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@Jeremiah_Rivers76

2 жыл бұрын

“I Love Rock & Roll.” Original by the Arrows, made recognizable by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

@kenterminateddq5311

2 жыл бұрын

Where's Thin Lizzy's "Whiskey In The Jar" or Bob Seger's "Turn The Page" covered by Metallica? Where's Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground" covered by Red Hot Chilli Peppers?

@KingLeonLionheart

2 жыл бұрын

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Original: The Supremes; Cover: Kim Wilde) "I Found Someone" (Original: Laura Branigan; Cover: Cher) "The Loco-Motion" (Original: Little Eva; Covers: Grand Funk Railroad and Kylie Minogue)

@thedoctorrises4310

2 жыл бұрын

Sitting on the dock of the Bay by Otis Redding covered by Smith & Myers

@Javier-xz5mu

2 жыл бұрын

Feeling Good by Muse

Fun Fact: Only two people are in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame - Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash

@pirkkaruuska5766

2 жыл бұрын

Also fun fact. Eric Clapton is only one person in the world who has been inducted three times to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

@brianpeppers8236

2 жыл бұрын

@@pirkkaruuska5766 but why?

@Explicitaz83

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianpeppers8236 cocain...

@RejectKing

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't that only because Dolly turned one down?

@OkieAllDay

2 жыл бұрын

@@RejectKing I would be SHOCKED if Dolly was in the Rock n Roll HoF

Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" wrecks me every time I hear it or see the music video. It is the epitome of a swan song.

@cosmo_nyc

2 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@jlyvren89

2 жыл бұрын

Trent once said Johnny made that song his own with his rendition...🤔

@shottyunstable6129

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact, if you play Hurt acoustically live and use the original NIN lyrics. People will yell at you for ruining the song. (And it wasn't because we sucked)

@charlesfarmer5250

2 жыл бұрын

Plus give the fact that the band of Nine Inch Nails even admit that the song itself was meant to Made for Johnny Cash hell they heard it and it blows them away. I think you can find a KZread video of them talking about Johnny Cash’s cover for hurt

@blamwoozled

2 жыл бұрын

@@shottyunstable6129 lmao

Johnny Cash's cover of HURT is not just a cover of a song, it's literally a symphony, a statement and a masterpiece that will keep on living for eternity.

@Thatdudeian

Жыл бұрын

I was surprised at the amount of people who thought NIN was the ones who covered rather than cash.

@andrewpersac897

Жыл бұрын

THE COVER OF ALL TIME, & THE BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF ALL TIME AS WELL!!!

@dumpsterdog1219

Жыл бұрын

Great cover... Watching the video is tear worthy. Absolutely amazing.

@retrozetti

10 ай бұрын

I just swallowed my own vomit. Ugh, there’s nothing I like about Johnny Cash’s version.

@thatsmeinthepic

6 ай бұрын

@@retrozettireally?? That’s the first time I’ve heard someone say that. Even NIN say it’s his song now. Interesting. Each to own of course, I respect your opinion.

Fun Fact: Trent Reznor, lead singer of NIN (nine inch nails) loved Johnny's cover so much, Reznor said "that song isn't mine anymore"

@simontoogood4986

Жыл бұрын

The Zutons said that about the Amy Winehouse cover too

@kennethturner8290

Жыл бұрын

I loved the song when Reznor made it, but Cash covering it gave the song a whole new dimension.

@bryang4856

8 ай бұрын

Leonard Cohen said the same about Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah. Both of the covers are incredible.

@corabernal6432

6 ай бұрын

That's also what Dolly Parton said about "I Will Always Love You"❤ Coincidence. I think not 😮

@corabernal6432

6 ай бұрын

​@@bryang4856I loved both, but my favorite is one I heard at a drag show that my daughter was also performing in. It made me cry 😢😮❤

I think Trent Reznor said it best himself, “I wasn’t prepared for what I saw, and it really then, wasn’t my song anymore.”

@susanrobinson910

2 жыл бұрын

Trent is a musical genius and an incredible performer!

@ethandegge3127

2 жыл бұрын

Cash is one of the most important musicians in history, And his incredible life story of pain and regret is all summed up by that song, I can't help but cry every time I hear it

@gr8old136

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't he also say he was ment to write that song for Johnny Cash ??

@welcometothemovies9157

2 жыл бұрын

@Gr8 Old1 thought he said when asked if he was okay people loved Cash version more than his. He said yeah and he commented that he got to write a song for Johnny Cash without even trying lol

@WookieeMonster1

2 жыл бұрын

When someone covers a song and the original artist says "I was singing it wrong this whole time.". That's something you don't hear too often. It's amazing.

Joe Cocker "with a little help from my friends" not being on this list is one thing but it belongs on a top 5 list of cover songs..that is one of the best covers ever and is better than the original version of the song

@LivelyStarKing

2 жыл бұрын

Cocker CLEARLY redefined that Beatles track! Frankly, I am torn between the two versions!

@jeffwarner9900

2 жыл бұрын

I love Joe Cocker's version of this song better too and this is coming from a Beatles fan lol

@steventhrasher3608

2 жыл бұрын

I am a MASSIVE Beatles fan, and this song I will fully admit that the cover is better than the original. Joe nailed everything about this song

@mattyost8237

2 жыл бұрын

100%

@MusicGeniusInternational

2 жыл бұрын

Ottis redding is not better then Ben E King

Johnny's cover of Hurt wasn't just good, it was "So good that the original band gives him all credit for the song" good

@atvena

Жыл бұрын

It was so good I thought it was his original

@wesleyzimmerman3145

Жыл бұрын

@atvena That's fair. Many people knew his cover before learning it was a cover

Chris Cornell's "Nothing Compares to U" is amazing!

@kyleg1912

Жыл бұрын

And his mix of both Metallica and U2’s versions of one

@BigChuckMeister

Жыл бұрын

And Billie Jean

@UltiMac223

6 күн бұрын

Absolutely agreed! I don't think he recorded that on an album though, i could be wrong. And to the person mentioning One. Ya that was super cool as well

@steellady1164

5 күн бұрын

@@UltiMac223 It is. It's on "No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1" It's all cover songs. Don't know if you've ever heard his cover of Guns N' Rose's "Patience", but it's equally amazing. Everything he has done is amazing! I just might go down the Chris Cornell video rabbit hole now since I'm already here. 😃

@UltiMac223

5 күн бұрын

@@steellady1164 thanks! I've heard him sing patience. It's also amazing

Hurt is without a doubt the greatest cover of all time. Johnny cash made it his own. Absolutely beautiful, heartbreaking and iconic. RIP to the man in black. Gone but never forgotten. 🙏😪

@macethorns1168

2 жыл бұрын

Just...wow...can't believe how many people don't have ears.

@williamsummerson1204

2 жыл бұрын

@@macethorns1168 what are you talking about?

@anturanggatantra2154

2 жыл бұрын

@@macethorns1168 better than people who has ear yet not using it. To quote Sound of Silence, "People hearing but not listening"

@darkstarmoonshadow

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@williamsummerson1204

Жыл бұрын

@@darkstarmoonshadow 🙏

I love Otis but the original Stand By Me is superior.

@chambeet

2 жыл бұрын

This is correct.

@jesmud08

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@andrewm3612

2 жыл бұрын

Don't mind me dropping into this conversation, but let me give you my 2 cents on the matter. The Ben E. King version of Stand By Me is good and all, but I much prefer the 4 The Cause version. That, for me, is the superior version.

@crossiscool

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewm3612 I had never heard that version. Just listened to it. It's great! Thank you for your comment! I just love this song in general. Love the Stephen King movie as well.

@andrewm3612

2 жыл бұрын

@@crossiscool You are very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!! Also, I have never heard of the namesake Stephen King movie until now, but I will have to give it a try. Thank you for the suggestion!

"Tears welling, silence, goose-bumps... Wow. I just lost my girlfriend, because that song isn't mine any more. Then it all made sense to me. It really made me think about how powerful music is as a medium and art form. I wrote some words and music in my bedroom as a way of staying sane, about a bleak and desperate place I was in, totally isolated and alone. Some-fucking-how that winds up reinterpreted by a music legend from a radically different era/genre and still retains sincerity and meaning - different, but every bit as pure. Things felt even stranger when he passed away. The song's purpose shifted again." - Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails

I can't imagine how Van Halen's cover of You Really Got Me, originally played The Kinks, didn't make this list. My favorite cover song of any genre. They truly made it their only.

@atvena

Жыл бұрын

Same it even makes fans top 10 fav Van Halen songs

@georgeharris6851

3 ай бұрын

Van Halen had a lot of good cover songs with DLR.

@Charliezz_

2 ай бұрын

Me too, it's literally one of my favourite songs

Heart's Stairway To Heaven Live At The Kennedy Center Honors makes me cry every time.

@FearTheBoognish

2 ай бұрын

But their version of Battle of Evermore from the Singles soundtrack (then listed as The Lovemongers) tops this one even!

One song that you forgot was "I love Rock n' Roll", original by the Arrows, cover by Joan Jet and the Blackhearts.

@craighenry2351

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe because there is nothing exceptional about it. Joan is playing her usual 3 chords on a basic song. And people use this song to rate her above Lita Ford as a guitarist. There is a reason why Lita was the lead guitarist when they were in the same band. Joan knows three chords and Lita is a true metal guitarist.

@matthewcox9993

2 жыл бұрын

Ummm so The Ramones weren't a good band using your logic. A lot of punk bands only use three power cords. It's not the cords that makes the music important, it's the way they convey the attitude of the song

@WrenFaithBridger

2 жыл бұрын

There is also a really, really good cover of Joan Jett's "I Hate Myself For Loving You" by Halestorm.

@brucemorris3830

2 жыл бұрын

Joan Jett always kinda left me unimpressed. I get it, you’re a punk rock chick and you’re way too cool for it all, but her affect and production was just TOO detached for me. For me, when she sang I Love Rock n Roll, she had all the passion of somebody singing “I Love Balancing My Checkbook”. (Though I admit, those lyrics wouldn’t scan nearly as well)

@kyleg1912

Жыл бұрын

@@WrenFaithBridger their version of ride the lightning is incredible

When I saw this video pop up on my recommended list, my first thought was if Johnny Cash covering Hurt isn’t number one, this world has lost its mind! Did you know that after he covered it, Trent Reznor was quoted as saying “This song belongs to him now.” Best cover ever!

Disturbed did such a fantastic job of the Sound of Silence that it actually had lead singer David Draiman in tears listening to it. The guy who was recording it for them in the sound booth said that David had come into the room without saying a single word and was so quiet he thought that he must have done something wrong and had screwed it up. David stared down at the equivalent and played the song back three times in a row before he decided to turn to the guy in the control booth. David just gave him a huge big hug and told him that he absolutely loved it and that he was sorry about the fact that he just couldn't talk but he was so filled up with emotion but also incredibly proud of what they had done.

Chris Cornell’s rendition of “Nothing Compares 2 U” is top tier

@jeremygonzales7533

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 👌

@phoenixraine2002

2 жыл бұрын

same with his cover of Billy Jean

@williamsummerson1204

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@jshumphress13

2 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this. Incredible performance.

@camlautensleger7767

2 жыл бұрын

@@phoenixraine2002 I agree. just a talented musician

Hurt is a tragic and beautiful song that Cash really put his heart into singing, you can feel the pain in his voice as he sings it.

@iirawrd

2 жыл бұрын

The pain in the truth of the words and how clear it is that he feels it, is definitely what makes it so powerful in my eyes. You can hear the pain, in the video you can see the pain, and the beat surrounding it is so haunting that no matter how many times you hear it, that chill still rolls down your spine.

@andrewpersac897

Жыл бұрын

Plus June passed VERY soon after the filming of the video, which only ADDED more emotion to the experience...

Everyone talks about Disturbed's cover of Sound of Silence, and it's beautiful, but their cover of Genesis's Land of Confusion was brilliant. I always come back to that song

@Kriss_L

Жыл бұрын

I agree, Disturbed added so much to Land of Confusion.

@fitzyfiddle

Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite songs

That Disturbed cover is out of this world. Metal Ballad covers in general are so great at heightening the emotions even more.

@brianbelgard5988

Жыл бұрын

It’s a shame they came up during such a bad period in rock music. I avoided them entirely when they first came out because they were marketed with the “nu metal” label, even though it doesn’t fit at all.

@davidstratton696

8 ай бұрын

Yea it’s crazy how it only made 19 on this list tho. It should be at least in the top 5. It’s the first song that comes to my head when I think of an amazing cover. I haven’t even heard of half the songs that were above it on this list and even some that I did know they shouldn’t have been above sound of silence. Like I’m sorry but how did smooth criminal from Alien Ant Farm beat it? I like the cover but it’s definitely not better then sound of silence. Mad World I also thought was too low.

That Johnny Cash cover is POWERFUL

@darkstarmoonshadow

Жыл бұрын

Powerful and heartbreaking I love it

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/ Wonderful World" should've been on here. With a similar story to Jeff Buckley's, it's beautiful and tragic.

@RightHandofDoom586

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! His version is by far my favorite. I always tear up and still can't help smiling.

@michaeldobson107

2 жыл бұрын

@RightHandofDoom586 Try Eva Cassidy's version.

@chiarac4967

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, especially the fact that Isreal cut the song in one take. Impressive.

@thomasgalloway6862

2 жыл бұрын

No doubt about it!

Jeff Healey's cover of "While my Guitar Gently Weeps" definitely dissevered to be on here. It is a beautiful version of Harrison's beautiful song.

Great picks. A few favorite covers of mine: Grand Funk's cover of Feeling Alright by Traffic also covered by Joe Cocker. Van Halen's cover of Dancing In The Street by Martha and the Vandellas.

Hallelujah from Jeff Buckley always brings me to tears. RIP Jeff, you made a masterpiece and will always be remembered.

@AB-qy4hj

2 жыл бұрын

I like Rufus Wainwright's version better. But for making me cry, that was k.d. lang's rendition at The Olympics (don't recall the year).

@JohnSmiththe66th

2 жыл бұрын

@@AB-qy4hj No offense, Tesla, but Rufus Wainwright's is considerably better - and Buckley's is very, very good.

@erikaswanson7072

2 жыл бұрын

While I loved Buckley's version. I have to say the one that touched my soul was by Pentatonix..

@darkstarmoonshadow

Жыл бұрын

Love it

@brianopp7595

Жыл бұрын

I'm tired of people praising others like Jon Bon-Jovi etc. ...Jeff OWNS that song and made it his.....PERIOD

I'm a die hard metalhead, but damn it, I LOVE Johnny Cash.

@BIGBLOCK5022006

2 жыл бұрын

Johnny Cash is one of those musicians that people from any genre of music likes.

@AshPrimeDCFC

2 жыл бұрын

Johnny Cash, Elvis, Bob Marley. Who doesn't love these guys?

@fromthehaven94

2 жыл бұрын

Johnny Cash should be required listening for everyone.

@chiarac4967

2 жыл бұрын

Without Johnny Cash, there would be no heavy metal.

@revacohen

2 жыл бұрын

There's a really good covers band called Home Free. They did covers of "Ring of Fire" and "Folsom Prison Blues" that are really good. You'd probably like them.

Cover of "Mad World" for the movie Donnie Darko is a pure art, as is the movie too.

Randy Crawford's Knocking on Heaven's Door and Mick Hucknall"s You Make Me Feel Brand New are amazingly beautiful renditions.

Johnny Cash's Hurt is one of the most emotional songs I ever heard.

@darkstarmoonshadow

Жыл бұрын

I cry every time 😭

That Nirvana cover of “Man Who Sold The World” 🤩🤘🏼

@joshgreen2164

2 жыл бұрын

I thought Bowie was better but Nirvana killed it

@budthechud9795

2 жыл бұрын

Probably the best cover ever.

@jooglywoogly5664

2 жыл бұрын

@@budthechud9795 i don’t know about that

@Nobody15458

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite cover of Al time

So glad Johnny Cash is no.1 absolutely heartbreaking version. Some of my faves not listed: Nine inch Nails - Dead Souls Rage Against the machine - renegades of funk Madness - It must be love Soft Cell - Tainted love Faith no more - Easy

@Emily-cw7tj

7 ай бұрын

I agree with the Soft Cell version of Tainted Love I actually think more people have heard of that version more than the original version

Wow! Honestly some of the covers are so iconic that they are the ones I heard first and didn't know they were covers!! Speechless!!

Wait wait wait…Bruce Springsteen originally performed Blinded by the Light?! How have I lived 45 years and didn’t know that!?

@BLWard-ht3qw

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, okay...it wasn't just me. I knew some of the newer and older ones, but that one took me for a wha, wha, whaaat loop.

@jimjohnson9785

2 жыл бұрын

Track it down and listen to it, and you will understand.

@craighenry2351

2 жыл бұрын

That’s been a known fact for a long time, so I don’t know how you missed that.

@mikeking7710

2 жыл бұрын

I've known it for a long time, but I didn't know it for an even longer time. And not only did Springsteen write this song, but it was his very first single, released from his debut album, but it didn't even chart. He didn't chart until about 2 years later with "Born to Run".

@donpietruk1517

Жыл бұрын

@@mikeking7710 Loved Rosalita off of the Wild and Innocent album.

Correction. Leonard Cohen himself thought the best cover of Hallelujah is by K.D. Lang. He even said of Lang's version, “Well, I think we can lay that song to rest now! It’s really been done to its ultimate blissful state of perfection." He's right. Lang's cover is as good as it gets. :)

@nein62

2 жыл бұрын

just found that after reading your comment. Love the song but was never a fan of the Jeff Buckley version. Somehow I missed K.D. Lang's performance at the time and never heard about it. Thank you!! I have to agree, that was just phenomenal.

@Kahli21

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yes. I go back every once in a while to listen/watch her cover at the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver. She is just amazing. She also sings the supreme version of Crying (Roy Orbison), the version she sang at his tribute. One of the best vocalists of all time, hands down.

@cheekychicka

2 жыл бұрын

K.D. Did an incredible rendition of Hallelujah. She sang with such devotion and power. I remember seeing K.D. Perform live back when she had the whacky hair and outfits. She is a true performer.

@phillymichelle8370

2 жыл бұрын

Surprisingly, Jon Bonjovi does a really good rendition of "Hallelujah. I actually always thought Richie Sambora had a stronger voice than Jon, but over the years his range and tone has gotten way better than back to the Metal 80's days. Bonjovi is one of the bands who remained popular even trough grunge and rap. They must be oing something right! LOL! But really google Jon singing "Hallelujah " you will be pleasantly surprised.

@nein62

2 жыл бұрын

@@phillymichelle8370 This thread is just the gift that keeps on giving! Just listened to it and I have to agree, really good rendition!

A honerable mention is also from Nirvana Unplugged: Where did you sleep last night(In the Pines) it was simply amazing

Discovering the existence of Bob Dylan's original version of Knockin' on Heaven's Door was one of the most shocking moments of my life ngl

@BigChuckMeister

Жыл бұрын

lmao

Joe Cocker's cover of "A Little Help . . . " deserves to be near, or maybe at, the top of this list. Not only is it a great cover, most (arguably) don't realize it was a Beatles original.

@josephwillis354

Жыл бұрын

preach.

@54raynor

11 ай бұрын

Watchmojo thinks Sinead O’Conner upstaging Prince was an impossibility? Joe Cocker did it with The Beatles.

@bricefleckenstein9666

11 ай бұрын

@@54raynor A few folks have upstaged the Beatles with covers. Joe is just one of the best known examples.

@54raynor

11 ай бұрын

@@bricefleckenstein9666 ok, name another. A lot of musicians have tried to cover the Beatles, but Joe Cocker is the only one I can think of that arguably upstaged them.

@bricefleckenstein9666

11 ай бұрын

@@54raynor Aerosmith "Come Together" and "Helter Skelter". Elton John "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds". Earth Wind and Fire "Got To Get You Into My Life". Carpenters "Ticket To Ride". I'm not sure I count Clapton doing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", as he was on the original and had McCartney with him on the "cover" version.

I think Disturbed's Sound of Silence deserves to be much higher on this list. I think it's objectively one of the most perfect songs ever made.

@jennb9814

2 жыл бұрын

I came here to say the same thing. I don’t care how many times I hear it I still get chills. It should’ve been in the top five.

@dylanjbiss

2 жыл бұрын

@@jennb9814 I think it's as good as those songs up there but it's hard to compete with the impact that those top 5 have had on music history

@ronggrikmarak4357

2 жыл бұрын

Factos 💯

@jacmandora1

2 жыл бұрын

Also their cover of Land Of Confusion..... Damn.... 👍🏾👍🏾

@oofzma4302

2 жыл бұрын

It’s very good, but it’s nothing on the Simon Garfunkel original

Blinded by the Light makes the second song that I learned was originally done by Springsteen. Another great song of his is Fire. It was covered by the Pointer Sisters. You should check it out! ❤️ Great list!

Great list Mojo! I'd like to add four or my favorites... 1. Ring of Fire. Original- Johnny Cash, Cover- Social Distortion. 2. Mary Tyler Moore Show Theme Song, Original- Sonny Curtis (?), Cover- Joan Jett. 3 & 4. Just My Imagination AND Ain't Too Proud to Beg. Original- The Temptations, Cover- The Rolling Stones!

“I WIll Always Love You” is still one of my 4 most favorite Whitney Houston songs of all time.

@popmans9999

2 жыл бұрын

Dolly stated "When I recorded the song I went to the bank to cash in my check. When Whitney recorded it. I could buy the bank".

@thomasgalloway6862

2 жыл бұрын

Dolly wrote a good song and Whitney made it masterful. I just love watching Whitney sing it in the bodyguard video!🥰

Soft Cell’s cover of Gloria Jones’s Tainted Love defined the benchmark of 80s pop.

@DrendeSalkash259

2 жыл бұрын

Marilyn Manson's cover did good for bringing it into the newer age too. this is just one of those songs that needs to be covered every 20+ years and call it relevant still

@brianthomas2434

2 жыл бұрын

The best cover by Otis is "Try a Little Tenderness" written decades before he got to it.

@willmfrank

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrendeSalkash259 Check out Broken Peach's cover, mashed up with Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams."

@darkstarmoonshadow

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@mattperciful8970

Жыл бұрын

Wait it's a cover? 🤯

Leona Lewis' cover of "Run" by Snow Patrol deserves a mention. She covered the song for Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1 and it was amazing. It was so popular she officially recorded and released the song. What she did to the song was so hauntingly beautiful. Her live performances of it breathtaking.

The number 1 spot is truly perfection! This cover is the ultimate cover.

Aretha Franklin's cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel is a personal favorite. She took a folk/pop hit and turned it into a church hymnal. It's not as popular as the covers on this great list but it gives me a chill every time I hear it. Franklin's cover of "Natural Woman" is so powerful that Carol King asked her to sing it for her. A few other noteworthy covers would be Lenny Kravitz's cover of "American Woman," Santana's cover of "Oye Como Va," and The Red Hot Chili Peppers cover of "Higher Ground."

@WrenFaithBridger

2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE Lenny Krevitz's "American Woman"! Santana also had a lot of success covering Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman".

@bricefleckenstein9666

11 ай бұрын

Bridge Over Troubled Water was a thinly-disguised hymn to start with. I've never heard Aretha cover it, but I can picture it being great. I HATE that Kravitz mauling of American Woman.

@Eshabear1213

4 ай бұрын

I like Leann Rimes verison if that song.

Hurt is definitely one of my favorite covers. So is Smooth Criminal. But my top two favorites is Shinedown's cover of Simple Man and Bad Wolves' cover of Zombie.

"All Along the Watchtower" by Dave Matthews Band is a great version too.

@macethorns1168

2 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why the DMB version isn't the one on here.

I feel like sound of silence deserved to be a lot higher on the list. It's an amazing cover. I also think bad wolves: zombie deserved a spot or at least an honorable mention

@TheUnknownSpartan

Жыл бұрын

Came here to ask why the Sound of Silence cover isn’t at least top 5? The transformation of the song from what it was to what it is, isn’t too crazy, and fits the lyrics perfectly. I get chills listening to it, especially the live version

@p-slipknotfreak

Жыл бұрын

Ew no

@fitzyfiddle

Жыл бұрын

​@@p-slipknotfreak listen to a live version of it. It's a lot better than the recorded imo

@p-slipknotfreak

Жыл бұрын

@@fitzyfiddle I've heard it live in concert.

@bricefleckenstein9666

11 ай бұрын

The original of Sounds IMO is the better version. Disturbed DID do a great job of putting their own spin on it.

A few covers I really like: "I'll Be There" - Mariah Carey (The Jackson 5) "Hazy Shade of Winter" - The Bangles (Simon and Garfunkel) "Every Time You Go Away" - Paul Young (Hall and Oates) "Got To Get You Into My Life" - Earth Wind and Fire (The Beatles) "Cum On Feel the Noize" - Quiet Riot (Slade) "Superstar" - Luther Vandross (The Carpenters) "Wild Horses" - The Sundays (The Rolling Stones)

@colleenross8752

2 жыл бұрын

Because the Night 10,000 Maniacs (Patti Smith) Can't Help Falling in Love UB40 (Elvis Presley) Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins (The Supremes) Last Kiss Pearl Jam (original artist unknown)

Chris stapleton's "Tennessee whiskey" shoulda been on the top ten!! Original song by David Allen Coe is awesome as well

@aulduronsmith5577

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

Great list

Heart's cover of Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" is outstanding! Hendrix also covered Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", which is fantastic (albeit not quite as good as "Watchtower" imo). A little-known cover that I love is Tori Amos's version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - not a Top 20, but definitely worth checking out. Almost forgot: Janis Joplin's cover of everything she covered, especially "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess, and "Me and Bobby McGee", originally by Kris Kristofferson.

Yes, Johnny Cash's Hurt is undeniably number one for very good reasons, I have to say...while Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah is good...it does NOT surpass the original by any stretch. Leonard Cohen's version is absolutely incredible. Also, I've gotta give a shout out to Ugly Kid Joe's version of Cats in the Cradle. Fantastic.

You did an excellent job putting this video together, including both older and more recent covers. If I could add a few more, they would be: Turn Turn Turn, The Byrds (Pete Seeger) Black Magic Woman, Santana (F. Mac) House of the Rising Sun, Animals (trad)

I think Five finger death punches cover Gone Away could be on a future list. It just hits the feels in the right spot the gives a feeling that’s difficult for me to describe.

@aardvarkscanfly

8 күн бұрын

or Bad Company

This list is actually damn near perfect. Sound of Silence deserves to be way higher up on the list.

So, this just broke my brain. How did I not know that Johnny Cash’s version was the cover?! I’ve ALWAYS thought his was the original and NIN covered it.

@thedoctorrises4310

2 жыл бұрын

Also rusty cage is a cover that Johnny made his own

@noggyplays2822

2 жыл бұрын

Don't feel too bad, I had a co worker that thought the bad wolves cover of zombies was actually the original. >.>

@ohair87

2 жыл бұрын

@@noggyplays2822 speaking of that, how was that cover not on this list? It’s incredible.

@noggyplays2822

2 жыл бұрын

@@ohair87 yeah was kinda surprised myself that it wasn't on here.

@johnbarnden123

2 жыл бұрын

It isn’t a cover, nine inch nails just borrowed it before Johnny claimed it as his own.

Pretty good list! Misses (for me): Tainted Love Hooked on a Feeling and a personal favourite - Frente's cover of "Bizarre Love Triangle" (and also their cover of "Open Up Your Heart and Let the Sun Shine In!"

#15 & #16 were pretty Spectacular.#14 Was even better. #4 This is the very best rendition of this fabulous song. I bought it for my beautiful wife that told me I have poor taste in music, but oddly enough when I come home I hear "Classics" from the 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s banging away.

Glad to see so many different genres and eras on the list.

"Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of the Go-Go's, and Terry Hall, singer of the Specials and Fun Boy Three. It was first recorded by the Go-Go's as the opening track on their album Beauty. The Fun Boy Three also released their version. I really like both versions and yet they are completely different in tone and tempo.

@craighenry2351

2 жыл бұрын

Jane Were doing is actually the base player for the Go-Gos.

@Jdo4031

2 жыл бұрын

who the fuck are the The Fun Boy Three

@bdfoxfire

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jdo4031 Ya could just google it or look at there music on youtube , just saying

@corabernal6432

6 ай бұрын

The Go-gos really deserved their place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ❤😮

Excelente video!!!!!

Yeah for including my favorite song, Blinded by the light!

Every time I hear “Killing Me Softly With His Song” as performed by The Fugees, I’m instantly brought back to when I was 13 and had a Bar or Bat Mitzvah party to attend nearly every weekend. It seemed like it was on every DJ’s playlist

@47tooter

2 жыл бұрын

Why Fugees ? Roberta Flack is much better.

@littlee4620

2 жыл бұрын

@@47tooter in 1995-1996, the Fugees version was the popular trend, so it was on nearly every DJ’s playlist.

"Smooth Criminal" By Alien Ant Farm Is BRILLIANT

Very nice!

Willy Nelson’s cover of the Beach Boys’ “Warmth of the Sun” is amazing. Much like Johnny Cash re-creating “Hurt” to the point of deeply moving Nine Inch Nails, original artists. Beach Boys, who still sang harmonic background on Willy Nelson’s version, were extremely moved. Check out the back story where Mike Love from the Beach Boys admitted he had his reservations at first, trying to correct Willy’s unique phrasing, but by the time Willy nailed it down, Mike was blown away. Both versions are beautiful, but again, as iJohnny Cash gave new perspective from an older man, so does Willy give new perspective to the classic Beachboys version. Amazing song. Beach boys were such gifted composers for the young men that they were. Complete respects and props to both they & Willy.🙌🏼💫💞

What about "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"? Yes, that is a cover, believe it or not. It was originally released by British rock band The Arrows in the summer of 1975. Apparently somewhere along the way, Joan Jett saw them perform it on television, and she would eventually record it herself with the Blackhearts, leading to it becoming a huge hit for her in 1982.

Johnny Cash’s “Hurt” playing during the Logan Trailer was perfection

Joe Cocker's version of With a Little Help from my Friends by the Beatles deserves to be at least in the top 20. The Guns and Roses cover of Live and Let Die is an excellent cover of Paul McCartney's version for the Bond film, but if they could only take one G&R cover, they picked the right one.

Totally agree with all the song choices they are all awesome

Jeff Healey's cover of While My Guitar Gently Weeps is fantastic too

@kellybarthel8060

2 жыл бұрын

It is great, man could he play guitar. And the tone was fabtastic.

@porkbelly0713

2 жыл бұрын

Bang, I had thought of this one. I got to see him play it live in concert before he passed ................. RIP Jeff

My two favorite covers are Def Leppard’s cover of Sweet’s ACTION. Also Bad Wolves’ cover of The Cranberries ZOMBIE….especially considering the timing/story of when it was recorded.

@craighenry2351

2 жыл бұрын

Black n Blue also covered Action on their debut album. If you don’t know Black n Blue Gene Simmons produced their third album and later tabbed oneof their guitarists, Tommy Thayer to be the lead guitarist for KISS. Tommy is still with KISS.

#1 Totally Inspirational.

Notable misses: Animals - House of the Rising Sun (Bob Dylan), Joe Cocker - A Little Help From My Friends (Beatles) and Metallica - Turn the Page (Bob Seger).

@donpietruk1517

Жыл бұрын

House of the Rising Sun is a traditional folk tune that no one knows the origins of. It likely emigrated from Scotland/Wales to the US. Many many people have recorded it with the earliest known recordings from the mid 1930s. Among the legendary artists to record it in addition to Dylan are Woodie Guthrie, Roy Acuff, Joan Baez, Hendrix, and more

The “Smooth Criminal” remake by Alien Ant Farm is still a good song. 👍

@bobthedopeman7327

2 жыл бұрын

The music video is pure fan service too

@somberstricken4424

2 жыл бұрын

Good, but not better than the OG.

@andrewm3612

2 жыл бұрын

@@somberstricken4424 Agreed with that statement 100%. Michael Jackson's original version is 100 million times more superior than Alien Ant Farm's.

@CptnWolfe

2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to be honest, I'm a little tired of all the praise it is receiving, mainly because it was the top spot of "Top 10 Rock And Metal Covers"

@jazziered142

2 жыл бұрын

I like it best.

It's weird hearing Bob Dylan and Otis Redding's names twice in the same video. Nonetheless, Disturbed's cover of "The sound of silence" and Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" still give me chills to this day. Honorable mention goes to Jeff Buckley for "Hallelujah."

@jasontester3

9 ай бұрын

Bob Dylan was a better song writer than a singer, he wasn’t bad but there’s many better imo

@joshuabrooks4907

9 ай бұрын

@@jasontester3 Bob is still with us. He turns 82 this year.

- 2 big exclusions from the list: Joe Cocker’s version of “With a Little Help from my Friends” (Org: The Beatles), and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s instrumental version of “Little Wing” (Org: Jimi Hendrix) - 1 exclusion, that’s a personal favorite of mine, but I knew wouldn’t be here: Steven Wilson’s version of “The Day Before You Came” (Org: Abba)

Stone sour Wicked game, and Guns n Roses Symphony for the Devil! Amazing covers!

Three that could/should have easily slotted into a Top 20: John Farnham - Help (The Beatles) UB40 - Red Red Wine (Neil Diamond) Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles)

@ronmetz6683

2 жыл бұрын

Not many people know that Red Red Wine was a cover. Neil Diamond doesn’t even do his version anymore, when he performs it it’s the UB40 version.

@atvena

Жыл бұрын

Red red wine is a cover ???

@blebhan8213

3 ай бұрын

@@atvena UB40 is a reggae cover band. They have no original material.

Killing Me Softly by the Fugees is my favorite cover and is my favorite song of all time. I have so many great memories with my sister and that song, it is so sentimental to me.

Eva Cassidy's Somewhere Over The Rainbow" is one of the greatest vocals I have ever heard in my life. If you haven't heard it...KZread it. It's lifechanging. At least it was for me.

@sherihoffman47

2 жыл бұрын

Eva Cassidy had a gorgeous voice - gone too soon. Her cover of Sting's "Fields of Gold" is sublime.

@TelepathicBunnyComics

2 жыл бұрын

@@sherihoffman47 everything she covered her version became the version I listen to! Once in a generation voice!

Nice list. I would defenitely put Sound of Silance much higher. The first time I've heard Disturbed's version, I was reacted with negative feelings. But after second listening, I was amazed and still am!

Great list! Definitely agree with #1. A suggested addition: The Wilson sisters from Heart, Jason Bonham (son of the late John Bonham), and a gospel choir covering Stairway to Heaven live at the Kennedy Center honors for Led Zeppelin.

@gtv6chuck

2 жыл бұрын

That brought Robert Plant to tears.

@antman8887

2 жыл бұрын

@@gtv6chuck Amazing performance.

I really dig Chris Cornell’s version of Patience. Conversely, I love GNRs version of live and let die. Turn the page by Metallica was awesome as well.

@jazziered142

2 жыл бұрын

I definitely would have picked up live and let die for guns n' roses. That was an awesome remake.

@scotcoon1186

2 жыл бұрын

Metallica were a lot more in tune with the disgust and frustration of being on the road 2 to 3 weeks and home a day and a half.

@notqali

Жыл бұрын

His cover of nothing compares to you is beautiful as well

@bricefleckenstein9666

11 ай бұрын

I like how Metallica turned was was in it's heart a country song and made it rock. But I still prefer Bob's original.

It's great to see "Hurt" as number one. I feel like "Sound of Silence" needs to be way higher on this list. It is freaking amazing and I play both of those songs all the time when I'm in an emotional state. There is something about them that helps calm me down, helps me cry, and helps me work through what I am feeling

One cover that I've always loved is Lenny Kravitz's cover of the Guess Who's American Woman. It's the only song that I prefer the cover to the original.

@JDPwatching

2 жыл бұрын

The Bangles "Hazy Shade of Winter" is better than the original IMNHO. It's just fantastic.

@darkstarmoonshadow

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@darkstarmoonshadow

Жыл бұрын

@@JDPwatching yup

@bricefleckenstein9666

11 ай бұрын

I HATE the way Kravitz mauled that great song. Hazy Shade is a much better cover - and it's close enough that it depends on my mood if I prefer it to the original.

@Patrick-ow5um

4 ай бұрын

Oh ‼️ YEAH 🤓

I still say All along the Watchtower is THE greatest cover of all time.

@glennwelsh9784

2 жыл бұрын

I believe Bob Dylan is on the record for saying Hendrix's cover is better, and it says so much when the original artist defers to the cover of his own work.

@fornostios8970

2 жыл бұрын

@@glennwelsh9784 That is true! Dylan from that point on played it in Hendrix' style.

@Stonerdteh_poofish

2 жыл бұрын

Jimi Hendrix version was actually released first. Bob Dylan wrote it for him. Then decided to release his own version a few months later. Hendrix version: 9/2/68 Dylans version: 11/22/68

@mannholloway

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stonerdteh_poofish the Album John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan was released on December 27, 1967 All along the Watchtower AS A SINGLE was released on 1968 but it was in that album already.

@Stonerdteh_poofish

2 жыл бұрын

@@mannholloway thanks for that! I feel like an idiot now lol. Mojo still had its year wrong for Dylans release in that case!

I figured Johnny Cash would be #1 here. Not disappointed. 👌

Proud Mary and Hurt was one of those songs that even as a cover it sounded like an original for the artist performing it. CCR proud mary is a classic and Tina's version is also a classic. Hurt was a huge hit for NIN and for Johnny Cash. It was like in an alternative world, Tina Turner and Johnny Cash's version were their original songs.

Alien Ant Farm cover of "Smooth Criminal" was the song, that made me love this band

I can't believe Joe Cocker's cover of the Beatles "With a little help of my friends".... probably one of the best covers of all time

@aulduronsmith5577

2 жыл бұрын

Or Unchain my Heart, You Are So Beautiful, You Can Leave Your Hat On or Feelin' Alright

I was surprised not to see Chaka Khan’s 1980s staple “I Feel For You” in the top 20 at all. Song was originally done by Prince.

I was hoping The Sound of Silence would be on here. They did this song so well. It's so beautiful to listen to!

I agree with "Hurt" being #1. Cash brought such a a poignancy to it. One of my favorite covers is "Hazy Shade of Winter" originally by Simon and Garfunkel, covered beautifully by The Bangles.

Good list. But surprised you don’t have Joe Cocker’s Beatles cover of Little Help From My Friends. He elevated that song. Keep the lists coming, you guys are always enjoyable.

You had me at Respect. I love Aretha. She’s the Queen of Soul! I just love her songs.

Manfed Mann's Earth Band also covered Spirit's in the Night and For You from Springsteen's Greetings from Asbury Park NJ album as well. Both also good covers though below Blinded by the Light.

I’m surprised nobody mentioned either Them or AC/DC’s covers of Baby Please Don’t Go (originally by Joe Williams), both of which were great covers.