3 Cover Songs More Popular Than The Originals - 1980s - George Harrison, Soft Cell, Blondie

Tommy presents 3 cover songs from the 1980s that are more popular than the original recordings - "Got My Mind Set On You" by George Harrison vs James Ray, "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell vs Gloria Jones, and "The Tide is High" by Blondie vs The Paragons.

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[WolfHreda]

I'm sensing a connection between these three songs...

[gart]

Interesting fact: The Gloria Jones song, tainted love, was a massive hit on the Northern Soul scene in England where the members of Soft Cell first heard it. The original is amazing.

[delishme]

I loved those originals. I had actually forgotten all about the Paragons. They take me back to my Amsterdam days, and going back through all the roots Reggae ❤❤

[kg]

I always think of “All Along the Watchtower”. The Hendrix version is easily the definitive one despite being a cover

[durrclips]

Gotta give credit to black folks from the 50/60/70s they were absolutely KILLING it. So many of our beloved artists grew up listening to all these black artists and inspired by them. So many covers and samples.

[danmorgan]

Glad to know I wasn't the only one who instantly spotted the pattern with these songs.

[dirt]

Being 8 years old in 1981, it's unfathomable that 1965 was only 16 years prior.

[rckblykitn]

I never knew Got My Mind Set on You was a cover!! I was OBSESSED with that song - especially the video!! - when it came out when I was a kid!!

[Rocioslane]

So as always thank you Black people ♥️

[SpiritmanProductions]

You could add Red Red Wine by UB40 to that list.

[wustardsauce]

God bless African Americans and all their contributions to music. Too many went without the credit they deserved.

Jazz, Funk, Rap, Hip-hop, Rock, Gospel and R&B. Just some of my favorite genres that all can trace their origins to Black Americans.

How such a small percentage of Americans can be responsible for so much beauty, poetry, and straight bangers is beyond me.

[jktosh]

Had no idea until today that Tainted Love was a cover!

[Dreadtheday]

I love all of these songs and their originals are awesome.

[spangly_J]

I am an 80s kid and i swear I didn't know any of the 3 of those were covers!

[postems]

Gloria Jones and Soft Cell both make iconic versions of the same song in completely different ways. Thats the sign of a great song

[Weeklong_Seagull]

Very nice I always knew you could do more than just a blind guy stuff. It's really good to see you trying out new forms of content. Keep it up

[connorocean]

“The tide is high but I’m holding on” makes way more sense

[justlittleolme]

I didn’t even know that George Harrison was the singer that sang this cover!

[zubin]

Like all versions, but some musicians find the right mood and right time to sell