Songs you thought somebody else sang

[emwolf]

I have the album Blah Blah Blah but have no recollection whatsoever of that song... anyways produced by Bowie so big influence there. Wasn't Ian Hunter (Mott) also recently mentioned as being mistaken for Bowie on All the Young Dudes another Bowie produced (& written) song. Bowie makes his mark although i don't think anything on Transformer was ever mistaken for Bowie. Any other artists he worked with in the role of producer?

dave

Always thought Satellite of Love sounded very bowieesque (would there be a double e in that?).

 

[Haggises]

Always thought Satellite of Love sounded very bowieesque (would there be a double e in that?).

Produced by Bowie with the backing vocals and last chorus sang by him also.

 

[davent]

Always thought Satellite of Love sounded very bowieesque (would there be a double e in that?).

Very much so in the arrangement but for me Lou is Lou in voice and delivery, no one sounds like him and i can't imagine him doing anyone else. Great album that one and it's twin Hunky Dory by the other guy.

dave

 

[Edcculus]

I thought every song by America was Neil Young

 

[KeenDogg]

Autograph - Turn Up the Radio. I once thought it was Def Leppard.

 

[acesn8s]

Whenever i hear the intro to this one i'm thinking AC/DC but once the vocals come in its no, some other Aussie band, fine by me.

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AC/DC, Jet, and Airbourne all sound the same!

 

[davent]

A high riffage diet comes highly recommended. Hadn't heard of Airborne before, Lemmy's a nice touch.

Thanks for link!
dave

 

[Demidog]

I went too long without realizing that Roy Harper sang on "Have a Cigar." I thought that Roger Waters just did a lot of takes and that they used a lot of studio trickery to get his voice to sound a bit better. Now when I listen to it, I'm not sure how I ever thought it was him. I just couldn't imagine the band using a guest vocalist for a song like this when they had somebody like Gilmour who could sing well.

 

[KeenDogg]

I went too long without realizing that Roy Harper sang on "Have a Cigar." I thought that Roger Waters just did a lot of takes and that they used a lot of studio trickery to get his voice to sound a bit better. Now when I listen to it, I'm not sure how I ever thought it was him. I just couldn't imagine the band using a guest vocalist for a song like this when they had somebody like Gilmour who could sing well.

You just blew my mind. I thought it was David Gilmore.

 

[KeenDogg]

I once thought "Lonely is the Night" by Billy Squier was Led Zeppelin.

 

[emwolf]

I went too long without realizing that Roy Harper sang on "Have a Cigar." I thought that Roger Waters just did a lot of takes and that they used a lot of studio trickery to get his voice to sound a bit better. Now when I listen to it, I'm not sure how I ever thought it was him. I just couldn't imagine the band using a guest vocalist for a song like this when they had somebody like Gilmour who could sing well.

I never understood the rationale behind that either. I had read that they were thinking of adding Harper to the band at one point. Gilmore has one of the sweetest voices in rocknroll and Waters the most sarcastic. Almost as perfect a blend as Townshend and Daltrey in The Who.

 

[heybatter]

Just heard one today...

thought I Don't Like Mondays(Boomtown Rats) was Elvis Costello.

 

[emwolf]

Just heard one today...

thought I Don't Like Mondays(Boomtown Rats) was Elvis Costello.

I can definitely see that one.

 

[Hoka Hey]

For the longest time I thought the song "Lowrider" by the band War was Carlos Santana's.

Mark

 

[KeenDogg]

For the longest time I thought the song "Lowrider" by the band War was Carlos Santana's.

Mark

It has that vibe to it.

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[emwolf]

For the longest time I thought the song "Lowrider" by the band War was Carlos Santana's.

Mark

definitely can hear the connection