Other Cover Versions
"Don't Leave Me This Way" has been recorded by several other artists including Isaac Hayes, Gerard Joling, José Galisteo, Andy Abraham, and The Temptations, amongst others. In 1984 the first Hi-NRG styled covers before The Communards were by Carol Jiani and a group named Slip. The song was also covered by pop diva Sheena Easton in 2001 on her "Fabulous" disco album. It has been covered three times on American Idol, by LaToya London (Season 3), Vonzell Solomon (Season 4), and Ramiele Malubay (Season 7). Malubay's version had a limited release as a live performance single on the iTunes Music Store in 2008. A French version was sung by Sylvie Vartan under the title "Ne pars pas comme ça".
Cher performed the song at her Las Vegas show Cher at the Colosseum as a prelude to "Take Me Home".
A version of the song is featured in the stage musical, Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the Musical during a funeral scene.
The Eurodisco song "Yes Sir I Can Boogie" by Baccara (1977) borrows heavily from this song, sharing the intro and the bass line but with a different chorus line.
In 2010, Australian actor/singer Jason Donovan recorded a cover version of "Don't Leave Me This Way" for his 80s covers album "Soundtrack of the 80s"; he took the 1986 Communards version as his inspiration.
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