# Who sang "Power of Love" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 26, 2017, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743 "2017-11-26T09:43:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/21 "2017-11-26T15:34:27Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Celine’s version was an (inferior) cover of Rush’s. Somewhat strangely, [Air Supply](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me_BhryXKZ8) also did a cover of it (switching the pronouns). > [@Biggirl](#): > > Celine should be ashamed of herself, copying so blatantly. I mean, what exactly do you think a “cover” is? You don’t have to do it differently if you don’t want to. Yes, it’s fun when an artist takes a song in a completely different direction, but there’s nothing in the rulebook that says you have to. I’m sure as the writer, Rush was delighted to have such a big name bring attention to the song, and the royalty checks didn’t hurt either. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/22 "2017-11-26T15:51:22Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Celine’s version was an (inferior) cover of Rush’s. > > I’m surprised that so many people are unfamiliar with Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Were they unknown in the States, beyond “Relax”? The only one I know is the Huey Lewis song. I was 5-15 in the 80s. I thought fir a second I knew the Jennifer Rush original, but then I realized it was Celion Dion’s cover I knew. Looking it up, Rush’s version didn’t crack the top 40 or even 50 here, but Celine’s made it to number one. There’s also apparently a version by Laura Branigan that made it to #26. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/23 "2017-11-26T15:51:23Z")
I saw Huey Lewis and the News last month and they still have it. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/24 "2017-11-26T16:01:22Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I thought it was _ **Candy Goes to Hollywood** _. 😕 > > [Candy Goes to Hollywood (1979) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123627/?ref_=ttmi_tt) Wasn’t that the documentary on Hollywood sexual harassment? ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/25 "2017-11-26T16:27:13Z")
In the UK I’d imagine Frankie being the first that comes to mind as it was released first and was a big Christmas hit. Closely followed by Huey Lewis and Jennifer Rush a bit behind that. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/26 "2017-11-26T16:41:13Z")
Celine, because I saw [this video all the time on VH-1 back in 1994.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8HOfcYWZoo) Yes, it was relevant to my teenage interests. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/27 "2017-11-26T20:12:02Z")
I voted Huey Lewis, but I was sitting here thinking "Didn’t Chicago have a song called “The Power of Love?” On looking it up, it was Peter Cetera (not all of Chicago) and it was “The Glory of Love”, so no. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/28 "2017-11-26T20:17:48Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > From ‘Back to the future’ [The Pinheads](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNtmITE5GpU) ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/29 "2017-11-26T20:23:15Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > On looking it up, it was Peter Cetera (not all of Chicago) and it was “The Glory of Love”, so no. Karate Kid Part II! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/30 "2017-11-26T20:24:42Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > Wow, so I’m the only one so far for whom the Frankie Goes to Hollywood version popped up first? Wouldn’t have thought that. I’m with you. When I hear somebody say ‘the power of love’ my mind quickly fills in ‘a force from above’. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/31 "2017-11-26T21:18:51Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Wasn’t that the documentary on Hollywood sexual harassment? No, it was a porn flick. **DUH!** :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/32 "2017-11-26T21:37:24Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > DeeeLite also has a version on The Power of Love > > [https://youtu.be/vi8wsvW20Ww](https://youtu.be/vi8wsvW20Ww) That’s the first one that came to mind for me. And far better than the 3 in the OP in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/33 "2017-11-26T23:43:09Z")
Voted for Frankie because I couldn’t remember how the Huey Lewis song goes. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/34 "2017-11-26T23:47:06Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Voted for Frankie because I couldn’t remember how the Huey Lewis song goes. It goes “that’s the power of love…” ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/35 "2017-11-27T02:03:14Z")
Ok, having listened to all three, I recognise all of the songs but associate the title “The Power of Love” with Huey Lewis and the News. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/36 "2017-11-27T03:58:59Z")
[Charley Pride.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBvmSwalJio) ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/37 "2017-11-27T04:45:10Z")
Huey Lewis (mainly because of Back to the Future) BUT the Jennifer Rush and Frankie Goes to Hollywood songs were also popular here in Australia. The Jennifer Rush single peaked at #1 and was the 23rd biggest single of 1985. The Huey Lewis single also peaked at #1 and was the 24th biggest single of 1985. The Frankie Goes to Hollywood single peaked at #4 and was the 58th biggest single of 1985. ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/38 "2017-11-27T09:29:03Z")
When I read the title, I immediately heard the dulcet tones of **Jennifer Rush** and wondered whether there really was another song called _The Power of Love_. Then I opened the thread. **Huey Lewis and the News**. Of course. It might be a tad more famous :D. And **Frankie Goes to Hollywood** , I know that one, too. I think that my mum was a fan of the **Jennifer Rush** song. That would explain my vote. _… 'Cause I am your laaaaaaady…_ ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/39 "2017-11-27T12:08:01Z")
> [@DooWahDiddy](#): > > Somewhat strangely, [Air Supply](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me_BhryXKZ8) also did a cover of it (switching the pronouns). > > I mean, what exactly do you think a “cover” is? You don’t have to do it differently if you don’t want to. Yes, it’s fun when an artist takes a song in a completely different direction, but there’s nothing in the rulebook that says you have to. I’m sure as the writer, Rush was delighted to have such a big name bring attention to the song, and the royalty checks didn’t hurt either. Seriously dude? A cover is when someone sings the same song. A blatant copy is when someone lifts the vocals off a track and add the same damned vocals with the same intonation, style and timbre so that you cannot tell them apart. Sure, a more well-known singer can do this and when they do, they should be ashamed of themselves. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743/40 "2017-11-27T12:09:49Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > I saw Huey Lewis and the News last month and they still have it. Well, obviously. I mean, so long as the old boy is so much as barely _breathing_… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743.md?page=3)