The video got a lot of attention, but the song itself never fails to stun. But he did eventually record a live version that is absolutely breathtaking.ģ) Jimi Hendrix's cover of "All Along The Watchtower" by Bob Dylanĭylan was so thrilled by Hendrix's version that he began playing it in his style.Ģ) Sinead O'Connor's cover of "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Prince We made an exception here: Springsteen actually co-wrote this song but never released a recorded version. Perhaps the best and greatest example on this list of an artist changing an entire song's meaning through his own version:Ĥ) Bruce Springsteen's cover of "Because The Night," first recorded by Patti Smith Yet another example where a group jumped into the pantheon of all-time greats via cover:ĥ) Ryan Adams' cover of "Wonderwall" by Oasis The Carpenters's version of this song, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, was so huge that they rendered Richard Chamberlain into a permanent trivia question.Ħ) The Fugees' cover of "Killing Me Softly," first recorded by Roberta Flack The most quietly awesome band of the '80s rescued this song from its cheeky bed-in connotations and turned it into something gorgeous:ġ4) Manfred Mann's cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Blinded By The Light"Ĭandidate for most '70s song of the '70s:ġ3) Type O Negative's cover of "Summer Breeze" by Seals and CroftsĪ terrible '70s AM radio song rendered awesome by the most unsung band of the alternative era:ħ) The Carpenters' cover of "Close To You," first recorded by Richard Chamberlain Sonic Youth's version is part of their many haunting tributes to Karen Carpenter, who died at 33 from anorexia nervosa.ġ5) Galaxie 500's cover of "Listen The Snow Is Falling" by John Lennon and Yoko Ono This song was written by Leon Russell for the folk rock duo Delaney and Bonnie, but was made famous by The Carpenters. It also seems like artists choose darker or more fraught songs to cover. It often indicates a user profile.ġ7) Jeff Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" by Leonard CohenĪs you'll notice on this list, many artists' entire legacies are defined by a cover song - like this one:ġ6) Sonic Youth's cover of "Superstar," first recorded by Delaney and Bonnie (and then by The Carpenters) Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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