No matter how good a song is, sometimes a cover is so good, it totally eclipses it. Here are 10 rock covers that are more famous than the original:
1. “Cum on Feel the Noize”, Quiet Riot (1983) . . . originally by Slade (1973).
2. “All Along the Watchtower”, Jimi Hendrix (1968) . . . originally by Bob Dylan (1967).
3. “Beggin’”, Maneskin (2017) . . . originally by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (1967).
4. “I Fought the Law”, The Clash (1979) . . . originally by The Crickets (1960).
5. “House of the Rising Sun”, The Animals (1964) . . . originally a traditional folk song known as “Rising Sun Blues” that dates back to 1930s in Appalachia.
6. “Cocaine”, Eric Clapton (1977) . . . originally by J.J. Cale (1976).
7. “The Man Who Sold the World”, Nirvana (1994) . . . originally by David Bowie (1970).
8. “The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)”, Judas Priest (1979) . . . originally by Fleetwood Mac (1970).
9. “Black Magic Woman”, Santana (1970) . . . originally by Fleetwood Mac (1968).
10. “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll”, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (1981) . . . originally by Arrows (1975).
List sourced from Loudwire.
