Volume 1
Smash hits from 60 years of great cover versions in performance from the 大象传媒 TV archive, featuring Alexandra Burke, The Moody Blues, Soft Cell, Mariah Carey, UB40 and many more.
Smash hits from 60 years of great cover versions in performance from the 大象传媒 TV archive. Reinterpretations, tributes and acts of subversion from the British invasion to noughties X Factor finalist Alexandra Burke. Artists as varied as The Moody Blues, Soft Cell, Mariah Carey and UB40 with their 'retake' on someone else's song - ultimate chart hits that are, in some cases, perhaps even better than the original.
Arguably The Beatles, alongside Bob Dylan and The Beach Boys, introduced the notion of 'originality' and self-generating artists writing their songs into the pop lexicon in the 60s. One of the most fascinating consequences of this has been the 'original' cover version, a reinterpretation of someone else's song that has transformed it into pop gold with a shift of rhythm, intent and context. The pop cover has proved a remarkably imaginative and durable form and this compilation tracks this pop alchemy at its finest and most intriguing.
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The Moody Blues
Go Now
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Manfred Mann
Mighty Quinn
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Ken Boothe
Everything I Own
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Don McLean
Crying
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Soft Cell
Tainted Love
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Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
It's My Party
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UB40
Red Red Wine
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Doctor and the Medics
Spirit In The Sky
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The Housemartins
Caravan Of Love
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Pet Shop Boys
Always On My Mind
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Kylie Minogue
The Loco-Motion
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Sin茅ad O鈥機onnor
Nothing Compares 2 U
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Beats International
Dub Be Good To Me
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Chaka Demus & Pliers, Jack Radics & Sly & Robbie
Twist and Shout
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Mariah Carey
Without You
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Fugees
Killing Me Softly
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All Saints
Lady Marmalade
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Shaggy & Rayvon
Angel
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Michael Andrews
Mad World (feat. Gary Jules)
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Alexandra Burke
Hallelujah
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Doctor and the Medics
Spirit In The Sky
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Soft Cell
Tainted Love
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UB40
Red Red Wine
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The Housemartins
Caravan Of Love
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Pet Shop Boys
Always On My Mind
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Kylie Minogue
The Loco-Motion
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Sin茅ad O鈥機onnor
Nothing Compares 2 U (2009 Digital Remaster)
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Beats International
Dub Be Good To Me
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Mariah Carey
Without You
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Alexandra Burke
Hallelujah
Credit
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Andy King-Dabbs |
Broadcasts
- Fri 6 Nov 2015 23:00
- Sat 7 Nov 2015 03:00
- Sat 7 Nov 2015 23:00
- Fri 19 Feb 2016 21:00
- Sat 20 Feb 2016 00:40
- Wed 8 Jun 2016 23:00
- Fri 3 Mar 2017 22:00
- Sat 4 Mar 2017 01:35
- Sat 21 Oct 2017 00:35
- Sat 24 Mar 2018 00:00
- Sat 4 Aug 2018 01:00
- Sat 16 Mar 2019 23:50
- Sat 14 Dec 2019 00:15
- Fri 18 Sep 2020 19:00
- Sat 19 Sep 2020 03:00
- Mon 21 Sep 2020 00:00
- Fri 14 May 2021 20:00
- Sat 15 May 2021 01:10
- Fri 16 Sep 2022 19:00
- Saturday 22:50大象传媒 Two except Scotland
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