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Non English songs are also a good source to import tune. Here are some songs that have made it to the Chinese song arena.

Hélène Rollès — Je m'appelle Hélène (French)
Cover : 蔡淳佳 — 依戀

Son By Four — A Puro Dolor (Spanish)
Cover : 李玟 — Baby 對不起

ВИА Гра — Стоп! Стоп! Стоп! (Russian)
Cover : 蔡依林 — Love Love Love

O-Zone — Dragonstea Din Tei (Romanian)
Cover : 郭美美 — 不怕不怕

Jean-Jacques Goldman — Comme Toi (French)
Cover : 林志炫 — 散了吧

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Another source of cover version in Chinese songs is none other than from English songs. Unlike Japanese, Korean or Thailand songs where the words are syllable based which is similar to Chinese, making new lyrics to have similar word beat; Chinese lyrics in English songs might not have the same beat. Here are some of the songs originally in English. Note that some videos do not allow embedding, click on the link for video instead for original.

Bodies Without Organs — Sunshine in the Rain
Cover : 蔡依林 — 日不落

i5 — Cinderella
Cover : S.H.E. — 半糖主義

Daniel Bedingfield — James Dean (I Wanna Know)
Cover : 羅志祥 — 精武門

Nathan Stone — Shake It Mama
Cover : 羅志祥 & 蔡依林 — 真命天子

Lene Marlin — Sitting Down Here
Cover : 林憶蓮 — 我坐在這裡

Robbie Williams — Better Man
Cover : 林憶蓮 — Better Man

The Cranberries — Dreams
Cover : 王菲 — 梦中人

Britney Spears — Everytime
Cover : S.H.E. — 別說對不起

Backstreet Boys — How Did I Fall In Love With You
Cover : S.H.E. — 遠方

Fool's Garden — Lemon Tree
Cover : 蘇慧倫 — Lemon Tree

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Although not as popular compared to Japanese and Korean originals, Thailand is also a good source for Chinese cover version. Here are some of the songs I managed to find.

พั้นช์ — ยิ่งกว่าเสียใจ
Cover : 蔡淳佳 — 風鈴

ปาล์มมี่ — อยากร้องดังดัง
Cover : 蕭瀟 — 愛要坦蕩蕩

อัสนี–วสันต์ — ยินดีไม่มีปัญหา
Cover : 草蜢 — 寶貝對不起

ไอซ์ ศรัญยู — คนใจง่าย
Cover : 黃曉明 — My Girl

ดา เอ็นโดรฟิน — ได้ยินไหม
Cover : 金莎 — 這種愛

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Chinese songs contain tunes imported from Korea as well, although not as many as Japanese tunes, it is a sizable import as well. Here are 10 original tunes from Korea which managed to be covered by Chinese artists.

파파야 — 내 얘길 들어봐
Cover : 王心凌 — 愛你

홍경민 — 사랑, 참...
Cover : 林峯 — 朋友，請不要傷悲

임창정 — Smile Again (하늘에서)
Cover : 張智霖 — 祝君好

거북이 — Come On
Cover : 潘瑋柏 & 張韶涵 — 快樂崇拜

DJ DOC — Run To You
Cover : 杜德偉 — 脫掉

브라운 아이즈 — 벌써일년
Cover : 許慧欣 — 愛情抗體

세븐 — 와줘
Cover : Energy — 某年某月某一天

쿨 — 아로하
Cover : 許志安 & 許慧欣 — 戀愛頻率

타샤니 — 하루하루
Cover : 張智成 — May I Love You

주주 클럽 — 나는 나
Cover : 蘇慧倫 — 鴨子

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Real significant big portion of cover versions in Chinese are via Japanese import. The following is a selection of 10 original tunes in Japanese.

織田哲郎 & 近藤房之助 — ボンバーガール
Cover : 張學友 — 愛火花

田原俊彦 — シルエットには踊れない
Cover : 郭富城 — 對你愛不完

サザンオールスターズ — 真夏の果実
Cover : 張學友 — 每天愛你多一些

米米CLUB — 愛してる
Cover : 張學友 — 還是覺得你最好

THE虎舞竜 — ロード
Cover : 孫耀威 — 愛的故事(上集)

大黒摩季 — チョット
Cover : 鄭秀文 — Chotto 等等

徳永英明 — レイニーブルー
Cover : 張學友 — 藍雨

チャゲ&飛鳥 — 男と女
Cover : 周華健 — 讓我歡喜讓我憂

尾崎豊 — I LOVE YOU
Cover : 郭富城 — 到底有誰能夠告訴我

森山直太朗 — さくら
Cover : 張善為 — 真夏的櫻花

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Wonder why all the songs you heard sound so familiar? You might know these songs in their cover version, but how many of these songs you have heard the original instead? Try listening to the original and judge for yourself how well the cover version is compared to the original version.

Infernal — Keen on Disco (Denmark)
Cover : 蔡依林 — 愛無赦

ธงไชย แมคอินไตย์ — คู่กัด (Thailand)
Cover : 草蜢 — 失戀

Patricia Kaas — Venus Des Abribus (France)
Cover : 草蜢 — 半點心

長渕剛 — とんぼ (Japan)
Cover : 小虎隊 — 紅蜻蜓

Bro'Sis — I Believe (Germany)
Cover : 羅志祥 & 徐熙娣 — 戀愛達人