Breaking! Songs That Are More Popular than the Original Version.

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I'm learning a lot in rhis thread. I wouldve never known Joan jetts I love rock n roll or whats livw got to do with it were remakes
 

TENT

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Naw bro Taral had it. Hype Williams directed the video. It did its think in NYC.
Hmm, I don't know about Taral's version of Silly being more popular than Deniece's. Her version is good (and I um...love her to this day) buy I honestly never knew she covered it until I saw your post..... Deniece's version was a pretty big hit back in like 1979 or 1980.
 

Duece

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I want to say "Who can I run to" originally by The Jones Girls and covered by Xscape but everybody says that Xscape basically copied them and didn't add anything new to the song.

So it's a matter of 70s kids remembering the song from 1979 vs Gen X'ers/Older Millennials remembering the song from the early 90s.
 

crossovernegro

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...but it wasn't more popular or successful though. I'm not putting it down, but Deniece's version was a huge radio hit. Don't think there was a video for it. ...she got top 10 billboard R&B and I charted on billboard pop chart. Taral's version didn't get that high.
I mean, Deniece's version was huge huge on R&B radio. I see Taral's got to #54 R&B

I'm in Jersey, so I've always listened to NYC stations....WBLS, and KISS when it was still KISS, and back in the 90's, hot97, etc, but I seriously don't remember Taral's version getting the play that the original did. It's good though.

Naw bro Taral had it. Hype Williams directed the video. It did its think in NYC.
 
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Varis

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Wow if I knew whats love got to do with it and girls just want to have fun were remakes back then I might have turned out to be a different person.
 

TENT

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This thread is making me miss all the legendary artists and their original work.

Has anyone ever seen Prince in concert? He would have a section where he would sing songs he wrote. Prince can have a thread all to himself to be honest.
 

WattDogs

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Might be a stretch for you Americans but for a while, the remake was more popular than the original. This the UK Garage days, BTW.

Original: Stevie Wonder-Master Blaster


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Remake: DJ Luck & MC Neat featuring JJ-Masterblaster 2000
 

HNIC

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I know this is going to sound blasphemy and an unpopular opinion but Stevie is a little overrated everyone that remakes his song kills
Even the Jodeci U& I version is better than Stevie's
yep sounds stupid. it depends on when you were born and what was on the radio :)
 

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HOW COULD ANYONE MISSED THIS ONE HERE.K-CI HAILEY MURDERED THIS SONG.IM PRETTY SURE BOBBY WOMACK WAS LOKING DOWN AND SAYING I AINT MAD AT YOU K-CI.DO YOUR THING.

Bobby sure as hell isn't thinking that dude out sung him, that's for damn sure. I remember when Bobby's version came out. It was mesmerizing.
 

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Bobby sure as hell isn't thinking that dude out sung him, that's for damn sure. I remember when Bobby's version came out. It was mesmerizing.

With all due respect, who are you talking to?

You of all people should know that that user's banned!

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