
This week we counted down the top 20 songs that the covers were better than the originals: the countdown went as follows:
1 – Blinded By The Light – Manfred Mann (Original: Bruce Springsteen)
2 -Romeo & Juliet – The Killers (Original: Dire Straits)
3 – Me and Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin (Original: Kris Kristopherson)
4 – Cocaine – Eric Clapton (Original: J.J. Cale)
5 – Valerie – Amy Winehouse (Original: The Zutons)
6 – Man Who Sold the World – Nirvana (Original: David Bowie)
7 – My Girl – Otis Redding (Original: The Temptations)
8 – Higher Ground – Red Hot Chili Peppers (Original: Stevie Wonder)
9 – All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix (Original: Bob Dylan)
10 – Walk This Way – Run DMC (Original: Aerosmith)
12 – Hurt – Johnny Cash (Original: Nine Inch Nails)
13 – Come Together – Micheal Jackson – (Original: The Beatles)
14 – I Can’t Quit You Baby – Led Zeppelin (Original: Otis Rush)
15 – I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Creedance Clearwater Revival (Original: Marvin Gaye)
16 – I Fought the Law – The Clash (Original: Sonny Curtis)
17 – Red Red Wine – UB40 – (Original: Neil Diamond)
18 – The First Cut is the Deepest – Rod Stewart (Original: Cat Stevens)
19 – Respect – Aretha Franklin (Original: Otis Redding)
20- Bold as Love – John Mayer (Original: Jimi Hendrix)