A complete ranking of the best cover songs ever made, featuring acclaimed remakes across rock, pop, country, indie, and soul ...

Imitation is said to be the highest form of flattery, although that doesn’t quite apply in all aspects of life. However, in one particular field, there is a rich tradition of borrowing from others or ...

There is no platonic definition of a good cover version of a well-loved song. A good cover can be an enthusiastic celebration of the original, a rendition that highlights the very things that stir ...

It's easy to earn success recording someone else's song. However, in many cases, cover versions are better than the originals, whether by adding an innovative twist, spanning genres, or even changing ...

From KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox: Arguably the greatest cover song ever done was Aretha Franklin’s version of “Respect”. She took Otis Redding’s lover’s quarrel and transformed it into a women’s movement ...