Iconic Band HATED Cover Song SO MUCH…They Purposely BOTCHED IT…Made it a CLASSIC!--Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is your pick for the GREATEST COVER SONG of the rock era?

[@surlechapeau]

Black Magic Woman - Santana (Fleetwood Mac did original)

[@christineml1476]

"Mad World" Gary Jules

[@peterd.9978]

Under the Boardwalk - Tom Tom Club

[@terryanderson2450]

All Along The Watchtower - Hendrix

[@David-i1g1r]

Born to be Wild The Cult Rubin

[@trinaq]

I actually prefer the Bangles cover of "Hazy Shade of Winter" to the original version. It's probably because I grew up with it more.

[@FredGroenke55]

You’re not wrong. I grew up with the original version but I prefer the Bangles cover.

[@Whisper_292]

Same.

[@marcobahon]

The original lacks the power of the Bangles version.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Same. They made it EXPLODE!

[@ProfessorofRock]

@@marcobahon Wow!

[@rosannatufts855]

The Bangles not only outdid S&G, they said it was their favorite recording, because it's the one that most accurately captured their onstage sound. No lead singer plus backup; here, they were a fully equal quartet.

[@RichPancoast]

Better than The Go Gos!

[@michaelbeasley5783]

Bangles "Hazy Shade" is one of the best covers in rock history. Repeated listens never disappoints.

[@MsMerryland]

"Every time you go away you take a piece of meat with you". I never heard it incorrectly and that is flipping HILARIOUS!

[@gottlicherhammer]

Same. I never even knew that was a thing with this song, and I was a sophomore in high school when it came out so it was very prevalent in my circles.

[@Cicilo1983]

The Bangles is a band that deservedly hit the big time, if only for a brief time. They don't nearly get the recognition they deserve, and their legacy has been very poorly handled.

[@petercena9497]

The rush to make Susanna Hoffs a star was part of the problem.

[@jstnxprsn]

They get it from me.

[@jstnxprsn]

​@@petercena9497I've heard that in a documentary, but I disagree. Susanna drew attention to the band in the first place. Otherwise, they'd have most likely been another very talented band passed over by the unwashed mob.

[@Chapps1941]

​@@petercena9497there was no rush. She's been invading my thoughts for 40 years now. Even at 66 she's still my #1 crush. Is it fair on the others? No, but it happens.

[@Skimos-u1s]

Idk, if I was a drummer and guitarist in the Bangles I would ride Susanna to the bank and take my accolades from people who really know music, no ego, no jealousy just playing and banking

[@GP-2000]

I've never heard anyone or have I ever mis heard the lyrics to everytime you go away. This is the first time I've heard this. "You take a piece of me with you" always made sense to me.

[@MyFlipperLikesIce]

When I was a child I argued it was meat and not me...because they might get hungry was my logic.

[@frustrateduser9933]

@@GP-2000 first i ever heard of it too

[@heyokakoyeh]

Yeah, that got pulled out of an invisible crack somewhere

[@OccamsToaster]

It might help to consider that you're talking about a guy whose deep understanding and appreciation of music leads him to think the cover of "La Bamba" was done by a group call Las Lobos.

[@heyokakoyeh]

​@@OccamsToaster yeah, what's up with his voice? He always pops up on my algorithm and I'm initially drawn to his topics, but then he starts talking and it's like fingernails on a chalkboard. Las Lobos 😖😖😖

[@bpabustan]

The Honeydripper's cover of Sea Of Love is one of the very rare covers to surpass the original in terms of beauty and delivery. Whoever did that string arrangement was a genius! And Robert Plant as a crooner? Why Percy be ashamed of it? It was so well done.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Rock on!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Plant is an excellent crooner!

[@JasonNation72]

Funny thing is my mom despised Led Zeppelin, but she absolutely LOVED The Honeydrippers' Sea of Love. You should've seen the look on her face when I told her one half of Zep plays on that song (Page does the solo).

[@bpabustan]

@@JasonNation72 speaking of Jimmy Page, I suspect his solo was trying to imitate a saxophone. The solo was so SMOOTH! Page was known for his haphazard and sloppy solo in Led Zeppelin but not here. So they both have a 180 degree shift - if you may.

[@sheryljohnson5906]

I was blown away by the list ! But gotta say that Los Lobos did so amazing with LA Bomba that even my Mom loved it,and she was heartbroken by his death with another 2 of her favorites and nearly cried when she 1st heard it !! 💔 ❤ Memories I'll forever cherish as I lost her at age 21.

[@lindamcfarland9656]

I probably shouldve waited until the end of this episode to comment, but i also needed to say how awesome The Honeydrippers were! Their version of Sea of Love came out when I was going from jr high to highschool and I rank the summer of '84 as the apex of musical greatness for me. It seems to be chock full of the most iconic artists and songs and so much diversity of genres. We were really blessed to have been able to be a part of that generation.😊

[@ProfessorofRock]

Agreed Linda!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Haven’t heard it in a while, but I should definitely go and listen to the Honeydrippers.

[@lindamcfarland9656]

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 it's worth it ☺️ it brings up memories of summer pool parties with my friends and relaxing on a pool float and having a blast. One of the best feelings in the world!

[@marktait2371]

yes that was a,really great record hard to find now at least local indie

[@saraforhan6442]

Right?! I was 13 and I remember watching the video on MTV. I only knew a few Led Zeppelin songs and never really got into them until college. I had to have the Honeydrippers' version of Sea of Love played at my wedding. I love being born in the 70s, past the birth of rock and roll and the electric guitar and being able to grow up with the advent of new music and artists. I spent most of my allowance on records and cassettes.♥

[@johnathansaegal3156]

RUN DMC's cover of "Walk This Way" bridged that very extreme gap between rock and rap instantly. The rap crowd loved RUN DMC and of course the rockers/metalheads considered Aerosmith to be one of the founding fathers of "real rock". I remember the rift in high school. Those two crowds never had anything to do with one another. Then the collab came out... rap fans and rock fans opened their eyes to one another's music styles. Almost overnight the rockers and rappers were sitting at the same lunch tables in the cafeteria and hanging out during "free period" (our school's version of study hall) sharing each others tunes, liking some of it, hating some of it, but uniting over "Walk This Way" and at least those two cliques merged without animosity for the rest of time. If you were too young or not even around when this happened, it was literally an awe-inspiring connection. That collaboration was the bridge that brought about peace between two rival groups while simultaneously exposing each group to the other's music. No longer were there the rockers and the rappers. They all jammed together. That cover unified a lot of people, removed differences and spawned a fresh energy among people you would never have previously thought would come eye-to-eye with one another. It was one of the last social rifts that needed closing and when it came, it was as if everyone was suddenly included together. The last dividing line between people, ethnicities, and culture just warped into one big "We're just people, man". Looking back, that song ended all rifts between people and it was as if black, white, Asian, you name it, we all just merged into one people. That song and collab is what broke the last remnants of racism (until some foolish people decided to rekindle that fading ember a decade ago... totally unbelievable that we had broken racism apart through connection over music and people not even alive when that happened decided life was too easy, so they had to force it to return just to have something to complain about).

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Great comment and I love it!

[@PapiDoesIt]

One of my high school friends looked just like Darryl McDaniels. He graduated a year before me and went into the Marines and passed away way too young. Every time I hear this song I remember Dale; gone too soon.

[@5roundsrapid263]

You just described the ‘80s perfectly! I grew up in a 50/50 black/white town, so we shared music before the song. That kicked it into high gear, though!

[@davidstoyanoff]

Professor otta cover this song from your angle. Tru something special in that story.

[@larsedik]

I much prefer the original, which I have, and I do not have Run DMC's version, even though I like the band. Aerosmith just did a much better version of their song.

[@iomnibus]

Tommy James had 3 of his songs covered in the 80s. And all 3 covers are bangers - Crimson and Clover, Mony Mony, and I Think We're Alone Now.

[@ceciliajones7816]

Two were bangers. Tiffany can’t sing!

[@donolinger6904]

Sorry but Joan Jett ruined "Crimson And Clover" in my opinion.

[@ceciliajones7816]

@@donolinger6904 not as bad as Tiffany screwed up I Think We’re Alone Now.

[@randysmith2740]

Tommy has never got the notoriety that he deserves

[@randysmith2740]

I disagree ​@@donolinger6904

[@dalehorton5600]

I find it hard to believe people don’t know that’s Plant on Sea of Love. His voice is awfully distinctive.

[@ProfessorofRock]

All the time I point that out to friends who are pretty big music fans and they're SHOCKED!

[@yvettevitacaponigro]

@@ProfessorofRock No way, how could you not know his unmistakable voice. 🤷‍♀️ ✌🏼

[@Chapps1941]

I just wrote the same. All i can think is that we just love LZ

[@yvettevitacaponigro]

@@Chapps1941 👍🏻✌🏼😊

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I know, right? Why don’t they just listen to Big Log?

[@louisbecker5941]

In the late 80's, my(soon to be) wife & I lived in an attic apartment above 3 college guys. Whenever they got a bit loud downstairs, we'd lay our stereo speakers face down on the floor & blast, 'Come on feel the noise.'😆

[@nip245]

I read your comment quickly and I thought it said you were in your late 80’s. 😂 And I was like you’re getting married at almost 90? lol

[@mobius1111]

I had a 3rd floor apartment in the 70's while in college. Had a downstairs neighbor who was into Ham radio. Every time he keyed the mic it would feed through my stereo rig upstairs. He always got a righteous dose of Pink Floyd tunes through his ceiling DSOTM was new at the time on the heels of Meddle both great noise neutralizers for the Floyd uninitiated. Roger Dodger?

[@shuroom57]

​@nip245 That's understandable; the more "my" is juxtaposed closely enough to elicit such a momentary blunder of inference. Still, a funny scenario, two nonagenarians hitching up, right after they finish up blasting "Come On Feel the Noize⁰ into the carpet.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Did your neighbors feel too much noize? (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)

[@mudhens4ever]

I’ve misheard many lyrics in my life, perhaps most notably “Everybody wants to move away.” But it never occurred to me that Paul Young’s lover “took a piece of meat.” As for the Honeydrippers, I love their cover of “Rockin’ At Midnight.”

[@TheTrumpReaper]

The Bangles' cover of Hazy Shade of Winter is a lot cooler than the original IMO.

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure!

[@ponzo1967]

Richie Valens looked 17 going on 35. My mother Donna loved sixties music and opened a nightclub called "Oh Donna's" with all 50's & 60's on the jukebox and pictures of the stars of that time on the walls. I got to know all those old songs that way lol

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha! So true!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

People tended to look older than they actually were back then.

[@carlrood4457]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Or people look younger than they actually are now. It's probably a combination of things like people dressing more formally, having to work from a earlier age, and exposure to cigarette smoke and alcohol.

[@sanandaallsgood673]

The Honeydrippers were a highly underrated group and the album was great!!

[@jasonlocascio2510]

Rocking at Midnight is just a great song - highlight for me.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Agreed!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Agreed! Awesome stuff!

[@donwarrington4916]

Volume one , 40 years later I'm still holding out hope for a volume two ... lol

[@RBS_]

"....IIIIII- get a... thrill, thrill, thrill, thrill...." .....LOOOOVED that tune! ...MUCH better choice than, "Rockin' At Midnight"......

[@RyleighsMomma09]

La Bamba, loved the soundtrack and the Movie. I remember being 13 yrs old and listening to that song with my friends and we danced and sang (even though we didn’t speak Spanish). Still to this day that song gets me moving and singing and always makes me smile

[@ProfessorofRock]

I think every 80s kid know the lyrics to that song!

[@dethangelsshadow1722]

I was 14 and it was really one of the first music connections that my dad and I had. My father, of course, was a fan of Ritchie back in the 50s, as well as Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, being a teenager himself then. Until the Los Lobos version hit, I looked at my dad's music like some sort of stone age relic. It changed my perspective just as I was discovering my own musical preferences.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s one of the greatest cover songs of all time in my opinion. Either version, whether it’s Ritchie’s or Los Lobos, will get you in bright spirits!

[@PapiDoesIt]

Van Halen's version of "Pretty Woman" blew me away the first time I heard it even though I knew Roy did it first.

[@737smartin]

“Ice Cream Man,” too. Was that one ever released as a single?

[@shelleyinthecity]

The intro Intruder, which was all Van Halen, is what really made that cover.

[@donwarrington4916]

Slade is a criminally under rated band ...

[@ProfessorofRock]

I agree. Noddy was considered for ACDC spot when Bon passed!

[@dustybrand]

Their influence in the U.K. is massive. Noel Gallagher cites them as one of the bands that shaped the sound of Oasis. Oasis does a great cover of "Cum On Feel The Noise". Noddy's mirror covered hat is on display at the British Music Experience Museum in Liverpool.

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

Slade, huge in the UK in the early to mid 70's... How Big? Likely rivaling the Beatles in singles sales Big. Then their career collapsed badly as punk and new wave took over while they were trying to crack the USA, on the edge of breaking up playing student unions around the country and losing the will to live as they were 2nd billing to the cheap beer, when they got a call to replace for Ozzy at the Reading festival (one of 2 big hard rock/metal festivals in the UK at the time) they went on expecting to bomb badly, the Audience was walking away when they walked on... then they nailed it so damn hard at the end of the set they had the largest crowd of the whole festival all screaming for "Merry Xmas Everyone" as an encore, on an August Bank Holliday weekend. Cue a significant career revival. If you are not familiar with Slade, treat your ears to "Wall of Hits"

[@clivenewman4810]

​@@ProfessorofRockIs it true that Michael Bolton was considered as replacement when Ozzy was sacked from Black Sabbath?

[@briseboy]

@@clivenewman4810 Since Bing Crosby made it clear that he was unavailable.

[@FredGroenke55]

I never considered myself as a metal head, but when Cum on Feel the Noize came out, I was bangin’ my head with the best of ‘em. Great anthem.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Cool!

[@ignoblesavage5559]

I'm here for anything ever touched by the band Slade. Professor, have you covered them at all? I'm thinking of songs like Run Runaway, My Oh My, Ooh La La in L.A., etc.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Most people don’t even know that it’s a cover song.

[@bg365]

Slade! Loved them. All the school kids of my generation had their school bags and anything else emblazoned with the fist showing the “Slade” tattooed on the knuckles.

[@ednaatluxton4918]

I had no idea Everytime You Go away was a Hall and Oats song originally. I learn something all the time here.🎸📻🇨🇦

[@MrCee71]

Even my father is not aware of that as well

[@trashandcheese3636]

Well, it was an album track not a single, and H&O weren't known as an albums act. ... Surely by now the "take a piece of meat with you" joke is staler than "wrapped up like a douche", "'scuse me while I kiss this guy" and "I wanna be Tod Browning" put together.

[@dianefontaine7204]

Hall & Oates sang Every Time You Go Away in all the concerts I’ve seen of them and of course everyone in the crowd loved it. I love both versions but prefer the one by Hall & Oates.

[@arlenehohneker9053]

Paul Young did a lot of R&B and soul covers. I think Paul did some Temptations and 4 Tops. Everywhere I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)

[@annavandamme2627]

​@@arlenehohneker9053 Better known as Papa Was A Rollin' Stone.

[@kevinpresley3136]

The entire Honeydrippers record is outstanding.Every song takes one back to the 1950s.I searched for over 35 years for the record.I finally found it when Robert Plant released Nine Lives collection.The Sea of Love is my favorite song on your list.

[@donwarrington4916]

I Got A Woman ❤❤

[@gmansard641]

Young Boy Blues!

[@rdwells]

I grew up a Simon and Garfunkel fan, and knew Hazy Shade of Winter was a good rocker. I tried to talk my HS garage band into playing it, but they all nixed the idea. Years later I was watching MTV and saw the Bangles version, and was amused at how similar their arrangement was to what I was trying to get my band to do.

[@DukesMusic84]

Paul Simon has always been really cool with the covers. He actually texted the lead singer of Disturbed to OK their Sounds of Silence. Speaking of nostalgia those dudes are back on tour.

[@RangerMcFriendly]

And Disturbed’s version of the song that he did on Conan O’Brien’s show is outstanding.

[@carlrood4457]

Well, he does get paid if it hits again. Publishing is where the money is.

[@andym2612]

I just recently found that Disturbed version of the song. And although the song is played up a full tone song so David Draiman can sing it an octave lower than the Paul it's a damn good cover. There's a live version where Myles Kennedy of the band Atler Bridge sings the second vocal part. Unfortunately he's no Art Garfunkel.

[@OccamsToaster]

@@carlrood4457 Money is a great tool, so more is always useful, but virtually all of Paul Simon's career happened when album sales and radio airplay were making artists rich. If he doesn't get the check for a year's worth of streaming royalties for Disturbed's cover he might not even notice.

[@mrp4242]

My sister was a big Bengals fan. I’d didn’t really like their music and was kind of annoyed when she’d sing their songs while playing the piano. But as an adolescent boy, I gotta say, Susanna Hoffs was definitely eye candy that I couldn’t take my eyes off of. She has aged very well.

[@clivenewman4810]

@@mrp4242 Cincinnati Bengals?

[@briseboy]

Bangles, i hope, not Cincinnati, nor the mosh pit called Bangla-Desh.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

She looks stunning for her age.

[@smurphy2807]

Hazy Shade of Winter is one of their best songs. The energy and vocals were peak Bangles

[@mikebuck1897]

That was a great, and under appreciated song imo.

[@scottroder5516]

I agree Smurphy

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It shows them rocking their hardest, that’s why.

[@jeolman1]

I never once heard "you take a piece of meat with you" until I watched this video. lol

[@carlrood4457]

Same here, but I'll admit I'm like Crash Davis and hate getting the words wrong.

[@JeffTaggart-p6o]

I recall reading The Bangles had to remove the reference to drinking Vodka & Lime due to Record Company not wanting to promote alcohol. They leave it in for live performances these days….. Less Than Zero arguably was Robert Downey Jr’s breakout performance and established him as a legitimate actor and not just a Teen Star.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Good call Jeff!

[@RBS_]

...they also asked to remove the "g-u-n" reference, to, "...cup in your hand...." .....makes sense.....

[@gonewrongagain]

Movie had so many great stars in it. It's my second favorite go to movie when I'm feeling down, behind Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'.

[@D-Fens_1632]

Sellouts.

[@MadSlantedPowers]

Interesting, considering the song was from a movie that had a lot of drug use, if I recall correctly.

[@kevint1719]

Favourite 80s covers? Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love, Soft Cell - Tainted Love, Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All, Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On & I agree on the Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter

[@D-Fens_1632]

Always something there to remind me.

[@poohbear4702]

Collins also did a really cool version of "Groovy Kind of Love"

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Tainted Love should have been #1 here.

[@arlenehohneker9053]

@@kevint1719 Naked Eyes "Always Something There To Remind Me". Dionne Warwick sang it. Can't remember if Burt Bacharach wrote it. My father heard the Naked Eyes version and he liked it probably because Dionne Warwick was popular in NJ during the 70s cause she's a New Jersey celeb

[@frustrateduser9933]

Kim Wilde's version of You Keep Me Hanging On is better than the original. Imo. I like the urgency & more driving sound (for 80s pop) than the way The Supremes did it.

[@CallsignEskimo-l3o]

Pseudo Echo's Funkytown deserves a place on this list. Just six years after Lipps Inc. disco classic was released, Pseudo Echo took their cover to No. 6 on the Hot 100 and it was top ten in Australia (1), New Zealand (1), Canada (1) and UK (8).

[@saraforhan6442]

Sometimes when I hear the original, I'll need to hear Pseudo's version, too.

[@rayfann7860]

Great list! My favorite is the Phil Collins cover of You Can't Hurry Love. When it came out I was at an age where I had never heard of The Supremes. Their version is also great

[@blaineweber5047]

I'm a little surprised that you didn't include Crimson and clover

[@vcv6560]

Along those lines I mentioned I love rock and roll which was one of the top 10 songs for 1982

[@BrentCox-m3r]

George Thorogood’s cover of “Move It On Over” is my favorite!🤘🔥

[@dustybrand]

That cover of "Who Do You Love" was killer too.

[@marktait2371]

​@@dustybrandfunny that was c.r.r. yesterday

[@flavellinator]

My Top 5: 5. Always Something There to Remind Me- Naked Eyes 4. I Want Candy-:Bow Wow Wow 3. Got My Mind Set On You- George Harrison 2. China Girl- Bowie 1. Hazy Shade of Winter- Bangles

[@dustybrand]

and I had no idea the Naked Eyes version was a cover until now.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Love it.

[@TheSlowoldman]

@flavellinator Naked Eyes is my favorite... it is the song that instantly takes me back to the 80's.Great cover of the Bacharach song.

[@arielsokol1307]

Is it considered a cover if David Bowie co-wrote China Girl?

[@MrKeychange]

I totally forgot about Naked Eyes! Good one!

[@arnoantonius777]

Funfact to see Brian Setzer from the Stray Cats in here twice. With La Bamba and with the honeydrippers.

[@bobjones5417]

Although, to be fair, he was only in the La Bamba video because it was movie footage of his role as Eddie Cochran

[@arnoantonius777]

Good to know, ​@@bobjones5417 i just saw his name on the album 'performed by' so i just assumed.

[@carlrood4457]

@@arnoantonius777 Yes, he did Summertime Blues in the movie.

[@Tora-no-shi]

Professor of Rock the only video I have to watch every time I see it.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@danoconnell1833]

Just had to comment about Robert Plant -- He's a fantastically talented vocalist, from screaming rock to crooning love songs to country and bluegrass, he's just amazing.

[@briansommers905]

most people don't realize you can hear sleigh bells at the beginning of the Bangles Hazy Shade version.

[@Whisper_292]

Robert Plant is proof that you can be a rock god _and_ a crooner.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Exactly!

[@i-churchcafe9136]

😂😂😂 @ "god". REVERB 3:16

[@gonewrongagain]

Worked for Elvis. 😉😉😉

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Hard to believe he’s the same guy!

[@paulellsworth4007]

Anything showing Robert plant and talking about cover tunes is a must listen! 👍🏼

[@ProfessorofRock]

Absolutely!

[@floydshambles]

I saw Plant at Worcester Centrum on his Honeydrippers tour, then saw Page with The Firm there couple nights later.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Cool!

[@ignoblesavage5559]

The Firm are quite possibly my favorite 2-album wonders... an early supergroup, with Jimmy Page, legendary Paul Rodgers, fretless bass player-extraordinaire Tony Franklin, & eventual Guns n Roses drummer Chris Slade. Even their lesser-known 2nd album, Mean Business was just outSTANDING.

[@DieselParker-u3p]

It was an amazing show!

[@allyfoster255]

At tha" Wista' Centrum! Been there for many concerts in my life..

[@denniswilliams2385]

Any artist who has had the opportunity to have had Rick Rubin produce an album for them was blessed indeed.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@unlistedvector]

Every Time You Go Away is a touch stone song for me. What a vibe. And that bass is MAGIC. 👍

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@unlistedvector]

Can report: NEVER once misheard that lyric. BUT - I have misheard many, including on "I'd really love to see you tonight" : Instead of: I'm not talking about moving in... As I'm not talking about my linen... 🤣

[@dustybrand]

Pino Palladino.

[@LaManteca76]

@@unlistedvector Lol, my lil brother used to think it was meat as well! To this day we still tease him about it. 😆

[@OceanbornAngel]

I never misheard the lyric "You take a piece of me..." What the heck?

[@gottlicherhammer]

Reading the comments here, it doesn’t seem like anyone but the Professor misheard that. 😂

[@amycrittendon3269]

Yet another incredible video! You absolutely ROCK, Professor!!! “Hazy Shade of Winter” is my very favorite cover… The Bangles did a phenomenal job on that classic song!!! Thanks for this amazing countdown!! 👍❤️

[@dustybrand]

Honeydrippers Volume I remains one of my favorite e.p.s ever. In addition to Jimmy Page and Jeff beck on guitar it had a song featuring Brian Setzer on guitar(who also played Eddie Cochran in La Bamba) and guest guitar spots from the great Nile Rodgers who was also a co-producer. Nile Rodgers is a musical alchemist and everything he touches is amazing.

[@ProfessorofRock]

It's really great!

[@robertcringle4865]

Brian Setzer was the singer of the Stray Cats. Great rockabilly band from the eighties. Honeydrippers included Paul Schaefer from the David Letterman show on keyboards.

[@Nikki-l5p9y]

It’s amazing how many times Niles’ name comes up whenever you are talking about hits. Regardless of genre.

[@stuartharris1481]

I love Faith no More singing Easy, originally by the Commodores. One of the best covers in my opinion. I know it was the in the 90s when the cover was made.

[@JBowman-ps2ri]

Class is in Session, time for the Professor 🧑‍💻 to school us!! Lol😅

[@FredGroenke55]

I’ve got my trapper keeper: ready to take notes. Three cords and the truth…

[@alanhill3677]

Mine was the beginning of the video of "Hazy Shade of Winter" when they started with a winter scene and Susanna Hoffs chimes the winter bell

[@danjohnson2986]

I would listen to Susanna Hoffs read the phone book, as long as she does that “eye thing” she does at the end of the Walk Like an Egyptian video. Good lord…palpitations to this day lol

[@Chapps1941]

What? You too. But l think she loves me more than you. I'm born exactly half a year apart from her. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RobChristianson]

LOL same

[@marktait2371]

yes she and matthew sweet did some great covers i hear from time to time on indie radio

[@Chapps1941]

@@marktait2371 "Cinnamon Girl", "Different Drum" & "Free Falling" are standouts

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

YEAH that would be so cool!

[@FL-ym6hm]

No mention of Brian Setzer with the Honey Drippers! Have always loved his guitar playing.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Sorry. I'll spend more time on it on another piece.

[@dustybrand]

Brian Setzer's cover of Malagueña at Woodstock '99 was possibly the only good thing to come out of that disaster of a music festival.

[@sueshea8204]

i love the brian setzer orchestra’s cover of louis prima’s “jump, jive an’ wail”!

[@wujuntanktips]

​@@dustybrand oh wow, never knew he did that! definitely hunting for that now lol. Thank you

[@davidstrother496]

This is a great countdown. It is a rare one when all the covers are better than the original versions. That doesn't happen often. Thanks, Professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

I'm glad you agree!

[@rogerdeahl9629]

Another countdown episode!! Cover songs normally fall into one of 2 categories: very good or bad. And did a Cover Girl ever do a cover song?? 🤷🤷🤔🤔 And I do love A Hazy Shade of Winter. Awesome song for the movie Less Than Zero. Thanks Professor. Everybody have a great weekend and hope to see you all Monday.

[@RBS_]

....I can answer that *....YES!* ....The Cover Girls' "Wishing On A Star" (Rose Royce cover) (#8 Pop, Spring 1992)!! ...ha-HAAA!!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Hazy Shade of Winter always reminds me of Stranger Things.

[@surlechapeau]

Voodoo Child(Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix#1 UK, #4 Netherlands, #10 Ireland, #24 W. Germany/Stevie Ray Vaughn #24 US Rock 1984

[@lynngreen7978]

Brian Setzer on the countdown twice (OK technically he was just on the album for La Bamba, not the song)! Love that classic style of his.

[@steveweiman4708]

The album I wish would’ve been produced: Bangles doing an entire album of 60s covers of THEIR choice. Every member truly gets IT when it comes to the significance of 60s rock ‘n’ roll. The bands first EP is LOADED with excellent originals and covers that pay homage and roots to the bands favorite era. I was delighted hazy shade actually hit the airwaves with the popularity at the time, but there should’ve been so much more……

[@ProfessorofRock]

THat's a great idea!

[@georgeknightley8828]

Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet have made three albums of cover tunes under the moniker Sid and Suzie. The albums are called "Under the Covers." Vol 1 is songs from 60's and 70's. Vol 2 is songs from the 70's. Vol 3 is songs from the 80's.

[@solomonfish]

I don't know all the words to la Bama, however, that does not prevent me from singing along for the past 40 years.

[@christineml1476]

Quiet Riot did their cover song justice - loud and bombastic. Just beautiful.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Agreed!

[@dustybrand]

It's the song that brought metal to radio.

[@Telefiend]

Well, their story is they wanted to screw it up, but each individual member didn't want to be the one responsible for being it bad, so none of them actually played it poorly, and Kevin nailed the vocal. Also, they had to cover that song, or the lable wouldn't release or promote the album It was a condition of them getting a record deal.

[@Telefiend]

If the professor said all of that, then I apoligize, I am not that far into the video yet.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

For sure!

[@grumpysnail81]

Hazy Shade of Winter is a JAM! That song always increases my heart rate. Perhaps that's because of me thinking about Suzanna, but the song is electric!

[@BadgerBoy5150]

Thanks again Professor of Rock for another Excursion down Musical Memory Lane. My daily notification(s) from you is better than a ‘Birfday’ present

[@ProfessorofRock]

I’m glad you’re enjoying these videos!

[@BadgerBoy5150]

You got me today though. I was SURE #1 would be 99 Luftballons. 😅 Dang! Final Score: Professor of Rock 1,602 Dan 14 You need to do the Origin of the Professor of Rock!

[@Carriosity79]

I hope one day you will do a video about the band Chicago. Chicago has always been my favorite band. I was homeless as a child. Sleeping in shelters and under highway bridges. Then I was put into foster care at 10 years old. My very first foster parents where big into playing all kinds of music and they played the song “Love me tomorrow” by Chicago, and the line love me tomorrow really hit me hard even at 10 years old. I became obsessed with the band. Many long, scared nights were spent listening to their beautiful songs. I got to see the band a few times in concert and even got a pic with them! To this day, when I hear those familiar voices and beautiful music come through the speakers, particularly the song “love me tomorrow” I’m whisked right back to that little 10 year girl hearing it and crying. Luckily, I found a guy who has loved me for the past 26 years. With 3 kids, financial ups and downs, and health issues…we’re still going strong and Chicago has become our band. In fact the pic I got with the band came from VIP pass my hubby bought for an anniversary present. One day I hope to get their signatures on the book I bought at their concert.

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

In high school back in the 80's, our Spanish teacher would take us to the cafeteria on Fridays and we'd learn and sing spanish songs as part of our instruction. Most of them were older songs. La Cucaracha, Guantanamera, etc. But he also let us learn La Bamba since the movie and the track were everywhere at the time. It was a lot of fun, of course being the rebellious metal head in the class, I wouldn't never have admitted it back then. But yeah, it was a lot of fun. And hey, I still know the entire song by heart.

[@ProfessorofRock]

THANKS FOR SHARING!

[@PontiacBanker]

Metal Health was the first cassette tape I ever bought. I played it so much the tape broke & I took it back to the store to get a replacement. Loved it!

[@DC8091]

ditto!!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@dethangelsshadow1722]

Metal Health was the first album my wife bought as well. I guess I married well. 😂

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Bang your head!!!

[@beowulf1005]

My personal Honorable Mentions: David Lee Roth's cover of "California Girls," and supergroup Power Station's cover of "Get it On (Bang a Gong)"

[@ProfessorofRock]

Cool!

[@marktait2371]

yes power station was on c.r.r. a few days ago taylors tony thompson crush that one

[@jameskipp1657]

Get it on cover is awesome, good choice.

[@buddyvilla7393]

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap- Woman,Woman. Producer Jerry Fuller took a slow moving C/W honkytonk ballad writen by Jim Glaser and Jimmie Payne added strings and horns revved up the tempo and Gary Puckett s incredible performance did the rest!! Also I fought The Law by The Bobby Fuller Four.

[@mournwood]

When the video for Walk This Way showed up on MTV, I actually had no idea who Aerosmith was, somehow. I watched the video, unaware it was a cover...I thought the guys in the video were *actors* hired to play the part of "random rock band"! Of course I learned better when Permanent Vacation came around.

[@dethangelsshadow1722]

Me too. I had heard Dream On, but never heard Walk This Way until the Run DMC version came out. I hadn't found my favorite genre yet and to see two groups of artists from such vastly different styles was mind blowing. Even tho I eventually found my "groove" and went into hard rock and heavy metal, I still love listening to the "pop" music of the 80s. Just don't tell all my metalhead friends back then! 😂

[@KCBCollier]

When I saw the title, I thought “So THIS explains UB40’s version of Can’t Help Falling in Love With You!”

[@A2JDScott]

I never misheard Every Time You Go Away. That's an interesting one!

[@IronSikh44]

Man these songs take me back. The Bangles version is wonderful. Still sounds great today. The Paul Young track was everywhere in 1985. It felt like it was on the radio all the time. Great memories of a simpler time.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Love them both! Thanks for watching!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Everytime You Go Away is so catchy, that’s why!

[@lostman65]

“… you take a piece of meat..” ?? i never ever heard it that way. it is a great song… and i was going through some stuff back then. this song hit the spot

[@RobChristianson]

lol I was gonna say that too. That misheard lyric never occurred to me either

[@pauldavis1943]

Paul Young singing about a stray dog that keeps sneaking into a butcher shop ;-)

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha!

[@blazerhawkdarren68]

One song I would put on this list is David Lee Roth's cover of the Beach Boys California Girls. Quiet Riot was one of the first groups that introduced me to metal (BANG YOUR HEAD)

[@dustybrand]

and Diamond Dave's cover of "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" by Louis Prima

[@KipArmadillo]

"Tainted Love", "Got My Mind Set On You", "I Think We're Alone Now," "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," "Gloria" - just a few others that come to mind.

[@Snapshott1]

Hazy Shade had always been my favorite Bangles' song.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Shows they could ROCK!

[@lareeciscomusic2741]

I bought Bookends in 2009 from iTunes. That's when I found out that the Bangles Hazy Shade was a cover. Immediately followed by "Hey! That's that Zoo song they used to play for the Brooklyn Zoo commercials back in the day!"

[@petersage5157]

When I heard "misheard lyric" I was expecting "Blinded by the Light" to be on this list. I think you've done a full video about that mondegreen though.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Hey Peter!

[@icmichaela3]

wrapped up like a douche🥴🥰

[@stevejarred6484]

One of my favorite Paul Young covers is Joy Division’s Love Will Tear Us Apart Again. While the song depressingly describes the break down of a couple’s relationship, at least you can understand all the words.

[@badgerpa9]

I always liked the Doublemint gum commercials, the Twins where beautiful.

[@dustybrand]

which set of Doublemint Twins? The Barnstables? They're probably the most well known.

[@badgerpa9]

@@dustybrand All of them where beautiful young ladies. Must be in their 70s by now.

[@teresaschooley300]

Walk this way was over the top and paved the way for many more collaborations.

[@stephenbrown4211]

Sea of Love is one of my favourite covers. Always remember 1st of December 1984 playing this while waiting for a phone call from someone special. And Kim Wildes dad did a good cover.

[@RBS_]

.....Stephen knows where it's AT!! .....I'm transported IMMEDIATELY to January 1985, when I hear..... Born In The USA Run To You We Belong You're The Inspiration Vallote Only The Young Like A Vir-gin ....ahh, the Memorieeeessss......

[@ProfessorofRock]

VERy COOL! I remember those times!

[@miketalley5476]

"Less Than Zero" was an AMAZING movie, at the time! And the Bangle's cover of Hazy Shade of Winter was the PERFECT cover song for the movie! It's one of those movies that perfectly encapsulates a moment in time! No other movie captures the 80's quite like it.

[@allengray5748]

YO! If you were part of the debate Ginger or Marianne or Jeannie,,,, you're going to dig this channel!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎🎸🤟🏼

[@williambarry8015]

Marianne over Ginger Jeannie over both.

[@FredGroenke55]

Well said, William. My choice exactly.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Love it!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Jeannie!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha!

[@bryanfish7303]

Slade are a seriously underrated rock band. They came up with a Christmas song that is played everywhere at Christmas here and has been for 40 years. But it overshadows some excellent tracks like Cum on Feel The Noize or Cuz I Love U. My favourite covers that spring to mind from that decade are: The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter UB40 - Red Red Wine Suzie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - i Love Rock n Roll Run DMC/Aerosmith - Walk This Way Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind Great vid, Professor

[@gonewrongagain]

How about the entire Siouxsie And the Banshees album 'Through the Looking Glass'. Simply magnificent.

[@JBowman-ps2ri]

GREAT PICKS BY THE PROFESSOR 🧑‍💻 AS ALWAYS!!! GREAT LESSON TEACH! I DIDNT KNOW HAZY SHADE OF WINTER WAS A S & G SONG! LEARNED SOMETHING NEW! THX!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@MyFlipperLikesIce]

You wondered why he said "you take a piece of meat with you" and I adamantly argued that those were the correct lyrics, and the reason was because they might get hungry. It made perfect sense to me!

[@MyFlipperLikesIce]

Btw I was 5

[@lonnieking4466]

So sad 😢 we lost a Lot of great music in 59

[@MrCee71]

Luckily Dion and the Belmonts didn't make it on that plane, they were about to, but backed off at the very last minute cause they didn't like the price

[@ProfessorofRock]

No kidding!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

The day the music died.

[@scottinman7507]

The Bangles version of Hazy Shade of Winter is an absolute scorcher and probably deserves to be rated higher. Besides the frantic pace, the song being done mostly in harmony REALLY showcased how good they were. Let’s also be honest, it was the video of Walk This Way that elevated the collaboration. Aerosmith needed Run DMC, certainly not the other way. Adam, another fun, informative and well done show. We all appreciate your work very much. Cheers.

[@donwarrington4916]

Get out of the city !! Are we doing some Honeydrippers today ?

[@maryanntripp6254]

Love the Honeydrippers!!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

YEs we are!

[@ProfessorofRock]

@@maryanntripp6254 Aren't they cool?

[@maryanntripp6254]

@ProfessorofRock They are very cool, being an '80s girl, they were one of my favorites.

[@vcv6560]

You've really hit your stride with these countdowns I think everybody loves them. Please also always have (if you can) an honorable mention maybe just one or two songs that didn't quite make it but really came close. For myself I wondered how I Love Rock and Roll by the Arrows and of course Joan Jett and the Blackhearts didn't make the list. Thanks Professor Adam

[@David-i1g1r]

Rick Rubin produced The Cult cover of Steppenwolf's Born to be Wild

[@ProfessorofRock]

That's right!

[@dustybrand]

And it was his idea to have Slayer cover "Inna Gadda Da Vida" which, somehow, works.

[@ChurchOfTheHolyMho]

♥ Pino Palladino. That iconic fretless bass sound with that bass line... Fabulous!

[@RobChristianson]

I have vivid memories of two covers that weren’t mentioned - Billy Idol’s “Mony Mony” and Tiffany’s “I Think We’re Alone Now”. I remember my dad and my aunt FINALLY listening to “our music” in the car when we had the debate about us “now listening to THEIR music” LOL - they both got a kick out of that (Especially since my dad was a musician)… I remember his band covering “Move it on over” by George Thorogood & the Destroyers (who also had a hit on the La Bamba soundtrack) - the 80s were good times for music! ❤😁

[@EdwardPigg-ji4yy]

“Move It On Over” was a Hank Williams song that he wrote a long time before George Thorogood covered it. I love George’s version, too.

[@RobChristianson]

@@EdwardPigg-ji4yy LOL i always forget that. How ironic ;)

[@carlrood4457]

My daughter goes to school about an hour away from our home, so she comes home a lot. She has several playlists depending on her mood. Most are mostly current, but I remember being surprised by one that's a lot of 80's songs. We had fun singing them on the way.

[@Nikki-l5p9y]

I agree with “Mony Mony” don’t know if I can support you on Tiffany. How about we go with Joan Jett’s “Crimson and Clover?”

[@saraforhan6442]

Do not underestimate the power of Tommy James and the Shondells!

[@jmichaelhpaul]

Hazy Shade of Winter was amazing!! The intricate harmony is fantastic!!

[@danohstoolbox]

This is going to be so cool

[@efftee3702]

Always On My Mind. Hits for Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson and Pet Shop Boys.

[@Whisper_292]

Hey, y'all. Happy weekend!

[@FredGroenke55]

Right back at ya, Whisper. Enjoy the weekend.

[@williambarry8015]

Happy weekend.👍

[@NorthWolfe]

I watch "Less Than Zero" at least once every year, it was one of my favourites as a young teen, and still is.

[@carlrood4457]

When you think about his past, that movie's ending could have been an alternate history for RDJ.

[@David-i1g1r]

Rick Rubin sure got around

[@ProfessorofRock]

Yes he did!

[@drewcama2488]

I love your 80's hits. Those were my high school and collage years. I had no ideal there were so many classic hits from that time. Remembering them all fresh and new again.