Here is a list of 35 songs that were written for other people, but, for one reason or another, they didn’t record them.
Song | Written for | Biggest UK hit version |
Don’t Forbid Me | Elvis Presley | Pat Boone |
We Will Make Love | Frankie Vaughan | Russ Hamilton |
Stupid Cupid | Shepherd Sisters | Connie Francis |
The Wonder Of You | Perry Como | Elvis Presley |
Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) | Everly Brothers | Roy Orbison |
Save The Last Dance For Me | Jimmy Clanton | Drifters |
Halfway To Paradise | Ben E. King | Billy Fury |
The Loco-Motion | Dee Dee Sharp | Little Eva / Kylie Minogue |
How Do You Do It? | Adam Faith | Gerry & The Pacemakers |
Downtown | Drifters | Petula Clark |
I’m Alive | Wayne Fontana | Hollies |
I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You | Percy Sledge | Bee Gees |
I Want You Back | Gladys Knight & The Pips | Jackson 5 |
Bridge Over Troubled Water | Aretha Franklin | Simon & Garfunkel |
I’d Love You To Want Me | Hollies | Lobo |
Gotta See Jane | Marvin Gaye | R. Dean Taylor |
How Deep Is Your Love | Yvonne Elliman | Bee Gees |
If I Can’t Have You | Abba | Yvonne Elliman |
Some Girls | Blondie | Racey |
Feels Like I’m In Love | Elvis Presley | Kelly Marie |
Physical | Tina Turner | Olivia Newton-John |
Don’t You (Forget About Me) | Roxy Music | Simple Minds |
Pleasure Principle | Prince | Janet Jackson |
Love Changes (Everything) | Rod Stewart | Climie Fisher |
I’ll Be Loving You (Forever) | Smokey Robinson | New Kids On The Block |
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing | Celine Dion | Aerosmith |
I’m A Slave 4 U | Janet Jackson | Britney Spears |
Rock Your Body | Michael Jackson | Justin Timberlake |
Since U Been Gone | P!nk | Kelly Clarkson |
Sexed Up | Natalie Imbruglia | Robbie Willams |
Halo | Leona Lewis | Beyonce |
We Found Love | Nicole Scherzinger | Rihanna feat Calvin Harris |
R.I.P. | Rihanna | Rita Ora feat Tinie Tempah |
All About That Bass | Beyonce | Meghan Trainor |
Cheap Thrills | Rihanna | Sia |