Timeline Original-Cover Pairs and Duplicate Titles
Year |
Title |
Artist |
notes |
1965 |
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction |
The Rolling Stones |
original (see "Satisfaction") |
2003 |
99 Problems |
Jay-Z |
original |
2004 |
99 Problems |
Danger Mouse |
mash up (re-purpose) |
1968 |
All Along the Watchtower |
Bob Dylan |
original |
1968 |
All Along the Watchtower |
Jimi Hendrix Experience |
cover |
1966 |
Barbara Ann |
Beach Boys |
cover |
1961 |
Barbara-Ann |
Regents |
original |
1978 |
Because the Night |
Patti Smith Group |
original record by co-writer |
1986 |
Because the Night (live) |
Bruce Springsteen |
alt version by co-writer |
1995 |
Black Steel |
Tricky Feat. Martine |
cover with shorter title |
1988 |
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos |
Public Enemy |
original with full title |
1956 |
Blue Suede Shoes |
Carl Perkins |
original |
1956 |
Blue Suede Shoes |
Elvis Presley |
cover |
1958 |
Breathless |
Jerry Lee Lewis |
original |
1983 |
Breathless |
X |
cover |
1970 |
Bridge Over Troubled Water |
Simon & Garfunkel |
original |
1971 |
Bridge Over Troubled Water |
Aretha Franklin |
cover |
1966 |
Devil With The Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly |
Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels |
cover of second title |
1965 |
Gloria |
Them (Van Morrison) |
original |
1966 |
Gloria |
The Shadows of Knight |
cover (1st time) |
1975 |
Gloria |
Patti Smith Group |
cover (2nd time) |
1958 |
Good Golly Miss Molly |
Little Richard |
original |
1948 |
Good Rockin' Tonight |
Wynonie Harris |
original by Roy Brown 1947 |
1954 |
Good Rockin' Tonight |
Elvis Presley |
cover |
1980 |
The Guns of Brixton |
The Clash |
original |
2012 |
Guns of Brixton |
Jimmy Cliff |
cover |
1969 |
Hot Burrito #1 |
The Flying Burrito Brothers |
original |
1999 |
Hot Burrito #1 |
The Mavericks |
cover |
1953 |
Hound Dog |
Willie Mae Thornton |
original |
1956 |
Hound Dog |
Elvis Presley |
cover |
1964 |
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You |
Marvin Gaye |
original |
1966 |
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You |
Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
cover |
1967 |
I Can't Stand Up (For Falling Down) |
Sam & Dave |
original |
1980 |
I Can't Stand Up (For Falling Down) |
Elvis Costello |
cover |
1955 |
I Hear You Knockin' |
Smiley Lewis |
original |
1971 |
I Hear You Knockin' |
Dave Edmunds |
cover |
1967 |
I Heard It Through the Grapevine |
Gladys Knight & the Pips |
original |
1968 |
I Heard It Through the Grapevine |
Marvin Gaye |
cover |
1974 |
I Shot the Sheriff |
Bob Marley & The Wailers |
original |
1974 |
I Shot the Sheriff |
Eric Clapton |
cover |
1977 |
Jamming |
Bob Marley & The Wailers |
original (see "Master Blaster") |
1956 |
Long Tall Sally |
Little Richard |
original |
1964 |
Long Tall Sally |
Beatles |
cover |
1957 |
Louie Louie |
Richard Berry |
original |
1963 |
Louie Louie |
Kingsmen |
cover |
1980 |
Master Blaster (Jammin') |
Stevie Wonder |
tribute to Bob Marley |
1960 |
Money (That's What I Want) |
Barrett Strong |
original |
1964 |
Money (That's What I Want) |
Beatles |
cover |
1965 |
Mr. Tambourine Man |
Bob Dylan |
original |
1965 |
Mr. Tambourine Man |
The Byrds |
cover |
1952 |
Night Train |
Jimmy Forrest |
original (instrumental) |
1962 |
Night Train |
James Brown |
cover |
1957 |
Not Fade Away |
The Crickets (Buddy Holly) |
original |
1964 |
Not Fade Away |
The Rolling Stones |
cover |
1956 |
Oh, What a Night |
Dells |
original |
1969 |
Oh, What a Night |
Dells |
cover (new arrangement) |
1977 |
One Love/People Get Ready |
Bob Marley & The Wailers |
lyrical interpolation of PGR |
1952 |
One Mint Julep |
Clovers |
original |
1961 |
One Mint Julep |
Ray Charles |
cover (instrumental) |
1965 |
People Get Ready |
The Impressions |
original |
1969 |
Proud Mary |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
original |
1971 |
Proud Mary |
Ike & Tina Turner |
cover |
1965 |
Respect |
Otis Redding |
original |
1967 |
Respect |
Aretha Franklin |
cover |
1956 |
Ruby Baby |
Drifters |
original |
1963 |
Ruby Baby |
Dion |
cover |
1966 |
Satisfaction |
Otis Redding |
cover (title sans parentheses) |
1965 |
Shake |
Sam Cooke |
original |
1965 |
Shake |
Otis Redding |
cover |
1954 |
Shake, Rattle & Roll |
Big Joe Turner |
original |
1954 |
Shake, Rattle & Roll |
Bill Haley & His Comets |
cover |
1961 |
Spanish Harlem |
Ben E. King |
original |
1971 |
Spanish Harlem |
Aretha Franklin |
cover |
1960 |
Stay |
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs |
original |
1978 |
Stay |
Jackson Browne |
cover |
1958 |
Summertime Blues |
Eddie Cochran |
original |
1970 |
Summertime Blues (live) |
The Who |
cover |
1963 |
Surfin' USA (aka Sweet Little Sixteen) |
Beach Boys |
cover (new lyrics) |
1968 |
Susie Q (Part 1) |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
cover |
1957 |
Susie-Q |
Dale Hawkins |
original |
1958 |
Sweet Little Sixteen |
Chuck Berry |
original |
1974 |
Take Me To The River |
Al Green |
original |
1978 |
Take Me To The River |
Talking Heads |
cover |
1954 |
That's All Right |
Elvis Presley |
cover |
1947 |
That's All Right |
Arthur Crudup |
original |
1960 |
The Twist (aka Whatcha Gonna Do) |
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters |
cover (new lyrics) |
1957 |
Think |
"5" Royales |
original |
1960 |
Think |
James Brown |
cover |
1968 |
Think |
Aretha Franklin |
different song |
1962 |
Twist and Shout |
Isley Brothers |
original |
1964 |
Twist and Shout |
Beatles |
cover |
1964 |
Walk On By |
Dionne Warwick |
original |
1969 |
Walk On By |
Isaac Hayes |
cover |
1970 |
War |
Edwiin Starr |
original |
1986 |
War (live) |
Bruce Springsteen |
cover |
1955 |
Whatcha Gonna Do |
Drifters |
original |
1960 |
When Will I Be Loved |
Everly Brothers |
original |
1975 |
When Will I Be Loved |
Linda Ronstadt |
cover |
Year |
Title |
Artist |
notes |
1967 |
A Girl Like You |
The Young Rascals |
duplicate title |
1995 |
A Girl Like You |
Edwyn Collins |
duplicate title |
1975 |
Best of My Love |
Eagles |
duplicate title |
1977 |
Best of My Love |
The Emotions |
duplicate title |
1961 |
Crazy |
Patsy Cline |
duplicate title |
2006 |
Crazy |
Gnarls Barkley |
duplicate title |
1993 |
Creep |
Radiohead |
duplicate title |
1994 |
Creep |
TLC |
duplicate title |
1964 |
Don't Worry Baby |
Beach Boys |
duplicate title |
1984 |
Don't Worry Baby |
Los Lobos |
duplicate title |
1971 |
Family Affair |
Sly & The Family Stone |
duplicate title |
2001 |
Family Affair |
Mary J. Blige |
duplicate title |
1956 |
Fever |
Little Willie John |
duplicate title |
2014 |
Fever |
The Black Keys |
duplicate title |
1975 |
Fire |
Ohio Players |
duplicate title |
1979 |
Fire |
The Pointer Sisters |
duplicate title |
1958 |
For Your Love |
Ed Townsend |
duplicate title |
1965 |
For Your Love |
Yardbirds |
duplicate title |
1953 |
Good Lovin' |
The Clovers |
duplicate title |
1966 |
Good Lovin' |
The Young Rascals |
duplicate title |
1966 |
Good Thing |
Paul Revere & The
Raiders |
duplicate title |
1989 |
Good Thing |
Fine Young Cannibals |
duplicate title |
1964 |
Good Times |
Sam Cooke |
duplicate title |
1979 |
Good Times |
Chic |
duplicate title |
1972 |
Happy |
The Rolling Stones |
duplicate title |
2014 |
Happy |
Pharrell Williams |
duplicate title |
1999 |
Hold On |
Tom Waits |
duplicate title |
2012 |
Hold On |
Alabama Shakes |
duplicate title |
1955 |
I'm A Man |
Bo Diddley |
duplicate title |
1967 |
I'm A Man |
The Spencer Davis Group |
duplicate title |
1954 |
I'm Ready |
Muddy Waters |
duplicate title |
1959 |
I'm Ready |
Fats Domino |
duplicate title |
1972 |
I'm Still in Love With You |
Al Green |
duplicate title |
1999 |
I'm Still in Love With You |
Steve Earle with Iris Dement |
duplicate title |
1984 |
Jump |
Van Halen |
duplicate title |
1992 |
Jump |
Kris Kross |
duplicate title |
1968 |
Revolution |
Beatles |
duplicate title |
2012 |
Revolution |
Dr. John |
duplicate title |
1988 |
Roll With It |
Steve Winwood |
duplicate title |
1995 |
Roll With It |
Oasis |
duplicate title |
1961 | Runaway | Del Shannon | duplicate title |
2010 | Runaway | Kanye West Feat. Pusha T | duplicate title |
1987 |
Runaway Train |
Rosanne Cash |
duplicate title |
1993 |
Runaway Train |
Soul Asylum |
duplicate title |
1978 |
Shame |
Evelyn "Champagne" King |
duplicate title |
1999 |
Shame |
Randy Newman |
duplicate title |
1972 |
Stay With Me |
The Faces |
duplicate title |
2014 |
Stay With Me |
Sam Smith |
duplicate title |
1957 |
Think |
"5" Royales |
original |
1960 |
Think |
James Brown |
cover |
1968 |
Think |
Aretha Franklin |
different song |
1968 | Tighten Up | Archie Bell & The Drells | duplicate title |
2010 | Tighten Up | The Black Keys | duplicate title |
1962 |
Uptown |
Crystals |
duplicate title |
1980 |
Uptown |
Prince |
duplicate title |
1962 |
What's Your Name |
Don & Juan |
duplicate title |
1978 |
What's Your Name |
Lynyrd Skynyrd |
duplicate title |
1966 |
Wild Thing |
The Troggs |
duplicate title |
1989 |
Wild Thing |
Tone Loc |
duplicate title |