September 2018 Day 2: Best Cover Version

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Songs you would have never thought of. Songs that made history in their cover version instead of the original. Let's have a look at some amazing songs in their original and their covers versions.

The one and only Whitney Houston made a big hit with the rendition of the greatest Country singer of all time, Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You".

Here is the original 1974 version:

Another song that has been covered again and again, and then some, is "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) originally performed by Cher, the Goddess of Pop herself.

The many renditions of this song include covers by Nancy Sinatra, David Guetta, Monophonics (which is quite interesting) and below you can find the Dua Lipa version.

Take this quiz and let us know in the comments how well you did! https://www.sporcle.com/games/Project50Songs/50-cover-songs-clips

Aside from individual songs though, there's been some cover albums too. One of the best is "We're a Happy Family: A Tribute To Ramones" including performances by Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Green Day, Marilyn Manson and The Offspring among others.

 One of the best is "We're a Happy Family: A Tribute To Ramones" including performances by Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Green Day, Marilyn Manson and The Offspring among others

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Other great cover albums include Johnny Cash's - American IV: The Man Comes Around and Tori Amos's - Strange Little Girls.

And before you go, tell us what's your favorite cover of all time!

And before you go, tell us what's your favorite cover of all time!

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