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    Here are some of the best cover songs:

    1. Whitney Houston: "I Will Always Love You" (originally by Dolly Parton)
    2. Sinead O’Connor: "Nothing Compares 2 U" (originally by The Family)
    3. Aretha Franklin: "Respect" (originally by Otis Redding)
    4. Soft Cell: "Tainted Love" (originally by Gloria Jones)
    5. Johnny Cash: "Hurt" (originally by Nine Inch Nails)
    6. Ike & Tina Turner: "Proud Mary" (originally by Creedence Clearwater Revival)
    7. Jimi Hendrix Experience: "All Along the Watchtower" (originally by Bob Dylan) 1

    Additional cover songs include:

    • "Superstar" by Sonic Youth (originally by The Carpenters)
    • "Landslide" by Miley Cyrus (originally by Fleetwood Mac)
    • "Police on My Back" by The Clash (originally by The Equals)
    • "Always On My Mind" by Pet Shop Boys (variously recorded by Brenda Lee, Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, and others) 2
    Based on 2 sources:
    uDiscover Music
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    Best Cover Songs: 60 Cover Version Hits You Need To Hear - uDiscoverMusic
    Discover the best cover songs of all time, from Bruce Springsteen's "Trapped" to Nirvana's "The Man Who Sold the World". Learn how these artists reinvented and reimagined songs by …
    Best Life
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    The 65 Best Cover Songs of All Time - Best Life
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    What are some of the best cover songs?
    To me, the best covers are the ones that take a song in a completely different direction. CAKE's "I Will Survive" is the perfect example — you can listen to both this and the Gloria Gaynor original and have two different experiences. It doesn't feel like you've listened to the same song twice.

    Top 89 Cover Songs - The Current

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    What are the best acoustic cover songs?
    ‘Hallelujah’ may be the most covered cover of all time. A song that's been continuously reimagined and reperformed, it embodies the often tangled relationship between very different and differently beloved iterations of art, in this case even inspiring an entire book (Alan Light's great The Holy or the Broken ).

    30 Best Cover Songs of All Time - Time Out Worldwide

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    What are some of the best interpretations of cover songs?
    The best cover songs don’t simply repackage something familiar – they completely reinterpret the source material, dismantling the song and reassembling its parts into something exciting while keeping the core of what made it great.

    30 Best Cover Songs of All Time - Time Out Worldwide

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    Who are some of the artists that have done cover songs?
    Ronson and Winehouse had become a celebrated musical partnership when the producer decided to create his first covers album. Alongside cover versions of songs by Britney Spears, Ronson added a song by the little-known Liverpool band The Zutons. Valerie became a global hit taken from its indie-rock roots to a classic 60s vibe.

    67 Best Cover Songs of All Time (Essential List) - Music Grotto

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  3. Time Out
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    35 Best Cover Songs of All Time, Picked By Time Out Editors

     
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    The 100 Greatest Cover Songs of All Time - Paste …

    Nov 13, 2023 · A ranking of the best cover songs from over 70 years of modern music, featuring Pearl Jam, Frank Ocean, Donna Summer, Patti Smith and more. See which artists transformed original tracks into their own iconic versions and …

  6. uDiscover Music
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    Best Cover Songs: 60 Cover Version Hits You Need To Hear

  7. Best Life
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    The 70 Best Cover Songs of All Time

  9. Spotify
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    The 100 Greatest Cover Songs of All Time - Spotify

  10. The A.V. Club
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    The 25 best cover songs of all time, ranked - AV Club

    Nov 7, 2023 · The 25 best cover songs of all time, ranked Johnny Cash, The Beatles, and Sinead O'Connor are among the artists who reinvented songs that rival, and in some cases, even outshine the originals

  11. Music Grotto
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    67 Best Cover Songs of All Time (Essential List)

    Dec 19, 2023 · Discover the greatest cover versions of classic songs by artists like Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin, Nirvana and more. From Pulp to Prince, from Madonna to Joni Mitchell, these are the best cover songs ever made.