That song was written by __________?!?!?

[BorderEevilIII]

I am just wondering, is there any OTHER obscure songs originally written by that can top this......

-We all know that "Manic Monday" by The Bangles was written by Prince....

- "Human" by Human League was Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

-"Muscles" by Diana Ross written by Michael Jackson

"Chain Reaction" also by Miss Ross written by Barry Gibb

and speaking of Barry Gibb he did "Islands in The Stream" recorded by Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers

[jeo4]

Human Nature was written by members of Toto, but performed by Michael Jackson.

Guitar riffs on Jackson's Beat It were written and performed by Eddie Van Halen.

Nothing Compares 2 U was written for Sinead O'Connor by Prince. Prince has written numerous songs for artists who catch his ear, such as Sheena Easton and Sheila E. He was particularly fond of Susanna Hoffs, which led to his contribution of Manic Monday to the Bangles.

Speaking of which, for the three of you that haven't seen PURPLE RAIN, Darling Nikki was a Prince song before being remade by the Foo Fighters, whom incidentally also covered Gerry Rafferty's 1979 hit Baker Street.

Before Sting performed it in 1987, Little Wing was written and performed by Jimi Hendrix two decades prior.

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me was written primarily by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, but several contributions, including background vocals and some instrumental arrangements, were made by the Beach Boys.

[Indiana Sev]

Sting was credited as one of the writers on Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" because he added and sang the line "I want my MTV" in the song.

Amazing song and one of the best music videos ever.

[Aural Pleasure]

Sting also did back up during the chorus. I just found that out like yesterday... I was floored.

[Romero&Juliet]

BUDDY HOLLY wrote "love is strange", which was popularizred by Mickey and Sylvia.

CAROLE KING wrote

Henry the VIIIth - herman's Hermits
Up On The Roof - The Drifters
Will You Love Still Love Me Tomorrow? - The Shirelles

and about eight zillion other cool songs that I forget.

[BorderEevilIII]

Originally posted by Romero&Juliet
BUDDY HOLLY wrote "love is strange", which was popularizred by Mickey and Sylvia.


He Did?!?!?

Damn! Did'nt know that.....

Looks like I need to take a GOOD look at the writing credits... :D

[Indiana Sev]

Originally posted by BorderEevilIII
He Did?!?!?


Actually, he didn't.

Buddy was a big fan of the song and used to listen to it constantly. He ended up covering the song. His version is good, but doesn't beat Mickey & Sylvia's original.

[Romero&Juliet]

^^ You're KIDDING!

I thought his coral recordings were the first time it was printed.. in fact, on the back of the Coral record that I have, it gives him writing credit.

wierrrrrrrrrrrrrrd. Very wierd.

[Indiana Sev]

Originally posted by Romero&Juliet
^^ You're KIDDING!

I thought his coral recordings were the first time it was printed.. in fact, on the back of the Coral record that I have, it gives him writing credit.

wierrrrrrrrrrrrrrd. Very wierd.

Buddy's version was done in his home and lasted only a minute and a half until Norman Petty added some musicians and string effects to it in 1968.

[Romero&Juliet]

hehe, its obvious that there's some tweaaaaaaking going on. have you ever heard it?? The production (which was bad in all of the Coral sessions) is reallly not up to scratch.

[Indiana Sev]

Originally posted by Romero&Juliet
hehe, its obvious that there's some tweaaaaaaking going on. have you ever heard it?? The production (which was bad in all of the Coral sessions) is reallly not up to scratch.

Yeah, I have a version of it on one of his albums. It hardly sounds like a song produced in the fifties.

On that note...

Paul Anka wrote:

Buddy's final Top 40 hit (posthumous hit) It Doesn't Matter Anymore

My Way (co-wrote)

The Tonight Show Theme (Carson's)

[BadCoverVersion]

Jacques Brel wrote a whole HOST of great tunes, covered by various artistes...most notably Scott Walker.

Ne Me Quitte Pas a.k.a If You Go Away - Covered By Scott Walker, Frank Sinatra, Dusty Springfield, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Brenda Lee, Barbara Dickson, Terry Jacks, Marc Almond, Freda Payne, Glen Campbell, Shirley Bassey and MORE...

Le Moribond a.k.a Seasons In The Sun - Covered By Terry Jacks, Kingston Trio, Andy Williams...

La Mort a.k.a My Death - Covered By Scott Walker, David Bowie, Marc Almond...

Chanson de Jacky a.ka. Jackie - Covered By Scott Walker, Marc Almond...

Amsterdam - Covered By Scott Walker, David Bowie, John Denver...


Jarvis Cocker wrote Walk Like a Panther for Tony "Is This The Way To Amarillo?" Christie and The All Seeing I. The Pretenders COVERED it not so long ago. Hynde's version is piss-poor, Tony is spot-on.

[Raymond Babbit]

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote "As Tears Go By" for Marianne Faithful, and the Rolling Stones recorded it later on.

[jeo4]

Originally posted by Raymond Babbit
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote "As Tears Go By" for Marianne Faithful, and the Rolling Stones recorded it later on.

They all got high together and screwed a lot. One infamous story was when the cops busted in on them tripping out and Marianne was on a bear skin rug in the nude.

[BadCoverVersion]

Originally posted by Raymond Babbit
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote "As Tears Go By" for Marianne Faithful, and the Rolling Stones recorded it later on.

Gotta love the urban myth regarding Marianne, Jagger, copious amounts of drugs and the Mars bar.

She's awesome. Jarvis penned "Sliding Thru Life On A Charm" for her, which contains this brilliant snippet,

"Mister, you have finally met your match...
Now everybody wants to kiss my snatch!"

Classy.

[Grebdron]

Blinded by the Light was penned by Bruce Springsteen.