Best Cover Songs of All Time

Jacob Lewis

Ye Olde GM

• May 1, 2022

• #31

But wait, there's more!

Machine Head (Message in a Bottle by The Police)

Fear Factory (School by Nirvana)

Infectious Grooves (Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin)

Exodus (Pump It Up by Elvis Costello)

 

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FriendlyFiend

Explorer

• May 1, 2022

• #32

No question….

 

James Gasik

We don't talk about Pun-Pun

Supporter

• May 1, 2022

• #33

Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks" is a cover of a blues song from 1926, as I recall.

For some more or less recent covers, there's STP's rendition of "Dancin' Days", Seal's "Who Wants to Live Forever", Lacuna Coil's "Enjoy the Silence", and the Foo Fighters "Baker Street".

Worst cover? I'm going with Sheryl Crow's "D'yer Maker".

 

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Mallus

Legend

• May 1, 2022

• #34

Two from Phoebe Bridgers:

 

JohnF

Adventurer

• May 1, 2022

• #35

Another "I Feel Love" - this one a thrilling live version with Blue Man Group and Venus Hum

And the haunting "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Sara Bareilles

 

Zardnaar

Legend

• May 1, 2022

• #36

Twiggly the Gnome said:

I just think his takes don't elevate, or at least add anything interesting to the original version. For metal versions of pop songs, I think Disturbed does it better...

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I find Disturbed really boring Manson seems to have more vocal range. And he's not exactly great at that either.

 

Mannahnin

Scion of Murgen (He/Him)

• May 2, 2022

• #37

Gradine said:

The canonical answer to this question though is Johnny Cash's "Hurt". Or maybe Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower".

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Pretty much. I'm still a bigger fan of the original Hurt, but even Trent disagrees with me.

Gradine said:

It's hard to do wrong with Bob Dylan covers though. Songs written by Bob Dylan and not sung by Bob Dylan? Yes please

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Speaking of which, this is one of my favorite covers:

 

Mannahnin

Scion of Murgen (He/Him)

• May 2, 2022

• #38

Although White Stripes' best cover is probably this:

 

Mannahnin

Scion of Murgen (He/Him)

• May 2, 2022

• #39

jdrakeh said:

Joe Cocker's cover of The Beatles' With a Little Help From My Friends.

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I absolutely adore his rendition of Come Together from Across the Universe, as well.

 

payn

He'll flip ya...Flip ya for real...

• May 2, 2022

• #40

I'd say Johnn Cash's American music anthology is the best collection of covers hands down.

The best I have heard lately is Jason Isbell and the 400 unit covering Sad but True.

The worst is just about any metal cover of anything not metal.