Best Cover Song — Page 2

Aretha's "Say A Little Prayer"...soooooooo good. Actually she has turned out a few better-than-original covers.

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"You Can't Hurry Love" - Phil Collins

"A House Is Not A Home" - Luther Vandross

"Superstar" - Luther Vandross

Updated On: 1/21/15 at 07:19 AM

En Vogue-Giving Him Something He Can Feel, Cynthia Manley/Boystown Gang-Remember Me/Ain't No Mountain High Enough Suite, Communards-Never Can Say Goodbye

"She was like the fifth to sing that song, I believe (Sheena, I mean...) It got around before Bette became identified with it."

Roger Whitaker, Gladys Knight and Garry Morris also released versions which didn't gain much attention. (With Easton, that made four different genres the song was targeted to).

Bette Midler released the song in 1988 in connection with the Beaches movie and people stood up and took notice of the song.

Then Patti LuPone sang it on her tv show and people sat back down again.

Even though I think The Rose should be Midler's signature song, an argument can be made that Wind Beneath My Wings could be her signature song as well.

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Updated On: 1/21/15 at 10:16 AM

Somehow I forget Jennifer Holliday's cover of GIVING UP penned by Van McCoy, originally recorded by Gladys Knight and the Pips, and popularized by the late Donny Hathaway. Jen recorded it when she was still rather full-figured and possessed a tsunami of a voice. Unfortunately, it was included in one of her least successful albums.

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Elton John- Pinball Wizard. It's a hard thing to do to take a bare-bones classic rock song known for its simplicity, remake it as an insane glam-prog fusion, and still make it a huge hit at the peak of the original version's popularity.

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Updated On: 1/21/15 at 06:48 PM

Bette did a lot of great covers.

Still does! See "Waterfalls", from current record.

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Updated On: 1/22/15 at 02:47 PM

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Song To The Siren by This Mortal Coil never gets enough love! Such a beautiful take.

I really like this list: best cover songs, from here to eternity

Updated On: 7/15/20 at 02:00 AM

I think one the best cover songs is "Turn the page" by Metallica. i actually do like it more than the original.

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Updated On: 7/27/20 at 01:47 AM

Hurt by Johnny Cash.

I also really like Ben Platt's rendition of "Take Me to the Pilot".

Carly Simon's HURT and NOT A DAY GOES BY...both from her "Torch" album.