As a bit of a companion to the British Invasion thread - the 80s had some good moments too ..
The Hollies - with Graham Nash back for the "What Comes Around" sessions - "Stop! In The Name Of Love"....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfuFZfL7qps
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As a bit of a companion to the British Invasion thread - the 80s had some good moments too ..
The Hollies - with Graham Nash back for the "What Comes Around" sessions - "Stop! In The Name Of Love"....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfuFZfL7qps
The Undertones "Got To Have You Back. Feargal Sharkey, the lead singer, had a huge hit with "A Good Heart". I met him through work but I didn't know he'd done this one. We'd have had more to talk about in common I think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrYvIxRRe1I
An obvious one .. Bananarama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4dYsJUGwK8
How awful was this?Quote:
Originally Posted by mysterysinger
We can't forget Phil Collins' remake of "You Can't Hurry Love":
https://youtu.be/C9IwBJYTwQ0
And his Motown influced hit, "Two Hearts" [co-written with Lamont Dozier]
https://youtu.be/SidxJz94Svs
Powerpop group, The Yachts, had unsuccessfully revived "There's A Ghost In My House" in 1980.
In 1989, Sam Brown reached #15 in the UK with her revival of "Can I Get A Witness".
I'm a Brit and I sincerely apologise for the above crap! There are much better cover versions but possibly not '80's!