The Best Covers of All Time

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sweet Jane (The Velvet Underground)
assistant engineer:
Chris Albert (US engineer) and Vince Caro
producer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
vocals:
Margo Timmins (on 1987-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)
recorded at:
BMG Recording Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States and Church of the Holy Trinity (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1987-11-27)
remixed at:
Power Station (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 492)
cover recording of:
Sweet Jane (on 1987-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
Cowboy Junkies4.23:38
2Hurdy Gurdy Man (Donovan)
cover recording of:
Hurdy Gurdy Man
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Butthole Surfers2.653:58
3Walk This Way (Aerosmith)
engineer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records) and Russell Simmons
guest guitar and guitar:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith)
keyboard and percussion:
Jason Mizell
additional vocals, guest background vocals and guest vocals:
Steven Tyler
performer:
Aerosmith (American hard rock band) and Run‐D.M.C.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1986, in 1989) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986)
music videos:
Walk This Way by Run‐D.M.C.
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 30) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 287)
recording of:
Walk This Way
writer:
Joe Perry (guitarist for Aerosmith) and Steven Tyler
publisher:
Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Music of Stage Three, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd. and Vindaloo Productions, Inc.
Run‐D.M.C.4.055:12
4MoneyThe Flying Lizards4.52:32
5Stay With Me Till Dawn (Judie Tzuke)
cover recording of:
Stay With Me Till Dawn
writer:
Mike Paxman (multi-instrumentalist & record producer) and Judie Tzuke
publisher:
Rocket Music Ltd.
Wicked Beat Sound System3:25
6Black Steel (Public Enemy)Tricky3:43
7Your Racist Friend (They Might Be Giants)
cover recording of:
Your Racist Friend
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
Bodyjar2:26
8Anarchy in the UK (Sex Pistols)
cover recording of:
Anarchy in the UK
lyricist:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock
composer:
Paul Cook (drummer for the Sex Pistols), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols member), John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and Glen Matlock
publisher:
Arista Music, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Rotten Music Ltd (publishing company of Johnny Rotten), Stephen Philip Jones, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Frazier Chorus3:42
9I've Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter)
producer:
Baby Afrika Bambaataa (Nathaniel Hall), Booga Bear, Neneh Cherry and Jonny Dollar (UK producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Baby Afrika Bambaataa (Nathaniel Hall), Booga Bear and Bryan “Chuck” New
piano:
Nick Plytas
vocals:
Neneh Cherry
recorded at:
The Coach House Studios in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Konk Studios in Hornsey, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Born to Dance
Neneh Cherry4:31
10Step On (John Kongos)Happy Mondays3.655:19
11Bizarre Love Triangle (New Order)
recording engineer:
Frente! and Michael Koppelman
producer:
Simon Austin, Angie Hart and Phil Jones (Mixing/Producer)
mixer:
Michael Koppelman
produced at:
Metropolis Audio (fka AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
cover recording of:
Bizarre Love Triangle
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Be Music (New Order’s own publishing company), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Frente!2:01
12Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb & Glen Campbell)
cover recording of:
Wichita Lineman
lyricist:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer) (in 1968)
Clouds4:15
13Run (Bill Oddie - The Goodies)
cover recording of:
Run
lyricist and composer:
Bill Oddie
Spiderbait1:57
14Real Wild Child (Johnny O'Keefe)
cover recording of:
Wild One (Real Wild Child)
writer:
Johnny Greenan, Johnny O’Keefe and Dave Owens (US songwriter, known for "Wild One")
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) and Peermusic (UK) Limited
Iggy Pop3:38
15I Need Love (LL Cool J)Luka Bloom5:29
16Truly (Hazel)
cover recording of:
Truly
Paul Dempsey5:19
17I Go to Sleep (The Kinks)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixed at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
I Go to Sleep
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
The Pretenders2:57
18Jump (Van Halen)
recording engineer:
The Rak Mobile (recording system) (on 1984-10-16)
producer:
Aztec Camera (on 1984-10-16)
recorded at:
The Dominion Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-10-16)
cover recording of:
Jump (in 1984)
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen
publisher:
Diamond Dave Music, Mugambi Publishing and Van Halen Music
Aztec Camera5:29
19Don't Call Me Baby (Madison Avenue)
cover recording of:
Don’t Call Me Baby
writer:
Andrew Van Dorsselaer, Giuseppe Chierchia, Cheyne Coates, Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, Duane Morrison and John Whitehead
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Crisler
Frankenbok3:47

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ASIN:US: B00006JRZV [info]