Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Let’s start with an obvious pick. According to setlist.fm, Pearl Jam have played this Neil Young classic 333 times across their ...

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 ...

Thievery Corporation is the duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, who both function as DJs, producers and musicians. Under the broadly defined heading of electronica, they create music that links dub, ...

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 ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. If you agree with the old proverb that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then cover songs serve as tributes to ...

It is the ultimate form of compliment from one artist to another when they record their own cover version of the original artist's work. Artists covering other artists have long been an integral part ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chan Marshall (pictured), who goes by the stage name Cat Power, has been a fixture on the American indie-rock scene since the mid-1990s. She is a highly regarded artist, praised for her sombre, ...

If the backing track on Beyoncé’s new recording of the Beatles’ “Blackbird” sounds especially familiar, there’s good reason for that. It turns out that the cover version she recorded for her “Cowboy ...

The CW music section’s Christmas gifts to you are a few more mentions of amazing covers by locals. There is so much incredible original music from these artists, but it’s fun to see them stretch their ...