Other Covers
Diana Ross performed the song live at Live from the Apollo Theatre 50th Anniversary in 1985.
Laura Branigan and John Farnham performed a duet to the song on live television for the 1986 Logie Awards, an Australian awards show.
In 1997, this song was also covered by slain South African reggae star Lucky Dube on his Taxman album. It featured strong South African reggae drum beats by ace drummer Mnca Mtshali. Filipina singer Regine Velasquez covered the song in her 1997 album Retro, a collection of remakes.
The chorus of this song was briefly sung by Faith No More's Mike Patton at the end of their song "Epic" during their Civic Hall, Wolverhampton show at the UK on 01-12-97.
A Spanish-language version by The Barrio Boyzz entitled "Quiero Saber Que Es Amor/I Want to Know What Love Is" hit #40 on Billboard's Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay chart on April 7, 2001. In 2001, singer Rhona covered it on her debut self-titled album. A cover by Gloria Gaynor appears on the 2002 K-Tel compilation Tina Turner & Gloria Gaynor, Back to Back.
In 2002, the victims of fires in a disco in Sweden and a bar in the Netherlands recorded this song as a way for these young people to learn to cope with their memories and their injuries. Their single, released under the artist name Volendam meets Göteborg, reached #39 in the Dutch charts.
In 2004, a cover by Sarah Geronimo from her album Sweet Sixteen was a hit in her native Philippines. That year, the song was performed on Australian Idol Season 2 by eventual runner-up Anthony Callea on the Top 6 '80s show. The performance was well received by the judges and audience and a studio cover by Callea was included on the album Australian Idol Season 2: The Final 10 Cast Album.
The song was one of several covers chosen by Clay Aiken to appear on his 2006 album A Thousand Different Ways.
French-Canadian singer Nathalie Simard covered this song on her 2007 album Il Y Avait Un Jardin.
In 2008, this song was covered by David Phelps on his album The Voice. The song was also performed by Celtic Thunder's Keith Harkin in concert, and it appears on that band's 2008 album Act Two.
Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for the 2009 movie Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and its soundtrack. Leela James covered the song on her 2009 sophomore release Let's Do It Again.
In 2012, Tom Cruise and Malin Akerman covered the song for the big screen version of Rock of Ages. The soundtrack was released on June 5, 2012.
Other covers of this song have been recorded by familiar artists as diverse as progressive rock keyboardist Geoffrey Downes, pop chanteuses Rita Coolidge and Shirley Bassey, Latin crooner Julio Iglesias, Memphis soul singer Ann Peebles, Christian pop artist Kathy Troccoli, rock and blues singer Elise Testone, Italian singer Jackie Moore, and a brief and jocular excerpt by Scottish comedian Limmy in his Limmy's Show.
Terry McDermott (The Voice U.S. contestant) performed live for The Voice Season 3 Live Rounds, where Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton gave him a standing ovation after. The song charted and peaked at number 2 on iTunes US Top 100 chart after the performance.
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