's translation of Ecclesiastes, so those lyrics are centuries old, just probably didn't have a beat to go with them for so long.
the song I believe originally writeen by Pete Seeger but was first released by the Limeliters. Jim Mcguinn (aka Roger McGuinn) of the The Byrds was part of the backing band for the Limeliters. Which is most likely how The Bryds eventually recorded the song.
Leo sayer used to shop at the Tesco store in Aylesbury England that I worked at as a security officer. This is when he lived in the UK. He would always stop & ask how we were. Really nice chap.
I adore your channel! Great music with great reactions- I get excited about my favorites all over again watching you in these. I never do CZcams comments but felt compelled - keep it coming.
I'm gonna start calling you Professor Jamel. You have schooled me over this past year on music that I've been listening to for 40-50 years. I cant believe how much I didnt know or never seen on video about music, comedy and many things you cover in this course. Thank you for your hard work. ✌🏼
Another cover song that went big, well, 2 of them. Both from Quit Riot, originally sang by Slade. Come on Feel the Noise made a lot of sense when you see Noddy. Mama we are all Crazy now is the other. Slade was so so good!
It must be love (Madness, 1981) is actually a version from Labi Siffre (1971); the guy appears at the official Madness videoclip on sec 3 : 20 holding a violin.
A lot of artists like Elvis and Frank Sinatra never wrote a song, ever. They relied on great songwriters. When Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon were no longer a team, Paul was the songwriter, so Art had to find music from other sources. I'd check out his music from the '70s, though, because it is fantastic. "99 Miles From LA" (Albert Hammond), "Disney Girls" (Bruce Johnston), "Since I Don't Have You" (The Skyliners), "All I Know" (Jimmy Webb), "(What a) Wonderful World" (Sam Cooke) and "I Only Have Eyes For You" (Dubin/Warren) are some great examples.
I watched you react to all four parts and was surprised they didn't show " Hooked on a Feeling" The original was by BJ Thomas, then covered by Blue Swede, which this version was used in the movie, Guardians of the Galaxy part 1. Would enjoy watching you react to both versions
My pet cover song that I can't help but point out every single time is Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks". It originally written and performed by Kansas Joe McCoy, and Memphis Minnie in 1929.
"GIRL you know it's...GIRL you know it's GIRL... GIRL you know it's...." R.I.P. Milli Vanilli, I will never forget that. They were savages in the 80's, the original wouldn't be off the Billboard Charts and there would be a cover already.
Funny about TWIST AND SHOUT....yes the BEATLES covered the ISLEY BROTHERS version, but when they showed the TOP NOTES, the first still pic was of Paul McCartney and George Harrison playing in the CASBAH, which was the club that MONA BEST (PETE BEST'S mother (Pete was the Beatles drummer BEFORE RINGO) created in the basement of her Liverpool home so the kids would have someplace to gather, and listen to the local bands). Paul and George were NOT in the "TOP NOTES".. When they went to the second pic showing the TOP NOTES, they were playing in the CAVERN in LIVERPOOL where the BEATLES PLAYED 292 times before they became famous. SO I don't know if the TOP NOTES were a Liverpool band or were just PLAYING there. You can see a sign behind them on the back wall that says "BEATLES" I have been a Beatles' fan since hearing "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" on the radio the day after Christmas in 1963. I have read MANY MANY MANY books on the Beatles and the Liverpool groups and have NEVER EVER HEARD of that group called the TOP NOTES. I am guessing that TWIST and SHOUT NEVER became a hit until THE ISLEY BROTHERS recorded it, and it was HUGE for them! I ALWAYS THOUGHT that THEIR version WAS the ORGINAL, so THAT was a shock for me!
You mentioned Cyndi Lauper. Her cover of Etta James “At Last “ makes Beyoncé version sound like well ME singing in the shower. 😒 Reminds me, I’m gonna listen to it right now!
I still say you should check out The Wrecking Crew, and The Funk Brothers. These two bands wrote/played more hits than any other. It'd be fun to see you react to a few songs both bands played on that you didn't know...if you don't know them.
Jamal!! I'm taking notes on every single one of these videos, love this so much! I'm a sucker for the history and origin of music.. this whole series has been amazing! My favorite though is how you start to jam with each of the songs- that's totally me too!😅
The Beach Boys covered alot of R & B Songs like Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Rock & Roll Music, Papa Oww Mow Mow, Come Go With Me, and Do You Wanna Dance. In The UK Alot of Boyband/Girlband Icons cover Songs that were Old School R & B Songs by Chic, The Stylistics, Silk, Shalamar, Adina Howard. I Didn't Mean To Turn You On was originally done by Cherelle but it was a bigger hit for Robert Palmer.
From my experience the older songs are more likely to be covers. I think it used to cost less and a lot of times there were famous songwriters who would write the songs rather than artists.
I can’t believe how many of these songs I had no idea were covers. In all 4 of your videos 😳 I think the record companies have just been screwing with us all for 70 years now 🤣🤣 definitely check out the Bee Gees video, it will surprise you how many hits they wrote for other people as well as their own hits. I could be wrong but I think they may have more top 10 credits than any other artists.
They missed Al Green's "Take Me to the River" which the Talking Heads had a big hit with. Also some of the best are interpretations, often where you can't recognize the original when you hear the new version.
@@geoffrobinson one of my favorite interpretations (from high school) was (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction that Devo remade into a totally different sounding bit of futuristic dance punk, of course it wasn't synth pop like their later stuff so it's less well known these days.
I think it's better for a song when they switch genre. Keeps the song going and when you go back and find the original it can lead you to broaden your musical horizon.
@@insertname6143 oh so its not stealing 🤔 Strange coz Elvis still gets accused of all sorts despite being a singer NOT a songwriter...just like most...an this video + others prove just a snippet of the reality in the indusyry. Some songwriters we will never know but are super rich lol bit like writers of scripts, scores, compositors, animators etc...bit of resesrch goes a long way 🤟🏼🙏
That Cherrelle song I thought sounded like Prince. Almost. Was written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who were part of The TIme, who were put together by him.
You saw that "Black Magic Woman" was originally by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, well we just passed a year since he passed, and there have not been much in the way of reactions to Peter's music. The man was one of the greatest and doesn't get much recognition. For options of what to look at, I suggest "Oh Well (pt. 1)", "Man of the World", "The Green Manalishi", "Black Magic Woman", or (for a deeper cut) "Before the Beginning".
So many that are covers, I still have the originals on 45 rpm...Like House Of The Rising Sun, I have The Animals recorded 1967 but I also have a 78 vinyl of the song recorded in 1933 by Woody Guthrie and the song is older than that...
Donna Summer - Macarthur Park cover in 1977 disco style. Original by Richard Harris in 1968 - Over the Rainbow - Cover by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole in 1993 Original by Judy Garland in 1938 for The Wizard of Oz - talk about a big time difference.
Gahh went on a Jamel binge tonight haha... from the pink floyd feels to the family feud giggles, all the way to the covers... thanks for being an awesome human!! Edit: bless yourself with adding some Bon Iver to your repertoire ❤
For All Who Might Not Have Heard It Yet,, I Have Some Bad News,, Dusty Hill Bassist For ZZTOP Passed Away Today At 72 Years Old..R.I.P. Dusty..Thanks For All You Gave Us. 🙏 ❤
The Beatles? Sure, they covered a lot of songs, stole a few, but also wrote the majority. If you know the original writer/artist for Hey Jude, you should let us know.
You're thinking of Freeway of Love - a different song altogether, though she does sing about a pink Cadillac in the song. Aretha never did a version of Springsteen's Pink Cadillac.
Did you notice how many times Neil Sedaka came up as the originator on so many of these songs. He had kind of a pop 50's sound as a singer, but man could he write 'em.
There are some songs that have been done by so many people it's hard to know without research who did them first. Stardust, My Way and New York New York are 3 that come to mind.
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Crazy Horse is best known for being renamed that from The Rockets when backing up Neil Young.
Van Morrison had Moondance.
You said you knew Valerie before, during and after the video.
Just Heard we lost the Bassist from ZZ TOP!🥺☹️
@@j.l.armendariz1483 Alas we have. RIP Dusty Hill. Time moves for us all and so life departs with it, but for those that remain, so we live in memory. Let us do the Lords work and keep such memories alive
@@j.l.armendariz1483 Damn. RIP Dusty Hill. He was 72. He passed in his sleep. I cannot imagine ZZ Top continuing beyond a tribute performance.
You should do like a "Two-fer Tuesday" or something where you react to the original and the cover and see which one you like better. Would be interesting to watch.
Reelblack channel has been doing that suggestion lately.
It’s usually title “who sang it better?”
Real cool. Jamal should pick up your idea tho.
That’s a good suggestion
I agree with this
I love that suggestion. Maybe even do an excerpt of one and a full version of the one you prefer.
Good idea! I like that!
FYI: The Crickets were Buddy Hollie's band. They continued the band after Biddy's untimely death. Sonny Curtis wrote the song I Fought The Law and it was recorded by The Crickets, though it didn't make much of splash. That's when Bobby Fuller recorded it and it became a huge hit. It's a very fun song to play (my band used to play it all the time).
Bobby Fuller also had an untimely death, very unfortunate. Many years ago I worked with someone who was directly related to a band member and gave me some information that was not public knowledge about the case, and it appeared to be a contracted killing. There are theories about a "Buddy Holly Curse" out there that spread to musicians David Box, Ronnie Smith, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, and even Keith Moon. it's a weird one.
@@SpiderMcGee I just read about his death yesterday. Incredibly sad.but
Wow! I only knew about the Bobby Fuller version.
they also covered LOves Made A Fool Of YOu my fav
This series has been a total blast. Love watching your reactions, but the look of amazement on your face really tickles me. Keep up the great work, Jamel!
The one that shocked me the most there is "Whatta Man" -- holy cow that original sounds pretty similar! And from 1968!
went from a country pop song to r&b and i thought the r&b one was the o.g.
So glad the word on this song is out! Original is great!
What’s really messed up was that Linda Lyndell was driven from performing by threats from white supremacists
I have the Stax/Volt 1968-1971 box set and this came up on the first or second disc and I was like "Oh!"
The original version by lydell is the bomb. That bluesy Stax sound is addictive and her voice gives so much sexyness to that track. Still like the Salt N Peppa version but the original cranks it to the next level!
The thing about the 50's and 60's is that groups were covering each other's songs all the time. So it doesn't particularly surprise me if the one that got popular wasn't the original.
This is honestly the best reaction video channel. such passion and appreciation for music. Makes me enjoy these songs all over again.
I find it interesting how many songs were covered within a year or sometimes less than the original release.
It's not really surprising. The artists concerned are usually band- or stable-mates. A lesser known artist records a good song and the record company thinks "that would be a guaranteed hit if only it was recorded by a better known artist". Sometimes the song's writer allows another artist to record their song before they've had a chance to record it themselves. David Bowie was very magnanimous with his song's and they often appear first on albums that he produced for other artists (e.g. Iggy Pop -China Girl).
The King Harvest version of Dancin' in the Moonlight is the best version which is why it sold much better, even if it was a one hit wonder..
The Toploader version was a much bigger seller, but mainly in Europe (as they are British), 2M sales & 100M views on CZcams. The King Harvest version was not well outside US / Canada.
Jamel, I will never stop trying to get you to react to some Barry Manilow! Despite his reputation as a songwriter, Barry had several Billboard hits and popular songs with covers (more than most people realize). Most know about "Mandy"/"Brandy", but his song "Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again" and "The Old Songs" were both covers of songs previously recorded by David Pomeranz; "I Write The Songs" was previously recorded by both David Cassidy and the Captain and Tennille; "Studio Musician" previously by Rupert Holmes (of "The Pina Colada Song" fame); "Can't Smile Without You" previously by David Martin (a U.K. artist); "Somewhere In The Night" previously by Helen Reddy; "Ships" by Ian Hunter; "Let's Hang On" previously Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons; and his last Top 40 charting hit, "Read 'Em and Weep" was previously recorded by Meat Loaf and written by the recently departed Jim Steinman.
Biggest surprise to me was David Bowie and China Girl. Hey! Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender"- the melody was from a Civil War-era song called "Aura Lee"! Some sampling from way back!
"Wild Night" - Van Morrison, Martha and the Vandellas, John Mellencamp. Epic.
You mentioned Cyndi Lauper.
Her cover of Etta James “At Last “ makes Beyoncé version sound like
well ME singing in the shower.
😒
Cyndi is awesome. She got overshadowed by the Madonna juggernaut even though she got critical acclaim.
Sad day today, Dusty Hill (bassist for ZZ Top) passed away this morning. Please do some ZZ Top in his memory.
Thin Lizzy also had a song called "Dancing In The Moonlight" but it wss written by them.
springstein had the best verson of pink cadillac
And you still can’t spell it right 😜
Three of the bands served as backing bands - The Crickets (Buddy Holly), The Band (Bob Dylan) and Crazy Horse (Neil Young)
Then you have the Yardbirds who produced: Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and Jeff Beck
@Shayontan Fardin Nabi I appreciate that, the same with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt. The Band essentially was only Dylan's touring band, other times they were on their own and developed from there. Which is why I said "served as" rather than "was"
"I Write The Songs" was song of the year for Barry Manilow. Before him David Cassidy and The Captain & Tennille did a version. Beach Boy's Bruce Johnston wrote it.
What's funny is that Barry Manilow was more than capable of writing his own songs, but a number of his biggest hits, like "I Write The Songs" and "Mandy" were covers. lol
I have to credit Todd in the Shadows for the fact that I knew that. Though he put it on his Worst of 1976 list, whereas I merely say it's no Copacabana...
Here is a song with an interesting history.
Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody - David Lee Roth (1985)
Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody - Louis Prima (1956)
Just a Gigolo - Bing Crosby (1931)
I Ain't Got Nobody - Louis Armstrong (1929)
"Schöner Gigolo, Armer Gigolo", composed in 1928 in Vienna by Leonello Casucci (lyrics by by Julius Brammer)
Adapted by Irving Caesar into English in 1929
"I Ain't Got Nobody", composed in 1915 by Spencer Williams (lyrics by Roger Graham)
Tom Waits has tons of his music covered. If you wanted to get into Tom Waits, listen to folks who covered him and then the original by Waits. You will be blown away. You could think of him as if, Charles Bukowski and Bob Dylan got drunk one night and made up a character they would both like to meet.
Yes, Don Johnson (Miami Vice, Nash Bridges, etc etc.) had a short-lived music career.
Van Morrison's song was MOONDANCE.
A little FYI: Bobby Fuller (October 22, 1942 - July 18, 1966) was known for LET HER DANCE and his cover of the Crickets' I FOUGHT THE LAW.
Within months of I FOUGHT THE LAW becoming a top 10 hit, Fuller was found dead in an automobile parked outside his Hollywood apartment. The Los Angeles deputy medical examiner, Jerry Nelson, performed the autopsy. "The report states that Bobby's face, chest, and side were covered in 'petechial hemorrhages,' probably caused by gasoline vapors and the summer heat. He found no bruises, no broken bones, no cuts. No evidence of beating." The boxes for "accident" and "suicide" were checked, but next to the boxes were question marks on the report. However, nothing seemed to point to suicide, but the police were insistent he committed suicide. An offhand remark made by Bobby’s mother led to the ruling: Bobby's mother said that he had been upset in recent days. But she did NOT suggest that he had been depressed or despondent, as they had reported. Bobby's mother was very upset later when the police concluded that he committed suicide because she believed that he was incapable of that. Despite the official cause of death, some commentators believe Fuller was murdered.
Erik Greene, a relative of singer Sam Cooke, has cited similarities in the deaths of Cooke and Fuller. Fuller's bandmate Jim Reese suspected that Charles Manson played a role in Fuller's death, but never provided credible evidence; Manson was in prison from 1961 to 1967 at the time of Fuller's death. Manson didn't collect his Family until 1968 and they went on their killing spree in 1968-69 (they killed people before the Tate-LaBianca murders). A sensationalist crime website has speculated that the Los Angeles Police Department may have been involved because of Fuller's connection to a Mafia-related woman. That woman swears she wasn't with Fuller the night he died.
Fuller was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. His death was profiled in a segment of Unsolved Mysteries. His death was also explored in the May 11, 2015 episode of the NPR program All Things Considered. The program references the book I Fought the Law: The Life and Strange Death of Bobby Fuller by Miriam Linna with contributions by Bobby's brother Randy Fuller. Sometime after the Unsolved Mysteries segment in question initially aired, the cause of Fuller's death was officially changed from "suicide" to "accident." The police have always insisted Bobby's death was a suicide. His family thinks otherwise. His family would like to exhume his body, in hopes that new technology might be able to solve the mystery of his death.
The one that shocked me the most was Whatta Man. Thought En Vogue and Salt n Papa's was the original. I already knew about the song by Huey Lewis (Heart and Soul) being a cover. I grew up listening to Huey Lewis and Exile both.
JP of Exile actually wrote that song. He's from here in the Bluegrass area! A local legend. Got to see Exile in concert at a local venue.
Fun Fact. Stevie Ray Vaughn plays guitar on Don Johnson's album "Heartbeat"
I thought it was Dweezil Zappa? Ah, looking it up, they were both on it.
I mean, technically the chorus for "Turn Turn Turn" was written a few thousand years ago in the Bible (Ecclesiastes )😎
Not just the chorus. Nearly the whole song is in there.
Somehow they overlooked Pointer Sisters "Fire", a song Bruce Springsteen wrote for Elvis, it was to be the centrepiece of Elvis's ( or is that Elvii???) great comeback, however, we know how that turned out. When you hear Bruce perform it, you can hear the phrasing, the timing, how he knew Elvis would sing it. Bruce's version is the definitive one, highly recommend it!
Look up Robin Williams perform this in the voice of Elmer Fudd
You're the man Jamel!!! Be kind to yourself and others and Rock On!!!🤘
I’m suprised that All Along The Watch Tower by Jimi Hendrix wasn’t on any of the lists. That is a Bob Dylan cover.
But most people know that's a Dylan song. By comparison, how many people know that "Black Magic Woman" is by Fleetwood Mac?
So was House of the Rising sun by the Animals. It was on Bob's debut album in 1961. Also several tracks from Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn, With God on our side, Just like a woman and If you gotta go, go now are bob Dylan covers. Manfred Mann's Earth band also did Blinded by the Light cover of Bruce Springsteen and You Angel, You from Bob
@@bfish89ryuhayabusa you'd be surprised how many DONT KNOW LOL
You want to talk about an old song being brought back and covered in modern times, there is a group called Eisenfunk that took a 1500s Hungarian medieval folk song called Ungaresca and made it into an EBM/techno type song. Might be interesting to see you react to both, the medieval original and then Eisenfunks cover, called Medieval bit, in the same video.
(edited because I forgot to add Eisenfunks song title)
Hey, I spotted a mistake. The Robbie Williams song "She's The One" was originally by World Party and not World's Apart. Lot of other good ones in there though.
I was just popping into the comments to say the same thing. The uploader of the original video messed up lol
Ship of Fools is a great time.
One of my biggest surprises is Going Up the Country by Canned Heat, original (so far as I know) dates to the 1928 as Bull Doze Blues by Henry Thomas.
'Whatta Man' blew my mind! 30 yrs of that song and had no idea it was a cover!
Albert Hammond's son, Albert Hammond, Jr., is a guitarist for The Strokes. Maggie Reilly sang the vocals on Mike Oldfield's "Moonlight Shadow".
Blinded by the light, originally by Springsteen
Manfred Mann also covered two other Springsteen songs (that I know of): Spirits in the Night (from the same album as Blinded By The Light) and then, in the early 80s, For You.
I got mad props from my AA group for wearing my T-Shirt today. It's caused me to hear pooh from others. It's nice to know that some people get it. (Also a gentleman from the meeting told me he had no idea I was so tall, I was always sitting down.) Thank you for making more good humans. Much love from MO.
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To be fair... "Turn, Turn, Turn" was basically going off of the King James Version's translation of Ecclesiastes, so those lyrics are centuries old, just probably didn't have a beat to go with them for so long.
the song I believe originally writeen by Pete Seeger but was first released by the Limeliters. Jim Mcguinn (aka Roger McGuinn) of the The Byrds was part of the backing band for the Limeliters. Which is most likely how The Bryds eventually recorded the song.
@@billsimonis That's true. Pete Seeger let the Limelighters release it first and released his version on an album a few months after that.
Yep. It was Eccelesiates 3:1
I'm old and some of those originals surprised me! Thanks for the video! Wow!
Leo sayer used to shop at the Tesco store in Aylesbury England that I worked at as a security officer. This is when he lived in the UK. He would always stop & ask how we were. Really nice chap.
Yes!l love it 🤗100 top 10s that bee gees wrote, it’s a a lot of great songs on there. Bee gees were in their bag heavy back then writing for everyone.
I adore your channel! Great music with great reactions- I get excited about my favorites all over again watching you in these. I never do CZcams comments but felt compelled - keep it coming.
This was less surprised that it was a cover and more like, "there was a cover to this?"
And they missed a few covers of "I Fought the Law". ;)
Don Johnson was an underrated singer. He really could sing. He also did "Tell it like it is" an Arron Neville original.
I'm gonna start calling you Professor Jamel. You have schooled me over this past year on music that I've been listening to for 40-50 years. I cant believe how much I didnt know or never seen on video about music, comedy and many things you cover in this course. Thank you for your hard work. ✌🏼
Van Morrison did "Moondance", not Moonlight.
(Moondance is a great song, BTW.)
...and then there's Moonshadow by Cat Stevens ;-)
Van Morrison song was Moon dance as you remembered, Thin Lizzy Had a song Called Dancing In The moonlight (You've got me in the spotlight)
Another cover song that went big, well, 2 of them. Both from Quit Riot, originally sang by Slade. Come on Feel the Noise made a lot of sense when you see Noddy. Mama we are all Crazy now is the other. Slade was so so good!
Well, you know there's going to be a part 5, too many still to do. Something to look forward to.
Fantastic job- music is so soothing to my soul. You remind me of so many gems I used to love. Blessings to you.
Springsteen originally wrote “Pink Cadillac” for Bette Midler. He recorded it and released it as a B-Side before Natalie Cole covered it.
It must be love (Madness, 1981) is actually a version from Labi Siffre (1971); the guy appears at the official Madness videoclip on sec 3 : 20 holding a violin.
A lot of artists like Elvis and Frank Sinatra never wrote a song, ever. They relied on great songwriters. When Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon were no longer a team, Paul was the songwriter, so Art had to find music from other sources. I'd check out his music from the '70s, though, because it is fantastic. "99 Miles From LA" (Albert Hammond), "Disney Girls" (Bruce Johnston), "Since I Don't Have You" (The Skyliners), "All I Know" (Jimmy Webb), "(What a) Wonderful World" (Sam Cooke) and "I Only Have Eyes For You" (Dubin/Warren) are some great examples.
I watched you react to all four parts and was surprised they didn't show " Hooked on a Feeling" The original was by BJ Thomas, then covered by Blue Swede, which this version was used in the movie, Guardians of the Galaxy part 1. Would enjoy watching you react to both versions
Have you ever seen the David Hasselhoff version? The vid is hilariously (and, I suspect, deliberately) bad but the vocals aren't half bad.
@@keithosmond5730 never have, but will now, thanks Keith
@@keithosmond5730 Just watched it, LMAO, but the man does have some pipes, thanks again
My pet cover song that I can't help but point out every single time is Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks". It originally written and performed by Kansas Joe McCoy, and Memphis Minnie in 1929.
Jamel, a joy to watch and listen!
I’ve really enjoyed the four part series. Thanks for posting!
"GIRL you know it's...GIRL you know it's GIRL... GIRL you know it's...." R.I.P. Milli Vanilli, I will never forget that. They were savages in the 80's, the original wouldn't be off the Billboard Charts and there would be a cover already.
Great series! Peace and Love Brother Jamel!
Funny about TWIST AND SHOUT....yes the BEATLES covered the ISLEY BROTHERS version, but when they showed the TOP NOTES, the first still pic was of Paul McCartney and George Harrison playing in the CASBAH, which was the club that MONA BEST (PETE BEST'S mother (Pete was the Beatles drummer BEFORE RINGO) created in the basement of her Liverpool home so the kids would have someplace to gather, and listen to the local bands). Paul and George were NOT in the "TOP NOTES".. When they went to the second pic showing the TOP NOTES, they were playing in the CAVERN in LIVERPOOL where the BEATLES PLAYED 292 times before they became famous. SO I don't know if the TOP NOTES were a Liverpool band or were just PLAYING there. You can see a sign behind them on the back wall that says "BEATLES" I have been a Beatles' fan since hearing "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" on the radio the day after Christmas in 1963. I have read MANY MANY MANY books on the Beatles and the Liverpool groups and have NEVER EVER HEARD of that group called the TOP NOTES. I am guessing that TWIST and SHOUT NEVER became a hit until THE ISLEY BROTHERS recorded it, and it was HUGE for them! I ALWAYS THOUGHT that THEIR version WAS the ORGINAL, so THAT was a shock for me!
Ok, be fair to Cyndi Lauper, she did a lot of covers, but she also wrote all the Music and Lyrics for Kinky Boots. She is amazing 😊
You mentioned Cyndi Lauper.
Her cover of Etta James “At Last “ makes Beyoncé version sound like
well ME singing in the shower.
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Reminds me, I’m gonna listen to it right now!
Cyndi is an amazing singer for sure ❤️
I still say you should check out The Wrecking Crew, and The Funk Brothers. These two bands wrote/played more hits than any other. It'd be fun to see you react to a few songs both bands played on that you didn't know...if you don't know them.
As a life long fan of her music the Cindy Lauper ones were a genuine surprise.
Jamal!! I'm taking notes on every single one of these videos, love this so much! I'm a sucker for the history and origin of music.. this whole series has been amazing! My favorite though is how you start to jam with each of the songs- that's totally me too!😅
Jamal....you are so incredible....fantastic....hughes from Brazil....
Wow can't believe i know all those songs from part 1,2,3 and 4 and its great to know who the originals are, thanks for this Jamel
New to your channel. I really enjoy watching your video reactions. Its awesome to see a person that truly enjoys what they are doing.
A few somewhat obscure songs, and a few where I knew the original but didn't know it was covered. :)
“At this moment” by Billy Vera trust me bro!! You won’t regret it!!
Love these videos. Lots of nostalgia and a few suprises. Did not know the Cindi Lauper or the Salt'n'Pepa/En Vogue one.
The Beach Boys covered alot of R & B Songs like Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Rock & Roll Music, Papa Oww Mow Mow, Come Go With Me, and Do You Wanna Dance. In The UK Alot of Boyband/Girlband Icons cover Songs that were Old School R & B Songs by Chic, The Stylistics, Silk, Shalamar, Adina Howard. I Didn't Mean To Turn You On was originally done by Cherelle but it was a bigger hit for Robert Palmer.
What A Man by Linda Lyndell is a dope track. You should do a reaction video to it.
Amen!
Great reaction Jamel. I was surprised by some of these😀👍❤️✌️🌼
One that I found out about just this very day is Phil Collin's song 'Groovy Kind of Love'. All these many years I thought it was his song.
From my experience the older songs are more likely to be covers. I think it used to cost less and a lot of times there were famous songwriters who would write the songs rather than artists.
I can’t believe how many of these songs I had no idea were covers. In all 4 of your videos 😳 I think the record companies have just been screwing with us all for 70 years now 🤣🤣 definitely check out the Bee Gees video, it will surprise you how many hits they wrote for other people as well as their own hits. I could be wrong but I think they may have more top 10 credits than any other artists.
i am loving these vids! so many i assumed were original! thanks mate, big love to all people :)
They missed Al Green's "Take Me to the River" which the Talking Heads had a big hit with. Also some of the best are interpretations, often where you can't recognize the original when you hear the new version.
I find it fascinating when the original is just OK but someone can produce it or play it or spice it up so it’s great
@@geoffrobinson one of my favorite interpretations (from high school) was (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction that Devo remade into a totally different sounding bit of futuristic dance punk, of course it wasn't synth pop like their later stuff so it's less well known these days.
I think it's better for a song when they switch genre. Keeps the song going and when you go back and find the original it can lead you to broaden your musical horizon.
@@insertname6143 oh so its not stealing 🤔
Strange coz Elvis still gets accused of all sorts despite being a singer NOT a songwriter...just like most...an this video + others prove just a snippet of the reality in the indusyry. Some songwriters we will never know but are super rich lol bit like writers of scripts, scores, compositors, animators etc...bit of resesrch goes a long way 🤟🏼🙏
@@3SeveredHeads could be stealing if you don't get permission or give credit to the original.
That Cherrelle song I thought sounded like Prince. Almost. Was written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who were part of The TIme, who were put together by him.
There were several that caught you and me both by surprise, though we should've known about the milli vinnillie one since they also lip synced 😂😂😂
I didn't know there was a cover of Pink Cadillac. I only knew Bruce's.
I only knew Aretha franklin's
The Robbie Williams cover is originally by World Party not Worlds Apart, a great band from the 80's-90's, I would love to see you react to them.
This is just the most positive channel going. Keep up the good work dude.
Lawd, whatta man was in the 50s original!!! SHOCKING!!
There are 2 bands you need to check out that were motioned in this. Bainimarama - Cruel Summer also Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away.
"I fought the law" - I knew the original before I heard the Clash or any other cover versions
I really like your channel.
You and your brothers seem like real down to Earth guys.
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You saw that "Black Magic Woman" was originally by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, well we just passed a year since he passed, and there have not been much in the way of reactions to Peter's music. The man was one of the greatest and doesn't get much recognition. For options of what to look at, I suggest "Oh Well (pt. 1)", "Man of the World", "The Green Manalishi", "Black Magic Woman", or (for a deeper cut) "Before the Beginning".
Love all your Videos Brother !!
Hello from Western Australia mate, love your reviews!
So many that are covers, I still have the originals on 45 rpm...Like House Of The Rising Sun, I have The Animals recorded 1967 but I also have a 78 vinyl of the song recorded in 1933 by Woody Guthrie and the song is older than that...
You gotta do Moondance , the midnight special version
Donna Summer - Macarthur Park cover in 1977 disco style.
Original by Richard Harris in 1968
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Over the Rainbow - Cover by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole in 1993
Original by Judy Garland in 1938 for The Wizard of Oz - talk about a big time difference.
One I didn't know was a cover is Tained Love by Soft Cell (1981), originaly done by Gloria Jones in 1964.
Marilyn Manson covered it too
Gahh went on a Jamel binge tonight haha... from the pink floyd feels to the family feud giggles, all the way to the covers... thanks for being an awesome human!! Edit: bless yourself with adding some Bon Iver to your repertoire ❤
I’m so old I remember the originals.
I remember some of them. My Mom had a stero & played 45's all the time.
My Grandmother had an old Victorola & I still have some of the records that are like 1/2" thick lol
Remember those things? Memories 🤔
You are always so positive and it's fun to see your reactions it makes me smile😊...❤
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All of The Beatles and Cindy Lauper's commercial hits were all cover songs, I knew that much.
The Beatles? Sure, they covered a lot of songs, stole a few, but also wrote the majority. If you know the original writer/artist for Hey Jude, you should let us know.
None of the Beatles hit singles (in the UK) were cover versions. Not one.
Aretha Franklin did my favorite version of "Pink Cadillac".
You're thinking of Freeway of Love - a different song altogether, though she does sing about a pink Cadillac in the song. Aretha never did a version of Springsteen's Pink Cadillac.
@@keithosmond5730 You're right. That's exactly what I was thinking of. Thanks
Did you notice how many times Neil Sedaka came up as the originator on so many of these songs. He had kind of a pop 50's sound as a singer, but man could he write 'em.
There are some songs that have been done by so many people it's hard to know without research who did them first. Stardust, My Way and New York New York are 3 that come to mind.