World Music Day: You Won't Believe These Are the Same Songs

The best covers are the ones that sound nothing like the originals. Listen without prejudice.

Billie Jean
Original - Michael Jackson
Cover - Chris Cornell





Diamonds and Rust
Original - Joan Baez
Cover - Judas Priest





Losing My Religion
Original - R.E.M
Cover - Tori Amos






Comfortable Numb
Original - Pink Floyd
Cover - Scissor Sisters






Nothing Else Matters
Original - Metallica
Cover - Apoptygma Berzerk







Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Original - Bob Dylan
Cover - Guns N' Roses







Nothing Compares 2 U
Original - Prince
Cover - Sinead O'Connor






Big Yellow Taxi
Original - Joni Mitchell
Cover - Counting Crows







My Way
Original - Frank Sinatra
Cover - The Sex Pistols


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All Along the Watchtower
Original - Bob Dylan
Covers - Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Vedder, Dave Matthews Band (we have to stop somewhere, we're stopping here)