I was talking to my friend Ben about cover songs, and he asked me what my top 5 favorite were. In the midst of our conversation, he inspired me to come up with my top 10 favorite covers. So here you go.
1. Nirvana (David Bowie)- The Man Who Sold The World:
2. Nine Inch Nails (Joy Division)- Dead Souls:
3. Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)- All Along The Watchtower:
4. Bon Jovi (Leonard Cohen)- Hallelujah:
5. Metallica (Bob Seger)- Turn The Page:
6. Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)- Hurt:
7. Placebo (Kate Bush)- Running Up That Hill:
8. Shinedown (Lynyrd Skynyd)- Simple Man:
9. Deftones (Sade)- No Ordinary Love:
10. Alice In Chains (Led Zeppelin)- Kashmir:
Honorable Mention:
Neurosis (Joy Division)- Day Of The Lords:
Disturbed (Simon & Garfunkel)- The Sounds of Silence:
or This Version: