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Remakes of previous hits
Different songs but the same title
Cover versions of the same song

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1 trivia quiz  Alterations coolicon
This quiz concerns cover versions of older songs recorded by "alternative" and hard rock acts between 1978 and 2002.
Tough 20Q
537 plays
Jul 11 07
susanjacosta
2 trivia quiz  Rock Music's Mockingbirds, Part 2 coolicon
In this quiz, you are asked to name the artists who originally wrote and performed songs that became hits for someone else.
Average 10Q
666 plays
Oct 31 07
treplag
3 trivia quiz  Rock Music's Mockingbirds icon
Sometimes in popular music a song is written and performed by one artist, but it becomes a hit (or a bigger hit) for someone else. Can you identify the original artist of these pop hits?
Tough 10Q
987 plays
Oct 08 07
treplag
4 trivia quiz  Same Tune, Different Song icon
What do you do if you have some great lyrics but can?t think up a great melody to go with it? Well you could use a tune from another song. In the days before copyright lawyers this was a common practice and many tunes have been successfully re-used.
Difficult 10Q
489 plays
Apr 09 08
ErnestS
5 trivia quiz  Hair Metal Cover Songs icon
It seems every decade has bands remaking a classic song of yesteryear. Let's see how well you know your hair metal cover songs of the 1980's and 90's
Difficult 10Q
708 plays
Dec 09 07
Zorbs
6 trivia quiz  "Yesterday" Cover Versions icon
Welcome to the latest installment of the "Cover Version" series. This quiz we'll delve into the song that Guinness has called "Worlds most covered song." "Yesterday" by The Beatles. Hope you enjoy it. Cheers.
Tough 10Q
597 plays
Aug 12 07
dantecmdy
7 trivia quiz  80s Cover Tunes icon
All of the following songs were hits in the 80s, but it wasn't the first time they were recorded. Test your knowledge of these 80s cover tunes!
Difficult 10Q
2592 plays
Feb 09 02
arob71
8 trivia quiz  "Like A Rolling Stone" Cover Versions icon
Artists from every music genre have paid tribute to Bob Dylan by covering his songs for over 40 years. This quiz deals with his 1965 classic "Like A Rolling Stone" Think you know who covered it? Good luck.
Tough 10Q
216 plays
May 23 08
dantecmdy
9 trivia quiz  "Satisfaction" Cover Versions icon
All you need to hear is the opening riff to this classic number from 1965 and you'll know exactly who it is. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones is one of most recognizable songs in music history. Think you know who covered it? Enjoy.
Tough 10Q
267 plays
Jan 10 08
dantecmdy
10 trivia quiz  Song Remakes icon
So nice they were sung twice, by different artists.
Average 10Q
675 plays
May 16 08
LostHero22
11 trivia quiz  "Light My Fire" Cover Versions icon
"Is everybody in?" This quiz is about one of my all time favorite songs, and the artists who covered it. Enjoy.
Average 10Q
564 plays
Jan 19 07
dantecmdy
12 trivia quiz  Rock Remakes icon
There have been a lot of rock remakes recently, how well do you remember the original songs?
Average 15Q
3552 plays
Jan 14 04
laranko5
13 trivia quiz  Covers and Tributes in Music icon
Artists often pay respect to their influences by recording new versions of past songs. Try this quiz on musical remakes.
Very Difficult 10Q
396 plays
Mar 20 07
neon000 gold
14 trivia quiz  Covers in the 90s A-Z
Lots of old songs got recycled during the 1990s. This is a quiz about those cover versions - in A-Z form! (Well, strictly speaking A-Z minus X. I couldn't find any way to work XTC or X-Ray Spex in.)
Tough 25Q
3045 plays
Apr 11 01
sandcat
15 trivia quiz  Rock & Roll Cover Songs icon
Rock & Roll cover songs from the 70's, 80's, and 90's. I'll tell you the songs and who did the remake, you tell me who did the original, which may have been recorded earlier than the 70's.
Average 10Q
3948 plays
May 08 03
chupacabra
16 trivia quiz  80's Cover Tunes II icon
Here is my second quiz on remakes from the 80's.
Tough 10Q
3042 plays
Mar 26 02
arob71
17 trivia quiz  Where Have I Heard That Before? icon
A quiz about the practice of music sampling. I'll try to keep the quiz on popular hits and popular samplings and stay away from remakes and parodies if I can help it.
Difficult 15Q
1221 plays
Jul 18 01
Oddball
18 trivia quiz  Cover Me, Cover You icon
There are songs, that everyone seems to do over and over and over. The same, differently or as a tribute. These songs are called covers. This quiz is about such songs. Good Luck and have fun!
Difficult 25Q
1455 plays
Jul 02 02
PaulKnows
19 trivia quiz  The Same Ole Song! icon
This quiz is about songs done by different artists over the years. See how many you remember. Good luck!
Difficult 25Q
879 plays
Oct 07 02
musicworks
20 trivia quiz  Follow-up and Answer Songs of the 50's and 60's icon
Pop tunes of the 50's and 60's often had a less successful follow-up song by the same artist. Other artists sometimes tried to get in on the act by recording an answer song. See what you know about these curious tunes.
Difficult 10Q
441 plays
Mar 15 04
oscarguy gold
21 trivia quiz  UK Cover Version Hits 2004 icon
There are nearly always a few hits in the UK charts each week that are cover versions, or songs that sample old hits. Here are just a few from late 2003 and early 2004.
Average 10Q
759 plays
Feb 20 04
Popsicle01 gold
22 trivia quiz  Various Cover Songs
This is a quiz about various cover versions through the years. Good luck!
Difficult 25Q
939 plays
Apr 27 02
musicworks
23 trivia quiz  Hit Remakes
Some songs are so good that different artists or groups have had hits with the same song over the years. Here's a few. Good Luck!
Average 10Q
2622 plays
Jan 10 01
DONMAC1
24 trivia quiz  Cover Me! icon
80s/early 90s metal and hard rock bands LOVED to cover other artists songs. I will give you the original artist and the 80s/90s band and you tell me what song they both did.
Difficult 10Q
540 plays
Dec 14 06
feelthehand
25 trivia quiz  Tribute Records icon
Tribute records are mostly patchy affairs. More often than not they diminish the achievements of the artists in question by featuring covers that are slavish retreads of the originals or misjudged reinterpretations. But there's a few cool ones around.
Difficult 20Q
456 plays
Dec 15 03
hootch
26 trivia quiz  Second Hand Songs icon
These are all fairly recent songs. Do you know who originally had a hit with each of them? Try it, I dare you!
Easy 10Q
3930 plays
Aug 20 03
poodog
27 trivia quiz  Cover Versions icon
Who sang whose song? I tell you the song you tell me who covered it.
Average 10Q
1269 plays
Jul 27 01
angiel
28 trivia quiz  Covers UK icon
Late 2004 and early 2005 saw a few more remakes and cover versions enter the UK charts. See if you can remember some of those original hits.
Average 10Q
555 plays
Mar 06 05
Popsicle01 gold
29 trivia quiz  Copyright Infringement icon
Sampling is everywhere nowadays and nobody's surprised anymore when an entire song is nicked from somewhere else. But a lot of artists got into trouble for their use of samples.
Very Difficult 10Q
390 plays
Nov 19 03
hootch
30 trivia quiz  UK Cover Version Hits 2004 Part 2 icon
I have been listening to the UK charts again, and spotted some more remakes. Are you old enough (like me!) to remember the originals?
Average 10Q
450 plays
Nov 30 04
Popsicle01 gold
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Some sample questions from this category:

* The Rolling Stones' 'Paint it Black' was also sung by:
* Gloria Gaynor's 'I Will Survive' became a cover song for:
* Ritchie Valen's 'Donna' was NOT a cover song for:
* MxPx's 'Take On Me' was originally a song by:
* Bob Dylan's version of 'House of the Rising Sun' is not the one most heard on the radio. Which version is most heard?
* Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' was re-done by:
* In the movie 'Strictly Ballroom', the song 'Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps' is sung by Doris Day. The same song is also sung by:
* Prince's 'When Doves Cry' was redone by this person for the 'Romeo and Juliet' soundtrack.
* Traditionally 'Amazing Grace' is played on bagpipes alone. Which Boston-Irish punk band plays it with bagpipes and guitars?
* 'Astronomy' is a cover by Metallica. It was originally done by
* Metallica's 'Turn the Page' was also a cover. It's done by:
* Marilyn Manson did a haunting rendition of 'Sweet Dreams' originally done by:
* Eddie Cochran's 'Summertime Blues' is redone by this person:
* Madonna recently sang 'American Pie' in one of her movies. Who sang the song first?
* 'Rock This Town' has most recently been performed by the Brian Setzer Orchestra, Brian Setzer wrote and performed the song first with this band.
* 'Love Rollercoaster' was performed by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers for the 'Beavis and Butt-head do America' soundtrack, but the song was first sung by
* 'I Never Promised You a Rose Garden' was first sung by Lynn Anderson and later covered by
* 'Turning Japanesse' was a song performed by the Vapors. Who has performed it more recently?
* '867-5309' was a girl's phone number according to Tommy Tutone, which band has remade the song?
* On the 'Before You Were Punk' compilation, the Romantics' 'What I Like About You' was covered by:

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