10 Rock Covers That Are More Famous Than the Original

No matter how good a song is, sometimes a cover is so good, it totally eclipses it.  Here are 10 rock covers that are more famous than the original:

 

1.  “Cum on Feel the Noize”,  Quiet Riot (1983) . . . originally by Slade (1973).

 

2.  “All Along the Watchtower”,  Jimi Hendrix (1968) . . . originally by Bob Dylan (1967).

 

3.  “Beggin'”,  Maneskin  (2017) . . . originally by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (1967).

 

4.  “I Fought the Law”,  The Clash (1979) . . . originally by The Crickets (1960).

 

5.  “House of the Rising Sun”,  The Animals (1964) . . . originally a traditional folk song known as “Rising Sun Blues” that dates back to 1930s in Appalachia.

 

6.  “Cocaine”,  Eric Clapton (1977) . . . originally by J.J. Cale (1976).

 

7.  “The Man Who Sold the World”,  Nirvana (1994) . . . originally by David Bowie (1970).

 

8.  “The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)”,  Judas Priest (1979) . . . originally by Fleetwood Mac (1970).

 

9.  “Black Magic Woman”,  Santana (1970) . . . originally by Fleetwood Mac (1968).

 

10.  “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll”,  Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (1981) . . . originally by Arrows (1975).