Covers that shocked you when you found out they weren’t originals

[Tenacious E_rivals41982]

This one got me.

 

[RockyMtNole]

It’s been many years, but for the longest time I didn’t know Superman by R.E.M. was a cover.

 

[Tenacious E_rivals41982]

It’s been many years, but for the longest time I didn’t know Superman by R.E.M. was a cover.

That is my favorite song of theirs and I had no idea!

 

[other1]

 

[tarheelbybirth1]

Keeping it current, I probably knew it was a cover by Whitney - I'm not sure she wrote any of her music - but finding out Dolly wrote I will Always Love You was a bit of a surprise.

 

[Rastafarian]

 

[Nole-4-Life]

That’s actually the original. Santana’s verion is a cover.

 

[PW Herman]

 

[other1]

That’s actually the original. Santana’s verion is a cover.

I'm well aware of that!!

 

[HoggI74]

 

[Jerome Silberman]

Downtown Train, Rod Stewart version and Old 65, Eagles version. I was shocked because I had been hearing them for years on the radio before discovering Tom Waites even existed.

 

[SeaPA]

Downtown Train, Rod Stewart version and Old 65, Eagles version. I was shocked because I had been hearing them for years on the radio before discovering Tom Waites even existed.

55

 

[Jerome Silberman]

55

Yup, thick fingers have their setbacks