Covered in '80s

In this ongoing series, we highlight 80’s cover tunes or ‘80s songs that have been covered by other artists. Sometimes it’s a win-win: an 80’s song covered by another 80’s artist! Which version is your favorite?

Today the spotlight shines on the song "I Found Someone". Most of you will associate this tune with Cher, who took it to the top 10. The song appeared on her self-titled 1987 record and got a ton of airplay.

While no one took this song higher on the charts than Cher, she was not the first to cover it. Laura Branigan did a version of "I Found Someone", which came from her album, "Hold Me". Her version stalled at #90 on the charts in 1986.

Which brings us to the original writers of this song, Mark Mangold (of the grossly underrated band Touch, which was featured in our "You Were Robbed" post yesterday) and Michael Bolton. Bolton came full circle on this song by producing Cher's version. Here is Mangold's band Touch performing "I Found Someone":

And finally, Michael Bolton performing it: