Great Beatle covers:
"With A Little Help From My Friends"---Joe Cocker
"Things We Said Today"---Dwight Yoakam (one of the best Beatle covers EVER)
"One After 909"---Willie Nelson
"Come Together"---Aerosmith
"Let It Be"---Danny Kirwan
"Eleanor Rigby"---The Jazz Crusaders
"I Am The Walrus"---Styx
"It's All Too Much"---Journey
"I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"---Rosanne Cash
"Taxman"---Stevie Ray Vaughan
"Helter Skelter"---Pat Benatar
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"---Elton John
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"---Prince w/the Traveling Wilburys (from the George Harrison Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony)
"Every Little Thing"---Yes
"Day Tripper"---Cheap Trick
"Run For Your Life"---The Pair Extrordinaire
"All My Loving"---The Pair Extrordinaire
"I Call Your Name"---The Mamas & Papas
"I Saw Her Standing There"---Bob Welch
Great Solo Beatle Covers:
"Come & Get It" (Paul McCartney)---Badfinger
"Live & Let Die" (Paul McCartney)--GnR
"Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney)---Faces
"Love Comes To Everyone" (George Harrison)---Eric Clapton
"Run So Far" (George Harrison)---Eric Clapton
"Beware Of Darkness" (George Harrison)---Concrete Blonde
"Beware Of Darkness" (George Harrison)---Leon Russell
"All Things Must Pass" (George Harrison)---Paul McCartney (at the
Concert For George)
"Strawberry Fields Forever/Help/Give Peace A Chance" medley (John Lennon)---Paul McCartney
"Imagine" (John Lennon)---Fleetwood Mac
"Jealous Guy" (John Lennon)---Roxy Music
"Grow Old With Me" (John Lennon)---Mary Chapin Carpenter
Great Dylan covers:
"Highway 61 Revisited"---Johnny Winter
"Silvio"-The Shadowblasters
"Subterranian Homesick Blues"---Harry Nilsson & John Lennon
"Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"---Eric Clapton
(as mentioned below) "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"---Eric Clapton
"If I Don't Be There By Morning"---Eric Clapton
"Sign Language"---Eric Clapton
"Born In Time"---Eric Clapton
"Mr. Tambourine Man"---The Byrds
"My Back Pages"---The Hollies
"Love Minus Zero/No Limit"---Fleetwood Mac
"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"---Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"All Along The Watchtower"---Jimi Hendrix (and Dave Mason's version isn't too shabby either)
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"---Leon Russell
"Masters Of War"---Leon Russell
Great Jimi Hendrix covers:
"Stone Free"---Eric Clapton
"You Got Me Floatin'"---PM Dawn
"Purple Haze"---The Cure
"Red House"---Buddy Guy
"Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)"---Stevie Ray Vaughan
"Angel"---Rod Stewart & Faces
"Little Wing"---Derek & The Dominoes
"Little Wing"---Concrete Blonde
"Room Full Of Mirrors"---The Pretenders
"Up From The Skies"---Sting
Great Buddy Holly covers:
"Words Of Love"---The Beatles
"Well All Right"---Blind Faith
"Not Fade Away"---The Rolling Stones
"Peggy Sue"---John Lennon
"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"---Linda Ronstadt
"It's So Easy"---Linda Ronstadt
"That'll Be The Day"---Linda Ronstadt
"Raining In My Heart"---Leo Sayer
"Maybe Baby"---Don McLean (of "American Pie" fame)
"True Love Ways"---Peter & Gordon
"Fool's Paradise"---Sam Cooke
Great Motown/Stax covers:
"You Really Got A Hold On Me" (Smokey Robinson)---The Beatles
"Knock On Wood" (Eddie Floyd)---Eric Clapton
"Can't Get Next To You" (The Temptations)---Savoy Brown
"I'm Losing You" (The Temptations)---Rod Stewart
"You Keep Me Hanging On" (The Supremes)---Vanilla Fudge
"Please Mr. Postman" (The Marvellettes)---The Beatles
"Twist & Shout" (The Isley Bros)---The Beatles
"Ain't Too Proud To Beg" (The Temptations)---The Rolling Stones
"I Don't Need No Doctor" (Ashford & Simpson)---Humble Pie
"Heat Wave" (Martha & The Vandellas)---The Who
"Heat Wave" (Martha & The Vandellas)---The Jam (cover of The Who's cover of Martha & The Vandellas)
"I Thank You" (Sam & Dave)---ZZ Top
"Soul Man" (Sam & Dave)---The Blues Brothers
"Respect" (Otis Redding)---Aretha Franklin
everything on The Commitments soundtrack
"Tell It Like It Is" (Aaron Neville)---Heart
"In The Midnight Hour"---Roxy Music
Chuck Berry Covers:
"Carol"---The Rolling Stones
"Little Queenie"---The Rolling Stones
"Around & Around"---The Rolling Stones
"Rock & Roll Music"---The Beatles
"Roll Over Beethoven"---The Beatles
"Sweet Little Sixteen"---Ten Years After
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"---Buddy Holly
"Too Much Monkey Business"---Leon Russell (w/Bruce Hornsby)
"Johnny B. Goode"---Jimi Hendrix
"Memphis"---Johnny Rivers
"Roll Over Beethoven"---Electric Light Orchestra
"You Can't Catch Me"---John Lennon
Other great covers:
"Move It On Over" (Hank Williams)---George Thorogood
"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (John Lee Hooker)---George Thorogood
"Whole Lotta Love" (Willie Dixon)---Led Zeppelin
"Proud Mary" (CCR)---Ike & Tina Turner
"Green River" (CCR)---Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings
"Rockin' All Over The World" (John Fogerty)---Carl Wilson
"Sloop John B." (the Kingston Trio)---The Beach Boys
"Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him" (Yoko Ono)---John Lennon
"Walking On Thin Ice" (Yoko Ono)---Elvis Costello
"I'm Moving On" (Yoko Ono)---Eddie Money
"Nobody Sees Me Like You Do" (Yoko Ono)---Rosanne Cash
"Pinball Wizard" (The Who)---Elton John
"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" (Elton John)---The Who
"Madman Across The Water" (Elton John)---Bruce Hornsby
"Border Song" (Elton John)---Eric Clapton
"Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison)---Van Halen
"You Got It" (Roy Orbison)---Bonnie Raitt
"You Really Got Me" (The Kinks)---Van Halen
"You're No Good" (Everly Bros)---Linda Ronstadt
"You're No Good" (Everly Bros)---Van Halen (cover of Linda Ronstadt's Everly Bros cover)
"When Will I Be Loved" (Everly Bros)---Linda Ronstadt
"When Will I Be Loved" (Everly Bros)---Fleetwood Mac
"Dark End Of The Street" (Everly Bros)---Peter Green Splinter Group
"Call Me The Breeze" (JJ Cale)---Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Cocaine" (JJ Cale)---Eric Clapton
"After Midnight" (JJ Cale)---Eric Clapton
"Travelin' Light" (JJ Cale)---Eric Clapton
"I'll Make Love To You Anytime" (JJ Cale)---Eric Clapton
"Walkin' After Midnight" (Patsy Cline)---Garth Brooks
"Dixie Chicken" (Little Feat/Lowell George)---Garth Brooks
"Crazy" (Willie Nelson)---Patsy Cline
"Somewhere Over The Rainbow"---Eric Clapton
"Come Rain Or Come Shine"---BB King & Eric Clapton
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" (James Taylor)---Eric Clapton
"You've Got A Friend" (Carole King)---James Taylor
"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" (Carole King)---Dave Mason
"If I Were A Carpenter" (Tim Hardin)---Bobby Darin
"Wild Horses" (Rolling Stones)---Leon Russell
"Smashed" (Mose Allison)---Leon Russell
"It Doesn't Matter" (Stephen Stills)---Firefall
"Battle Of Evermore" (Led Zeppelin)---The Lovemongers
"Rock & Roll" (Led Zeppelin)---Heart
"Eight Miles High" (The Byrds)---Roxy Music
"I See You" (The Byrds)---Yes
"Without You" (Badfinger)---Harry Nilsson
"She's Not There" (The Zombies)---Santana
"Spooky" (Classics IV)---Atlanta Rhythm Section
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (The Animals)---Elvis Costello
"Don't Bring Me Down" (The Animals)---Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"Willin'" (Little Feat/Lowell George)---Linda Ronstadt
"Lotta Love" (Neil Young)---Nicolette Larson
"Look Out For My Love" (Neil Young)---Linda Ronstadt
"Stay" (Maurice Williams)---Jackson Browne
"I Shot The Sheriff" (Bob Marley)---Eric Clapton
"Stand By Me" (Ben E. King)---John Lennon
"Heart Full Of Soul" (The Yardbirds)---Chris Isaak
"For Your Love" (The Yardbirds)---Fleetwood Mac
"Surf's Up" (Brian Wilson)---Bob Welch
"Black Dog" (Led Zeppelin)---Paris
"Keep On Growing" (Derek & The Dominoes)---Sheryl Crow
"Big Yellow Taxi" (Joni Mitchell)---Lindsey Buckingham
"Woodstock" (Joni Mitchell)---Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
"Leaving On A Jet Plane" (John Denver)---Peter, Paul & Mary
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"Knockin' On Heaven's Door" Guns 'n' Roses (original by Bob Dylan)
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Although GnR's is pretty good, I prefer Eric Clapton's reggae treatment of it (see above)
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"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" The Kingston Trio (original by Peter, Paul and Mary)
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Actually, the original was by Pete Seeger.
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Off the top of my head -- two Leonard Cohen songs:
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Oh, yeah, Leonard Cohen:
"Everybody Knows"---Concrete Blonde