Sometimes, I'll listen to an entire album by a band that I like, and one of the songs will be a cover. Except I won't realize it's a cover right away, because I've never heard, or heard of, the original before. Then, a little while later, I'll find out it's a cover.

Sometimes I'll randomly check the writing credits (at AllMusic) and notice that one of the songs has different names than the others. Sometimes someone will tell me it's a cover, either in person or in a review. And sometimes I'll hear the original song, either on the radio or in someone else's room or car, and it will freak me out. Most of the time I don't realize it's a cover because of my limited musical knowledge. Sometimes the original song is so obscure that almost no one has heard of it, and then I don't feel so bad.

This is a list of songs that I didn't know were covers the first time I heard them. It does not contain covers of popular songs that are obviously covers. While these can be entertaining, everyone knows that "I Want It That Way" on Allister's album Dead Ends and Girlfriends is a Backstreet Boys cover. The list also does not contain songs from albums that are entirely cover songs.

A lot of times, finding out a song is a cover has introduced me to a new band, and inspired me to learn more about them and buy their music. Even if the original song (or band) sucks, at least I learn about the influences of my favorite artists. And if nothing else, I know more about music than I did before. So without further ado, here is the list.