Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jimi Hendrix, David Coverdale and Johnny Cash. Cover versions are easy to play but much harder to get right. It’s the rare band or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Let’s start with an obvious pick. According to setlist.fm, Pearl Jam have played this Neil Young classic 333 times across their ...

This was a difficult list to compile, and I'm sure I am spacing a few favorites, but this is what I came up with after mulling it over. "Sweet Jane" -- Cowboy Junkies (Velvet Underground): I love the ...

I did a deep dive into eight classic country songs that have notable cover versions. Then, I compared the two. So, now the real question is: do we have the same musical taste or not? The Sons of the ...

What’s the difference between a great cover song and a banal cover song that brings little or nothing to the table? One is like tasting a delicious, unexpectedly creative version of your favorite dish ...

It is the ultimate form of compliment from one artist to another when they record their own cover version of the original artist's work. Artists covering other artists have long been an integral part ...

While some artists prefer to stick faithfully to the source material when singing a cover, others like to make it their own. Whether for personal morals, creative choice, or commercial success, the ...

The Proper Way’s “In the Air Tonight,” Mel Soul and the Heartbeat’s “…Baby One More Time,” Living in Fiction’s “Heat Waves. Covering other artists is a great way for new bands to cut their teeth and ...

No singer can combine seemingly vapid lyrics with a bubblegum beat and transform it into an iconic anthem quite like Madonna. After all, that’s exactly why she is known as the Queen of Pop, and that’s ...

Thievery Corporation is the duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, who both function as DJs, producers and musicians. Under the broadly defined heading of electronica, they create music that links dub, ...

What’s the difference between a great cover song and a banal cover song that brings little or nothing to the table? One is like tasting a delicious, unexpectedly creative version of your favorite dish ...