In the past two decades there’s been a bunch covers that I know of (or just learned of):
- Ace of Base
- Seeed
- Zucchero (didn’t even know about this one until now)
- Katie Melua
- Smith & Burrows (the one you heard on your coworker’s radio?)
- Imany (or did you hear this one?)
and then a bunch of electronic music mixes.
I love that song since the 80s; and for a long time - until the early 2000s I knew no covers - so I am very happy that there’s a lot of tributes to Black with lots of different styles :)
bstix@feddit.dk 1 month ago
I just heard it again my radio on my way home. I still don’t know why it’s so suddenly popular again right now and it’s puzzling me.
Anyway, it has stood the test of time, and I think that’s about the only way to actually find the greatest songs.
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Which version, though? :) That sounds like you mean the original?
I suppose it’s one way to judge them :) But yes, that’s why my favourite has not changed for over 30 years - I don’t get tired of it. Much like this one.
bstix@feddit.dk 1 month ago
Yes, the original keeps playing on radio stations near me for some reason.
(Even the piped link gave away the “WqXcQ” in the url)
I have NewPipe installed, so YouTube links automatically open in that instead.(YouTube must be disabled as default app).That’s the best fix that I know for that issue.
Also, NewPipe works great because it keeps playing when the screen is off and so, so I highly recommend it if you have issues with Google.
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
well I was serious, I was basically saying “I never mind if someone rickrolls me, because I’ve been enjoying that song since I first heard it on Vinyl in the 80s” :) so it was a kind of “reverse rickroll” - in that I actually meant to link the song for being good :)