Covers

Seven years ago at Coachella, Prince, who is notorious for dismissing covers, gave us his take of Radiohead's Creep. The cover popped up on YouTube but Prince didn't allow the song to be featured on the video streaming site. This was particularly odd considering that it wasn't even his song...

Legendary singer Joe Cocker has passed away after his battle with lung cancer reports his agent Barrie Marshall. Joe is famously known for his rendition of The Beatles’ song With a Little Help From My Friends which we once voted as one of the best covers of all time.Long time...

Come Together, written by John Lennon and performed by The Beatles, came together when Lennon was inspired by Timothy Leary's campaign for governor of California titled "Come together, join the party" against Ronald Reagan. This didn't last long, as Leary was sent to prison for possession of marijuana.It has been...

Back in 1991, U2 released their album, Achtung Baby. While there were several memorable singles that came from that record, the song One, ended up being one of U2’s biggest hits. Many bands have tried to cover it since its release, however few manage to match up to the original...

In a post on their official site, Halestorm announced that they will be releasing a covers EP titled ReAnimate.Lead singer Lzzy Hale had this to say about the album:This project has been a long time coming and features a collection of 6 songs that mirror our influences as a band...

Cake is defined as a sweet baked good composed of flour, liquid, eggs, and other ingredients; personally, I think the better definition includes Alt-Rock music you can sink your teeth into, brass instrumentation, and years of experience under the belts of its band members. CAKE's music has been hitting the...

Back in 1986, Europe introduced their biggest, and most famous hit, "The Final Countdown". It was more cheesy than the moon, more synthesized than the oil in my car and its corniness represented everything that made the 80s so damn awesome. The 5 minutes and 11 seconds of sheer greatness...

Editor’s note: There are way too many covers of Billie Jean out there so we only posted the ones that were of interest.Michael Jackson (The Original) Chris Cornell (Acoustic reorganized) Pros: The best of the covers, Chris brought emotion to the song.Cons:  How is someone supposed to moonwalk to this?Cobra...

Music covers exist in many forms; some sound identical to the originals, some make you cringe, others will bring the song into a new genre and then, there are covers that are so great, it becomes hard to admit that they have surpassed their predecessors. We’ve narrowed down our favorite...

While checking out the massive collection of Creep (Radiohead) covers out there, we noticed that most singers are trying to mimic Thom Yorke's voice instead of giving us their own take. Face it, unless you’re a little 6 year old girl and someone just stole your lollipop, you’ll never reach...