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The Riff

Alex Markham

May 11, 2021

6 min read

CLASSIC HITS

10 Classic Songs That Were Actually Cover Versions

You may never have realised these vintage hits were not the originals

1. Without You — Harry Nilsson 1971, Mariah Carey 1994

Without You was a worldwide hit for American singer-songwriter Harry Neilson and later for Mariah…

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