Bored at work and trying to come up with a list of the best cover songs of all time. Here's what I have so far, feel free to suggest your own. Original artist listed in brackets.
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann (Bruce Springsteen)
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen)
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Al Green (The Bee Gees)
Hurt - Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)
I Fought the Law - The Clash (The Crickets)
I Put a Spell on You - Marilyn Manson (Screamin Jay Hawkins)
I Will Survive - Cake (Gloria Gaynor)
Landslide - The Smashing Pumpkins (Fleetwood Mac)
Listen the Snow is Falling - Galaxie 500 (Yoko Ono)
Live and Let Die - Guns n Roses (Paul McCartney & Wings)
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen (Richard Berry)
Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds (Bob Dylan)
No Escape - Cabaret Voltaire (The Seeds)
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (Prince)
Piece of My Heart - Big Brother & Holding Company (Erma Franklin)
Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner (CCR)
Respect - Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
Superstar - Sonic Youth (The Carpenters)
Tainted Love - Soft Cell (Gloria Jones)
The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana (David Bowie)
Viva Las Vegas - Dead Kennedys (Elvis Presley)
Saturday, March 7, 2009
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