Back to the Originals, Part 2 by PenningtonJ

Champion(s):

BoyerA
The adverb always follows the verb.


Runner(s)-Up:

KreitzerJ


Quiz Description

I had such a backlog of audio clips that I decided to make a second quiz. The premise is relatively simple. I provide the name of an artist who recorded a more obscure "original" version of a song that later became a hit for somebody else. (I use the term "original" loosely here, because it can be a fool's game to establish what is the absolute first version of a popular song. I define "original" here as any version of a song that predated a more well-known hit version.) I'll give you the name of the original artist, as well as the chart position and year of the more well-known version. Unless otherwise stated, the chart position refers to the peak position of the hit version of the song on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. Your job is to provide the ARTIST and TITLE of the version that became a hit.

Full Results:

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1 BoyerA 432 98 00
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2 KreitzerJ 426 95 15
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3 JonesRW 393 92 00
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4 HowellT3 388 89 15
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5 FanoeG 378 86 15
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6 Nuklhd 375 83 00
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7 AKRichards 373 80 15
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8 GoodmanDL 367 77 15
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9 RautY 355 75 00
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10 WeikleB 349 72 00
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11 ElendilPickle 343 69 00
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12 Palefire 340 66 15
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13 VenguswamyK 332 63 00
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14 GeorgeSpelvin 331 58 00
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14 Ekherndon 331 58 15
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16 DoyleE 325 54 15
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17 AdamKing 311 51 00
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18 Matto 309 48 15
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19 Sean 296 45 00
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20 KaufmanK 293 42 00
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21 AlvarezStrangHilda 292 39 00
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22 SochackiA 287 36 00
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23 JWright 275 33 15
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Questions:

Original: G. C. Cameron; Hit: #2 (1991)

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Boyz II Men, It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday

Original: Smiley Lewis; Hit: US #4, UK #1 (1970)

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Dave Edmunds, I Hear You Knocking

Original: The Family; Hit: #1 (1990)

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Sinead O'Connor, Nothing Compares 2 U

Original: The Valentinos; US #26, UK #1 (1964)

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The Rolling Stones, It's All Over Now

Original: The Brains; Hit: #27 (1984)

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Cyndi Lauper, Money Changes Everything

Original: Shuggie Otis; Hit: #5 (1977)

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The Brothers Johnson, Strawberry Letter 23

Original: Ian & Sylvia; Hit: #3 (1965)

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We Five, You Were On My Mind

Original: Aswad; Hit #4 (1994)

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Ace of Base, Don't Turn Around

Original: The Chips; Hit: #37 (1978)

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The Blues Brothers, Rubber Biscuit

Original: P. J. Proby; Hit: #1 (1970)

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Three Dog Night, Mama Told Me Not to Come

Original: Richard Berry & the Pharaohs; Hit: #2 (1963)

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The Kingsmen, Louie Louie

Original: Larry Williams; Hit #25 (1964)

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The Beatles, Slow Down