we really don’t need to hear another
version of these welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 over
covered songs for this list we’re not
only considering how many times the
songs have been covered but are also
taking into account how cliched it is to
cover them as well as their overall
popularity and pop culture impact number
10 fever by Little Willie John after
Little Willie John made this a
number-one R&B hit in 1956 Peggy Lee
knew she couldn’t pass on the chance to
make it hers again Appy the net thought
bagging mijita
fever became a top-ten smash and her
signature number
despite the modified lyrics when a daddy
try to kill him she did daddy
you need a through genres like jazz rock
and roll pop dance and soul artists like
Elvis Presley Madonna you give me fever
Beyonce and more have all thought fever
is a lovely way to burn Sophie but
that’s a hot number 9 over the rainbow
by Judy Garland
it’s unlikely anyone will ever managed
to capture Judy Garland’s innocence and
wishful thinking in The Wizard of Oz
in fact the oscar-winning ballad even
became an American symbol during the
Second World War and one of the most
beloved movie songs ever though Frank
Sinatra Doris Day Tony Bennett Ella
Fitzgerald and others have covered the
track Israel Kamaka viva la and Eva
Cassidy truly made it their own they
wish upon a star wake up where the
clouds are far behind number eight
summertime by George Gershwin
it was for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess
the George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
wrote the Aria summertime with its jazz
and southern African American influences
it’s become a music standard that’s
prompted thousands of covers following
Abby Mitchell’s recording Billie Holiday
had a top 20 hit but Billy Stewart
bested that by making the Billboard Hot
100 top-ten the songs also found its way
into psychedelic rock R&B soul
alternative hip hop Scott Park and more
the mono fall number seven hallelujah by
Leonard Cohen
since Cohen’s 1984 release of the folk
ballad Hallelujah has undergone many
transformations
John Cale’s serious version contrasted
joy and sorrow Jeff Buckley magnified
the songs emotional reach with haunting
beauty and Rufus Wainwright produced a
more piano heavy tape
today artists continue bringing the song
to life with reality show performances
most notably reviving its popularity on
the charts over two decades after its
initial release
baby number six
twisting show by the top notes first
recorded by the top notes as shake it up
baby
this rock-and-roll tune gave the Isley
Brothers crossover success in the 1960s
but it was the Beatles rough-and-ready
take that exemplified British rock and
roll
by taking shouting to a new level aside
from being a live scapel for the WHO and
Bruce Springsteen
the songs also had makeovers in reggae
folk rap and more
number five Louie Louie
by Richard Berry as its original
composer and recording artist Richard
Berry found moderate success with his
ballad version in the late 1950s she
waited for me but it was with the
Kingsmen is Jamaican flavors memorable
rip and rock and roll rhythm that Louie
Louie truly became ingrained and musical
consciousness
no I
now considered a standard there 1963
rendition paved the way for folk hard
rock heavy metal and even hardcore punk
versions to emerge number four imagine
by John Lennon
by encouraging us to dream imagine
became John Lennon’s best-selling single
as a solo artist thanks to its universal
message of hope and world peace it
quickly found both critical and
commercial success it is also inspired
artists to cover it the world over
ranging from high-profile acts like
Elton John Madonna
Stevie Wonder Neil Young and queen to
up-and-comers like Emeli sandé Cherie O
number three amazing grace
by John Newton
it’s gone from an eighteenth-century
Christian hymn to American musical icon
despite themes of mercy and salvation
its lyrics have also given non-religious
folks hope and inspiration and made it
one of the most well known songs in the
English language
particularly associated with
african-americans and church services
Amazing Grace has been covered by Elvis
Presley Billy crash Craddock Joan Baez
Susan Boyle and more number two my way
by Frank Sinatra
then again
to mention this Paul Anka number
achieved fame thanks to its confident
lyrics and Frank Sinatra’s Bruning
while it’s record-setting 75 weeks
within the UK top 40 showed it connected
with audiences it’s multiple cover
versions are what earned my way a place
in music history despite being a
traditional pop tune it has found
success with artists ranging from Elvis
Presley to The Sex Pistols yesterday
number one yesterday by the Beatles
since they’re arguably the world’s most
covered band it’s no surprise that one
of their Tunes lands at number one
yes
though the single topped American charts
in 1965 it didn’t actually come out at
home until 1976 the UK was only
introduced to the melancholy melody by
Matt Monro three months after its US
release love was such an easy gait
yesterday has since been recognized by
the Guinness Book of World Records as
one of the most recorded songs ever I
don’t know she would share but wait a
minute
do you agree with our list what song do
you think is covered too often be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com for more
entertaining top 10s
version of these welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 over
covered songs for this list we’re not
only considering how many times the
songs have been covered but are also
taking into account how cliched it is to
cover them as well as their overall
popularity and pop culture impact number
10 fever by Little Willie John after
Little Willie John made this a
number-one R&B hit in 1956 Peggy Lee
knew she couldn’t pass on the chance to
make it hers again Appy the net thought
bagging mijita
fever became a top-ten smash and her
signature number
despite the modified lyrics when a daddy
try to kill him she did daddy
you need a through genres like jazz rock
and roll pop dance and soul artists like
Elvis Presley Madonna you give me fever
Beyonce and more have all thought fever
is a lovely way to burn Sophie but
that’s a hot number 9 over the rainbow
by Judy Garland
it’s unlikely anyone will ever managed
to capture Judy Garland’s innocence and
wishful thinking in The Wizard of Oz
in fact the oscar-winning ballad even
became an American symbol during the
Second World War and one of the most
beloved movie songs ever though Frank
Sinatra Doris Day Tony Bennett Ella
Fitzgerald and others have covered the
track Israel Kamaka viva la and Eva
Cassidy truly made it their own they
wish upon a star wake up where the
clouds are far behind number eight
summertime by George Gershwin
it was for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess
the George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
wrote the Aria summertime with its jazz
and southern African American influences
it’s become a music standard that’s
prompted thousands of covers following
Abby Mitchell’s recording Billie Holiday
had a top 20 hit but Billy Stewart
bested that by making the Billboard Hot
100 top-ten the songs also found its way
into psychedelic rock R&B soul
alternative hip hop Scott Park and more
the mono fall number seven hallelujah by
Leonard Cohen
since Cohen’s 1984 release of the folk
ballad Hallelujah has undergone many
transformations
John Cale’s serious version contrasted
joy and sorrow Jeff Buckley magnified
the songs emotional reach with haunting
beauty and Rufus Wainwright produced a
more piano heavy tape
today artists continue bringing the song
to life with reality show performances
most notably reviving its popularity on
the charts over two decades after its
initial release
baby number six
twisting show by the top notes first
recorded by the top notes as shake it up
baby
this rock-and-roll tune gave the Isley
Brothers crossover success in the 1960s
but it was the Beatles rough-and-ready
take that exemplified British rock and
roll
by taking shouting to a new level aside
from being a live scapel for the WHO and
Bruce Springsteen
the songs also had makeovers in reggae
folk rap and more
number five Louie Louie
by Richard Berry as its original
composer and recording artist Richard
Berry found moderate success with his
ballad version in the late 1950s she
waited for me but it was with the
Kingsmen is Jamaican flavors memorable
rip and rock and roll rhythm that Louie
Louie truly became ingrained and musical
consciousness
no I
now considered a standard there 1963
rendition paved the way for folk hard
rock heavy metal and even hardcore punk
versions to emerge number four imagine
by John Lennon
by encouraging us to dream imagine
became John Lennon’s best-selling single
as a solo artist thanks to its universal
message of hope and world peace it
quickly found both critical and
commercial success it is also inspired
artists to cover it the world over
ranging from high-profile acts like
Elton John Madonna
Stevie Wonder Neil Young and queen to
up-and-comers like Emeli sandé Cherie O
number three amazing grace
by John Newton
it’s gone from an eighteenth-century
Christian hymn to American musical icon
despite themes of mercy and salvation
its lyrics have also given non-religious
folks hope and inspiration and made it
one of the most well known songs in the
English language
particularly associated with
african-americans and church services
Amazing Grace has been covered by Elvis
Presley Billy crash Craddock Joan Baez
Susan Boyle and more number two my way
by Frank Sinatra
then again
to mention this Paul Anka number
achieved fame thanks to its confident
lyrics and Frank Sinatra’s Bruning
while it’s record-setting 75 weeks
within the UK top 40 showed it connected
with audiences it’s multiple cover
versions are what earned my way a place
in music history despite being a
traditional pop tune it has found
success with artists ranging from Elvis
Presley to The Sex Pistols yesterday
number one yesterday by the Beatles
since they’re arguably the world’s most
covered band it’s no surprise that one
of their Tunes lands at number one
yes
though the single topped American charts
in 1965 it didn’t actually come out at
home until 1976 the UK was only
introduced to the melancholy melody by
Matt Monro three months after its US
release love was such an easy gait
yesterday has since been recognized by
the Guinness Book of World Records as
one of the most recorded songs ever I
don’t know she would share but wait a
minute
do you agree with our list what song do
you think is covered too often be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com for more
entertaining top 10s
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