(Finished January 1st, 2022) Part 1 of Great 80s Covers

Hello,

These songs are either 80sish songs that were covers of a previous song or have been made into a cover by a later musician. I'm posting both the original song and the cover. Someone of these songs may break outside of the 80s decade, but still are pretty close to that decade.

1) Aerosmith "Walk This Way":

RUN-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith "Walk This Way":

2) The Arrows "I Love Rock N' Roll":

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts:

3) Gloria Jones "Tainted Love":

Soft Cell:

4) Prince I "Feel For You":

Chaka Kahn:

5) Ritchie Valens "La Bamba":

Los Lobos:

6) Hall & Oates "Everytime You Go Away":

Paul Young "Everytime You Go Away":

Kulcha:

7) George Benson "Greatest Love Of All":

Not only the best version of this song, but one of the greatest songs of all-time. Whitney Houston "Greatest Love of All":

8) Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes":

She's hella beautiful although she seems to be a bit crazy. Her version isn't even in the same league as Miss Carnes' version. Gwyneth Paltrow:

That version has almost 11 million views, I am very surprised by that. 9) Tommy James and the Shondells "Mony Mony":

Billy Idol:

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