(Finished January 2nd, 2022) Part 2 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.

10) The Paragons "The Tide Is High":

Blondie "The Tide Is High":

Atomic Kittens "The Tide Is High":

11) Umberto Tozzi "Gloria":

Laura Branigan "Gloria":

12) Shocking Blue "Venus":

Bananarama

Clearly this is the same song that Toni Basil recorded as "Mickey". 13) Racey "Kitty":

Toni Basil "Mickey":

Lolly:

14) Bill Withers "Lean On Me":

Club Nouveau

15) i-Ten "Alone":

Heart "Alone":

I love how funky this version is. 16) Cherelle "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On":

I love the slick bass groove of this version and this is the best version. Robert Palmer:

Mariah Carey:

Well this version is pretty terrible. 17) Sandie Shaw "Always Something There To Remind Me":

One of my favorite songs of the early 80s. Naked Eyes:

Tin Tin Out featuring Espiritu:

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