All Time Greatest Cover Songs
Steps to making a good cover song: 1) Start with a song that is already good or has potential to be good 2) Improve on the original version or make the song live up to potential and 3) do something special to make the song your own. Whether through better musicianship, vocals, emotion, etc. a great cover version takes the original song and gives it a new life.
This is a collection of the cover songs that were most certainly better the second time through. Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.
1)
Crying In the Rain - A-ha (Everly Brothers)
“I normally don´t like cover versions, but this one is really good!”
2)
To Love You More - Sarah Geronimo (Celine Dion)
“great rendition of Sarah.. it made her win actually..”
“SUPERB, GREAT, FANTASTIC...”
“very powerful rendition of SARAH GERONIMO...”
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3)
Rock & Roll - Heart (Led Zeppelin)
“Its on HEART’s Greatest hits CD.Not the CD from the 80’s the one when HEART was a real rock, Band 1975-1980.”
“Its on HEART’s Greatest hits CD.Not the CD from the 80’s the one when HEART was a real rock, Band 1975-1980.”
“Roger Fisher is one of the great guitar players of all time and shows it as he lays down some Jimmy Page.”
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4)
Dust in the Wind - Sarah Brightman (Kansas)
“I actually like Sarah’s version better than the original. She’s a genius.”
“When Sarah covers a piece of music, the unique beauty of her voice and the sensitive emotional phrasing she brings to it leave her name forever inscribed on that song.”
5)
Something - Shirley Bassey (The Beatles)
“Shirley Bassey’s cover of George Harrison’s Perfect Ballad actually has sold more copies than the original Beatles release >>> which is ’Something’ in itself! Harrison’s song was the perfect vehicle for Bassey’s emotionally charged and powerful range /register vocal abilities. See Shirley Bassey sing this song, live, on Youtube)”
6)
To Feel The Fire - Gackt (Stevie Wonder)
“like better than the original ^^ really good song. maybe not to well english pronunciation. but still the song rocks!”
7)
Come Together - Michael Jackson (The Beatles)
“He ssng this song and danced to it perfect.. It was like it was his song right from the start, He is awesome with this song... beautiful... xoxo”
“Amazing! :X”
8)
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
“This song changed the world of cover songs.”
“without doubt”
“This cover mad this song good without it it would unknown”
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9)
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Regine Velasquez (Aerosmith)
“only regine who can song.. this version.. ^_^”
“listen to her R2K album and you’ll see what I mean.
The album was back in 2000 yet she can still sing the song in the exact same tune.”
10)
Knockin' on Heavens Door - Guns N Roses (Bob Dylan)
“absolutely a "fantastic" cover! really should be at the top - no way other covers made a song alive like dat :)”
“Great song.”
“Gun’s and Roses do this song better than anyone, this happens a lot with Dylans songs, a great writer and lyricist with a unique voice but whose songs are oten better with other performers take on them. Gun’s and roses version adds a awesome heavy element to this song and make the changes sound amazing! better than any on the above list.”
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