10 Of The Best Covers Of Songs

10. The Beatles – ‘Twist & Shout’
Original by Top Notes

9. Allman Brothers Band – ‘Statesboro Blues’
Original by Blind Willie McTell

8. Cream – ‘Crossroads’
Original by Robert Johnson

7. Aretha Franklin – ‘Respect’
Original by Otis Redding

6. Elvis Presley – ‘Hound Dog’
Original by Willie Mae Thornton

5. Johnny Cash – ‘Hurt’
Original by Nine Inch Nails

4. The Clash – ‘I Fought The Law’
Original by Sonny Curtis and The Crickets

3. Jimi Hendrix – ‘All Along The Watchtower’
Original by Bob Dylan

2. Marvin Gaye – ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’
Original by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

1. Jeff Buckley – ‘Hallelujah’
Original by Leonard Cohen

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