Music Cover Versions Quiz Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

despite the success of Ennio Morricone's soundtrack for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, the main theme only became a hit single in the cover version by Hugo Montenegro.

in the late 1970s, Tom Waits often performed his song "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" as a medley with cover versions of "Goin' Out Of My Head" and "Silent Night?"

the song "Que No Se Rompa la Noche", first performed by Julio Iglesias, has been covered by Pandora, Vikki Carr and Ray Conniff.

Mexican singer Edith Márquez received a gold certification in Mexico for an album that includes a cover of the number-one song "Tengo Todo Excepto a Tí".

R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck wanted to produce Uncle Tupelo's album March 16–20, 1992 after seeing the band perform a cover version of the Louvin Brothers' "Great Atomic Power".

Bombay Bicycle Club's second album Flaws consists entirely of acoustic music, including cover versions of other artists.

country singer Philip Claypool's greatest chart success was a cover version of Bad Company's "Feel Like Makin' Love".

27 years after Barbara George's hit "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)" was released, a cover by Marisela peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.

Music Cover Versions Quiz

1 The unusual band ________ which comprises four classical cellists started out performing classical arrangements of Metallica songs.

2 ________ started in 1978 as a living salute to the blues, soul and R&B music of the 1950s and 1960s that was not in vogue by the late 70s.

3 Many of singer ________'s 1980s hits were English-language remakes of songs already successful in Europe, for the American record market.

4 In 1978, it was covered by French singer Sheila accompanied by the B. Devotion group, as a ________ song, once more updating it to suit the musical taste of the era.

5 For example, Ain't She Sweet, was first popularized in 1927 by ________ (on stage) and by Ben Bernie and Gene Austin (on record), was repopularized through popular recordings by Mr.

6 At least five tribute albums to ________ have been released.

7 "________" evolved over several decades and versions from a 1939 Zulu a cappella song.

8 Another example of this, from a different angle, is the tune "Blueberry Hill", many mistakenly believe the ________ 1956 release to be the original recording and artist.

9 Falco's 1982 German-language hit "Der Kommissar" was covered in English by ________, although the German title was retained.

10 Manfred Mann did albums with more covers than original songs, following the mould of ________.

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