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 ...

While there are countless platforms for listening back to music performed by original artists, there are far fewer that let viewers easily find cover versions of their favorite tracks, which is where ...

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 ...

Let’s start with an obvious pick. According to setlist.fm, Pearl Jam have played this Neil Young classic 333 times across their career, which is 105 more times than Neil Young & Crazy Horse have ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some song covers have the rare distinction of becoming just as popular and being just as great, if not more so, than their originals. When we think of “Hurt” now, we rarely think only of the Nine Inch ...

We ranked the top 50 cover versions of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah for you! “Hallelujah is a Hebrew word which means, ‘Glory to the Lord,’” the late Leonard Cohen once noted when asked about ...

It can start with a Justin Bieber joke. The Internet may be revenue boondoggle for plenty of worthy musicians, and that sucks, but it does make sharing enthusiasms and discoveries a lot easier. A ...

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 ...