Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...
While Joni Mitchell was thrilled to hear certain interpretations of her songs, she felt that some people didn't take kindly ...
Cover versions have had a rough time of it over the past several years. First, The X Factor unleashed a wave of pub singers on Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”. Next came the scourge of the John Lewis ...
Rage Against The Machine covered quite a bit of music through the years, from “Beautiful World” by Devo to “Maggie’s Farm” by Bob Dylan. However, nothing tops their rendition of Cypress Hill’s ...
A very good country song will linger for years or even decades after its release. And once that song gets to “vintage” age, whole new generations of musicians will lend their takes on such songs ...
Making a good cover song isn’t easy, and most bands are lucky if they can simply do justice to the original. However, there's a short list of bands and musicians that have outdone the original song ...