Songs you later found out were covers. (beehaw.org)

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Had a revelation this morning while listening to a HonkyTonk playlist on Spotify that Jerry Reed originally made Amos Moses. For YEARS I just thought it was a Primus song as it has that vibe Les Claypool puts out.

Another for me was Astronomy Domine by Pink Floyd. I originally heard it on Headbangers Ball by Voivod and had no idea it was a cover. A few years later I discovered that it was a cover and to this day Pink Floyd and Voivod are two of my favorite bands.

So, What songs did you surprisingly find out were covers some time after hearing the song by the cover artist?

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[-] petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@DingoFan I must say I've heard the version of Hurt by Johnny Cash way before I knew it was a nine inch nails cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHCfZTRGiI

(Here's the version from Nine Inch Nails):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oGqIfnIAEA

There was also an artist in my country called Lucia. She made a song called Silence which was a cover after a band called The MOOoD. I always thought her song was the original, and not the other way around:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAm_uoV1z5k

Edit: here's the original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYp7c9sB86c