Moreover, Jack has the ability to create sounds from his guitar so bizarre and unique they could scare a woolly mammoth into charging. His tortured vocals and angered passion felt like it was tearing out of his chest with every line. Jack White at the height of his power was a terrifying, unstoppable force. Whitney’s magnificent remake was the perfect vehicle for her unparalleled vocals and immaculate sense of drama, besting Dolly Parton by topping every chart that existed and becoming the best-selling single by a woman of all time. That’s pretty unstoppable territory, but it didn’t phase Houston. When Whitney Houston took it up, Dolly Parton had already taken I Will Always Love You to number one on the charts twice – once upon its 1974 release and again with a new version in 1982. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band song was put into a soul-rock context by Joe and to this day there has never quite been a better Beatles rendition. The man exudes soul, dripping off every note. With A Little Help From My Friends – Joe Cockerįrom the most iconic music festival of all time came a lot of iconic performances, but there was no cover more enduring than Joe Cocker’s closing Beatles rendition from Woodstock in 1969. Two years later said power was unlocked when a rising R&B singer named Aretha Franklin turned it into an untouchable, irrepressible feminist anthem and one of the best covers of all time.
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When Otis Redding originally recorded Respect in 1965 it wasn’t necessarily overlooked, but it certainly didn’t achieve its full power. Whoops!Īll in all, this is the perfect case and point of why the Seattle grunge rockers have reached such a deified, legendary status. In fact, it even led Nirvana fans to tell Bowie that it was cool that he covered one of Kurt’s songs. Another great example of how wide-reaching tastes leads to great music. The Man Who Sold The World – Nirvanaįamously recorded at their last ever performance, everyone at MTV Unplugged was shocked when Nirvana pulled out a deep cut from David Bowie’s third album. Witness a voice from another world below: Though it was never officially released, it is definitely worth a listen and deeply personal to Fraser. Fraser and Buckley recorded a passionate duet together called All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun, written by Jeff. The two singers became deeply infatuated with each other’s voices and once again, emotion produced music. That’s right, there are intergenerational webs of artistry being spun here. Fraser is also the singer in the Cocteau Twins and shared an intense romantic relationship with Tim’s son Jeff Buckley. This magnificent cover of Tim Buckley’s Song To The Siren is made all the more poignant with a bit of context about vocalist Elizabeth Fraser. I can cry just thinking about it – that’s just about as powerful as a song can be. Their frailty is evident in the clip, which contains powerful religious images cut with archival footage of their youth and budding romance. The incredible clip was filmed just three months before June Carter’s death and seven months before Johnny’s. Check out one of the best covers of all time below.Īnother tear-jerker, Johnny Cash covered Nine Inch Nails’ tune Hurt and immediately immortalised it. Since his first performance of the song in 1974, Bob Dylan has performed the Jimi Hendrix version more than 2250 times and has been quoted saying that it is Jimi’s song. King’s Let The Good Times Roll and Tim Rose’s Hey Joe. The fact is Jimi recorded plenty of killer covers in his time, including B.B. All Along The Watchtower – Jimi HendrixĪnother example of the perfect blend of interpretation and tribute, All Along The Watchtower was Dylan’s gift to Hendrix and Hendrix’s gift to the world. For some of Jeff’s other untouchable covers that stand the test of time, check out:
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