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Related to the [[Weird Al Effect]]. Somewhat related is [[Breakaway Pop Hit]], where an iconic song (or cover) composed specifically for a film overshadows its film. Compare [[Sampled Up]], and contrast with [[First and Foremost]]. See also [[Adaptation Displacement]], [[Revival By Commercialization]] and [[Misattributed Song]].

When adding examples, please keep in mind that Alice simply having covered Bob's song isn't this trope. Examples should be added to the main list sorted by song name, but for ease of reference there are also two lists sorted by musician name. If Alice has covered a lot of songs, add examples of this to the "by covering musician" list. If Bob has been covered a lot[[hottip:*:and [[Bob Dylan|he has]], add examples to the "by covered musician" list. Finally, make sure the song isn't already on the list somewhere.

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** Quiet Riot covered these up in America, but the Slade versions were two of the best-selling singles of the 70s in Britain.

* Toploader’s 2000 hit “Dancing in the Moonlight” was originally a hit for King Harvest in 1972. But the original version was by a band called Boffalongo, who released their version in 1970.

* [[Led Zeppelin (Music)|Led Zeppelin]] have a few of these. "Dazed and Confused" was written by Jake Holmes, a folk-pop musician best known for writing commercial jingles, including the [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Guy|"Be All That You Can Be" jingle for the U.S. Army]]. (Aside from "I've been dazed and confused", Jimmy Page entirely discarded Holmes' lyrics and wrote new ones for the Zeppelin recording.) "Whole Lotta Love"'s lyrics come from a Willie Dixon song, and the arrangement the group used was based on a cover by the Small Faces. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" was written by an early 60s folkie named Anne Johannson Bredon (and erroneously credited as a traditional song when Zep recorded it). "When the Levee Breaks" was by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy. "In My Time of Dying" was a Blind Willie Johnson song. "The Lemon Song" contains elements of Robert Johnson's "Travellin' Riverside Blues" and Muddy Waters' "Killing Floor". "How Many More Times" was a Howlin' Wolf song. "Gallows Pole" is [[Child Ballad|an old English folk song]].

* [[Led Zeppelin (Music)|Led Zeppelin]] have a few of these. "Dazed and Confused" was written by Jake Holmes, a folk-pop musician best known for writing commercial jingles, including the [[Hey It's That Guy|"Be All That You Can Be" jingle for the U.S. Army]]. (Aside from "I've been dazed and confused", Jimmy Page entirely discarded Holmes' lyrics and wrote new ones for the Zeppelin recording.) "Whole Lotta Love"'s lyrics come from a Willie Dixon song, and the arrangement the group used was based on a cover by the Small Faces. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" was written by an early 60s folkie named Anne Johannson Bredon (and erroneously credited as a traditional song when Zep recorded it). "When the Levee Breaks" was by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy. "In My Time of Dying" was a Blind Willie Johnson song. "The Lemon Song" contains elements of Robert Johnson's "Travellin' Riverside Blues" and Muddy Waters' "Killing Floor". "How Many More Times" was a Howlin' Wolf song. "Gallows Pole" is [[Child Ballad|an old English folk song]].

** It doesn't help that [[Led Zeppelin (Music)|Led Zeppelin]] themselves are the kings of doing covers without giving credit to the originals, or doing so inconsistently. They were sued several times over this.

** Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy didn't write "When The Levee Breaks", it's a folk-blues standard that describes a disaster in 1927 New Orleans.

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*** Not the case with the Flying Lizards cover of "Suzanne" which sounds as if they used malfunctioning Cybermen for session musicians.

* One of James Taylor's best hits, "Handyman", released in 1977, was originally written by singer Jimmy Jones and songwriter Otis Blackwell back in 1959.

* "Hard Sun", the 2007 single from [[Pearl Jam (Music)|Eddie Vedder's]] ''[[Into the Wild]]'' soundtrack, was originally performed in 1989 by singer/songwriter Indio, aka Gordon Peterson. The covering up is pretty understandable: the original was only a small hit in it's time, and was from Indio's [[One Book Author|only album]], ''Big Harvest''.

* "Hard Sun", the 2007 single from [[Pearl Jam (Music)|Eddie Vedder's]] ''[[Into the Wild]]'' soundtrack, was originally performed in 1989 by singer/songwriter Indio, aka Gordon Peterson. The covering up is pretty understandable: the original was only a small hit in it's time, and was from Indio's [[One-Book Author|only album]], ''Big Harvest''.

* The Bangles' 1987 hit "Hazy Shade of Winter?" Done by Simon and Garfunkel, 20 years earlier.

* "Heart and Soul" was written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, and first recorded by Exile. The Bus Boys also recorded it, but the version by Huey Lewis and the News is the most famous and the only one which hit the top 10 on the Billboard singles chart.

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* "Just Got Paid" is better known by the younger generations from *NSYNC's version, but Johnny Kemp did it first in 1988.

* The song "Just One Person" was written for the ''[[Peanuts]]'' stage adaptation, ''Snoopy!''. However, it is now completely associated with [[Jim Henson]] considering it was used as the eulogy song for him both at his funeral and the television tribute to him which declared that the genius' legacy would continue.

* "Kids In America" by Kim Wilde has had various covers throughout the years. One such cover was featured on the dub of the ''[[Digimon]]'' [[The Movie|Movie]], performed by Len ([[~~Names~~ the Same|not]] [[Vocaloid|THAT]] Len!), and another was featured in ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron|Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'', performed by No Secrets. There is also the Jonas Brothers cover "Kids of the Future", made to tie in with ''[[Meet the Robinsons]]'' (hence why it mentions the Robinsons multiple times during the song), and the Bloodhound Gang's version. Slightly older kids in America might remember the cover by The Muffs, which was used in the opening sequence of [[Clueless]] and subsequently featured in [[Rock Band]] 2.

* "Kids In America" by Kim Wilde has had various covers throughout the years. One such cover was featured on the dub of the ''[[Digimon]]'' [[The Movie|Movie]], performed by Len ([[Name's the Same|not]] [[Vocaloid|THAT]] Len!), and another was featured in ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron|Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'', performed by No Secrets. There is also the Jonas Brothers cover "Kids of the Future", made to tie in with ''[[Meet the Robinsons]]'' (hence why it mentions the Robinsons multiple times during the song), and the Bloodhound Gang's version. Slightly older kids in America might remember the cover by The Muffs, which was used in the opening sequence of [[Clueless]] and subsequently featured in [[Rock Band]] 2.

* Roberta Flack's cover might be the most famous version of "Killing Me Softly" for those who knew it before the Fugees, but it was first performed by Lori Lieberman.

* "Knock On Wood" by Eddie Floyd, better known from the Amii Stewart version (and later, Mary Griffin's version on the ''Studio 54'' soundtrack). [[Misattributed Song|And no, Donna Summer never sang it.]]

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* "MacArthur Park" is either known as [[Weird Al Effect|the song the Jurassic Park parody was based on]] or some really bad disco hit from Donna Summer. In fact, it was written by Jimmy Webb and first recorded by none other than [[Harry Potter|Richard Harris]] aka [[Role Association|Dumbledore]].

** Harris's version is still fairly well remembered, however. It's usually one of the first songs mentioned whenever the topic of musical [[Narm]] is discussed.

*** Made better by the fact that, when asked what it was about, he basically said that he had no idea and in fact didn't care, [[Money Dear Boy|since it was just a job to him]].

*** Made better by the fact that, when asked what it was about, he basically said that he had no idea and in fact didn't care, [[Money, Dear Boy|since it was just a job to him]].

* The Gary Jules version of "Mad World" (made for the ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' soundtrack, used in a commercial for ''[[Gears of War]]'' and part of the in-game soundtrack for Gears Of War 3) is much more popular than the [[Tears for Fears]] original.

* Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson's duet "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" was a minor hit for its writer, Ed Bruce, three years before the Waylon/Willie version.

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