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Who first recorded ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ before Sinéad O’Connor’s version?
Prince wrote and recorded a demo in 1984. In 1985, Prince's funk band the Family released their sole studio album, The Family, including 'Nothing Compares 2 U'.
Annie Lennox
Prince
Tracy Chapman
Madonna
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‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ was a breakout hit for Cyndi Lauper. Who recorded it first?
Joan Jett
Robert Hazard
Pat Benatar
Debbie Harry
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Who originally recorded ‘I Will Always Love You’ before Whitney Houston?
Patsy Cline
Reba McEntire
Dolly Parton
Linda Ronstadt
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‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ was a 1982 hit for Phil Collins. Who sang the original version?
Diana Ross
The Trammps
Aretha Franklin
The Supremes
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The Beatles’ ‘Twist and Shout’ topped the NZ charts ’64, but who recorded it first?
Roy Orbison
Chuck Berry
The Top Notes
The Isley Brothers
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‘The Tide Is High’ was a 1980 hit for Blondie. Who originally recorded it?
The Wailers
Jimmy Cliff
The Skatalites
The Paragons
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Who originally recorded ‘Tainted Love’ before Soft Cell’s 1981 hit?
Donna Summer
Blondie
Grace Jones
Gloria Jones
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‘Respect’ became an anthem for Aretha Franklin. Who wrote and recorded it first?
Sam Cooke
Ray Charles
Marvin Gaye
Otis Redding
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‘I Love Rock 'n' Roll’ was a signature hit for Joan Jett. Who recorded it first?
The Runaways
The Arrows
Blondie
Suzi Quatro
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‘Red Red Wine’ was a reggae hit for UB40. Who wrote and recorded the original?
Bob Marley
Neil Diamond
Jimmy Cliff
Eric Clapton
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Looks like the covers stole the spotlight... and the the originals are still waiting backstage.
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Not bad! You know your covers, but the originals are still a bit fuzzy.
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You nailed it, no cover confusion here!