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[Pip's Invitation]

We're in the top 100 and the heavy hitters are out today. Through #44:

Most covered:

Bob Dylan 36
The Beatles 28
Neil Young 16
Talking Heads 13
The Rolling Stones 12

Most covering:

Linda Ronstadt 12 (was not in the top 5 two days ago)
The Grateful Dead 11
The Beatles 10
Johnny Cash 9
Nina Simone 9

Songs that have appeared more than twice:

This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) 5
Jolene 5
Hallelujah 4 (and THAT one hasn't appeared yet)
Dancing in the Street 3
Blackbird 3
Suspicious Minds 3
I Heard It Through the Grapevine 3
Just Like Heaven 3
War Pigs 3
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 3
Creep 3
Ring of Fire 3
Black Hole Sun 3
...Baby One More Time 3
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright 3
I Put a Spell on You 3
Perfect Day 3
Summertime 3
Little Wing 3

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Fun fact: Despite only having 5 performances, Phish is third in top covering artists by airtime. Obviously the Dead is first.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The WXPN listeners' top 31:

31. Wild Horses -- The Sundays (Flying Burrito Brothers; written and popularized by The Rolling Stones)
30. The Sound of Silence -- Disturbed (Simon and Garfunkel)
29. Make You Feel My Love -- Adele (Bob Dylan)
28. Blinded by the Light -- Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
27. Gloria -- Patti Smith (THEM)
26. Jersey Girl -- Bruce Springsteen (Tom Waits)
25. (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love & Understanding -- Elvis Costello (Brinsley Schwarz)
24. Atlantic City -- The Band (Bruce Springsteen)
23. Hazy Shade of Winter -- The Bangles (Simon and Garfunkel)
22. Changes -- Charles Bradley (Black Sabbath)
21. I Fought the Law -- The Clash (The Crickets; popularized by the Bobby Fuller Four)
20. Mad World -- Gary Jules (Tears for Fears)
19. Me and Bobby McGee -- Janis Joplin (Roger Miller; written and also performed by Kris Kristofferson)
18. I Will Survive -- Cake (Gloria Gaynor)
17. Sweet Jane -- Cowboy Junkies (The Velvet Underground)
16. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction -- Devo (The Rolling Stones)
15. Tainted Love -- Soft Cell (Gloria Jones)
14. Twist and Shout -- The Beatles (The Top Notes; popularized by The Isley Brothers)
13. Proud Mary -- Ike and Tina Turner (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
12. Killing Me Softly with His Song -- The Fugees (Lori Lieberman; popularized by Roberta Flack)
11. The Man Who Sold the World -- Nirvana (David Bowie)
10. Valerie -- Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse (The Zutons)
9. I Will Always Love You -- Whitney Houston (Dolly Parton)
8. Take Me to the River -- Talking Heads (Al Green)
7. With a Little Help from My Friends -- Joe Cocker (The Beatles)
6. Respect -- Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
5. Angel from Montgomery -- Bonnie Raitt (John Prine)
4. Nothing Compares 2 U -- Sinead O'Connor (The Family; written by Prince)
3. Hallelujah -- Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen)
2. Hurt -- Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)
1. All Along the Watchtower -- The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Bob Dylan)

 

[KarmaPolice]

The WXPN listeners' top 31:

31. Wild Horses -- The Sundays (Flying Burrito Brothers; written and popularized by The Rolling Stones)
30. The Sound of Silence -- Disturbed (Simon and Garfunkel)
29. Make You Feel My Love -- Adele (Bob Dylan)
28. Blinded by the Light -- Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
27. Gloria -- Patti Smith (THEM)
26. Jersey Girl -- Bruce Springsteen (Tom Waits)
25. (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love & Understanding -- Elvis Costello (Brinsley Schwarz)
24. Atlantic City -- The Band (Bruce Springsteen)
23. Hazy Shade of Winter -- The Bangles (Simon and Garfunkel)
22. Changes -- Charles Bradley (Black Sabbath)
21. I Fought the Law -- The Clash (The Crickets; popularized by the Bobby Fuller Four)
20. Mad World -- Gary Jules (Tears for Fears)
19. Me and Bobby McGee -- Janis Joplin (Roger Miller; written and also performed by Kris Kristofferson)
18. I Will Survive -- Cake (Gloria Gaynor)
17. Sweet Jane -- Cowboy Junkies (The Velvet Underground)
16. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction -- Devo (The Rolling Stones)
15. Tainted Love -- Soft Cell (Gloria Jones)
14. Twist and Shout -- The Beatles (The Top Notes; popularized by The Isley Brothers)
13. Proud Mary -- Ike and Tina Turner (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
12. Killing Me Softly with His Song -- The Fugees (Lori Lieberman; popularized by Roberta Flack)
11. The Man Who Sold the World -- Nirvana (David Bowie)
10. Valerie -- Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse (The Zutons)
9. I Will Always Love You -- Whitney Houston (Dolly Parton)
8. Take Me to the River -- Talking Heads (Al Green)
7. With a Little Help from My Friends -- Joe Cocker (The Beatles)
6. Respect -- Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
5. Angel from Montgomery -- Bonnie Raitt (John Prine)
4. Nothing Compares 2 U -- Sinead O'Connor (The Family; written by Prince)
3. Hallelujah -- Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen)
2. Hurt -- Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)
1. All Along the Watchtower -- The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Bob Dylan)

Those two would be the soundtrack to my nightmare.

 

[Ilov80s]

22. Changes -- Charles Bradley (Black Sabbath)

HFS, mind blown. I had no idea that was a cover.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The WXPN listeners' top 31:

31. Wild Horses -- The Sundays (Flying Burrito Brothers; written and popularized by The Rolling Stones)
30. The Sound of Silence -- Disturbed (Simon and Garfunkel)
29. Make You Feel My Love -- Adele (Bob Dylan)
28. Blinded by the Light -- Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
27. Gloria -- Patti Smith (THEM)
26. Jersey Girl -- Bruce Springsteen (Tom Waits)
25. (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love & Understanding -- Elvis Costello (Brinsley Schwarz)
24. Atlantic City -- The Band (Bruce Springsteen)
23. Hazy Shade of Winter -- The Bangles (Simon and Garfunkel)
22. Changes -- Charles Bradley (Black Sabbath)
21. I Fought the Law -- The Clash (The Crickets; popularized by the Bobby Fuller Four)
20. Mad World -- Gary Jules (Tears for Fears)
19. Me and Bobby McGee -- Janis Joplin (Roger Miller; written and also performed by Kris Kristofferson)
18. I Will Survive -- Cake (Gloria Gaynor)
17. Sweet Jane -- Cowboy Junkies (The Velvet Underground)
16. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction -- Devo (The Rolling Stones)
15. Tainted Love -- Soft Cell (Gloria Jones)
14. Twist and Shout -- The Beatles (The Top Notes; popularized by The Isley Brothers)
13. Proud Mary -- Ike and Tina Turner (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
12. Killing Me Softly with His Song -- The Fugees (Lori Lieberman; popularized by Roberta Flack)
11. The Man Who Sold the World -- Nirvana (David Bowie)
10. Valerie -- Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse (The Zutons)
9. I Will Always Love You -- Whitney Houston (Dolly Parton)
8. Take Me to the River -- Talking Heads (Al Green)
7. With a Little Help from My Friends -- Joe Cocker (The Beatles)
6. Respect -- Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
5. Angel from Montgomery -- Bonnie Raitt (John Prine)
4. Nothing Compares 2 U -- Sinead O'Connor (The Family; written by Prince)
3. Hallelujah -- Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen)
2. Hurt -- Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)
1. All Along the Watchtower -- The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Bob Dylan)

Those two would be the soundtrack to my nightmare.

Krista will smite you…

 

[Eephus]

Every time a cover becomes better known than the original, an angel gets its wings.

 

[shuke]

Thanks for the updates @Pip's Invitation. I didn't get a lot of chances to listen. Here are the 10 I submitted and where they ended up on the list:

Dear Prudence - Jerry Garcia Band (Beatles) 321
Time - Poor Man's Whiskey (Pink Floyd) DNR
Dear Mr. Fantasy/Hey Jude - Grateful Dead (Traffic/Beatles) DNR
Cities - Phish (Talking Heads) 445
Loser/National Anthem/In The Air Tonight mashup - Umphrey's McGee (Beck/Radiohead/Phil Collins) DNR
Boogie On Reggae Woman - Phish (Stevie Wonder) DNR
Cortez the Killer - Built To Spill (Neil Young) 544
Changes - Charles Bradley (Black Sabbath) 22
Big River - Grateful Dead (Johnny Cash) 607
Hey Bulldog - Fanny (Beatles) DNR

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Final stats:

Most covered:

Bob Dylan 39
The Beatles 30
Neil Young 16 (17 if you count CSNY)
Talking Heads 13
The Rolling Stones 13

Most covering:

Linda Ronstadt 12
The Grateful Dead 11
The Beatles 11
Johnny Cash 10
Nina Simone 9

Songs that appeared more than twice:

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) 5
Hallelujah 5
Jolene 5
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 4
Just Like Heaven 3
Across the Universe 3
Ring of Fire 3
Little Wing 3
...Baby One More Time 3
Black Hole Sun 3
Creep 3
Perfect Day 3
All Along the Watchtower 3
War Pigs
I Heard It Through the Grapevine 3
Summertime 3
I Put a Spell on You 3
Suspicious Minds 3
Dancing in the Street 3
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright 3
Blackbird 3

 

[Manster]

Final stats:

Most covered:

Bob Dylan 39
The Beatles 30
Neil Young 16
Talking Heads 13
The Rolling Stones 13

Most covering:

Linda Ronstadt 12
The Grateful Dead 11
The Beatles 11
Johnny Cash 10
Nina Simone 9

Songs that appeared more than twice:

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) 5
Hallelujah 5
Jolene 5
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 4
Just Like Heaven 3
Across the Universe 3
Ring of Fire 3
Little Wing 3
...Baby One More Time 3
Black Hole Sun 3
Creep 3
Perfect Day 3
All Along the Watchtower 3
War Pigs
I Heard It Through the Grapevine 3
Summertime 3
I Put a Spell on You 3
Suspicious Minds 3
Dancing in the Street 3
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright 3
Blackbird 3

I love that War Pigs made 3 appearances. I’m assuming one of those was the Cake version, which is pretty kick ***, imo.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

How the songs I picked for this thread did in the WXPN countdown.

My top 31:

1. All Along the Watchtower -- The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Bob Dylan cover) -- WXPN #1 (BINGO!)
2. Where Did You Sleep Last Night? -- Nirvana (Leadbelly cover) -- WXPN #39
3. I'm a Man -- Chicago Transit Authority (The Spencer Davis Group cover) -- WXPN #145
4. Ohio/Machine Gun -- The Isley Brothers (CSNY/Jimi Hendrix and the Band of Gypsys cover) -- WXPN not ranked
5. When the Levee Breaks -- Led Zeppelin (Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy cover) -- WXPN #62
6. Summer Breeze -- The Isley Brothers (Seals & Crofts cover) -- WXPN #93
7. Like a Hurricane -- Roxy Music (Neil Young cover) -- WXPN #510
8. Mad World -- Gary Jules (Tears for Fears cover) -- WXPN #20
9. You Really Got Me -- Van Halen (The Kinks cover) -- WXPN #40
10. Oye Como Va -- Santana (Tito Puente cover) -- WXPN #270
11. Southern Man -- Merry Clayton (Neil Young cover) -- WXPN not ranked
12. Young and Dumb -- Fanny (Ike and Tina Turner cover) -- WXPN not ranked
13. Proud Mary -- Ike and Tina Turner (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover) -- WXPN #13 (BINGO!)
14. Down by the River -- Buddy Miles (Neil Young cover) -- WXPN not ranked
15. Birds -- The Meters (Neil Young cover) -- WXPN not ranked
16. Crosseyed and Painless -- Phish (Talking Heads cover) -- WXPN #429
17. Heart of Gold -- Bettye LaVette (Neil Young cover) -- WXPN not ranked
18. Heart of Gold -- Charles Bradley (Neil Young cover) -- WXPN #834
19. Twist and Shout -- The Beatles (The Isley Brothers cover) -- WXPN #14
20. Here Comes the Sun -- Richie Havens (The Beatles cover) -- WXPN #53
21. Got to Get You Into My Life -- Earth, Wind and Fire (The Beatles cover) -- WXPN #63
22. Take Me to the River -- Talking Heads (Al Green cover) -- WXPN #8
23. You're No Good -- Linda Ronstadt (Dee Dee Warwick cover) -- WXPN #132
24. Rockin' in the Free World -- Pearl Jam (Neil Young cover) -- WXPN #503
25. While My Guitar Gently Weeps -- Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison, Prince, et al (The Beatles cover) -- WXPN #170
26. I Am Not Willing -- Wilco and Syd Straw (Moby Grape cover) -- WXPN not ranked
27. I See You -- Yes (The Byrds cover) -- WXPN not ranked
28. One Way Out -- The Allman Brothers Band (Sonny Boy Williamson cover) -- WXPN #294
29. David Watts -- The Jam (The Kinks cover) -- WXPN #708
30. The Bottle -- Paul Weller (Gil Scott-Heron cover) -- WXPN not ranked
31. All Along the Watchtower -- Neil Young with Booker T. and the MGs (Bob Dylan cover) -- WXPN not ranked

Last 5 Out:

After Midnight -- Eric Clapton (JJ Cale cover) -- WXPN #442
Crossroads -- Cream (Robert Johnson cover) -- WXPN #122
The Nile Song -- Voivod (Pink Floyd cover) -- WXPN not ranked
Ibiza Bar -- Love Battery (Pink Floyd cover) -- WXPN not ranked
Well All Right -- Blind Faith (Buddy Holly cover) -- WXPN #876

Next-to-Last 5 Out (mainly because not available on Spotify at the time):

Blackbird -- Crosby, Stills and Nash (The Beatles cover) -- WXPN not ranked (but the versions by Beyonce, Sarah McLachlan and Bobby McFerrin were)
Dazed and Confused -- Led Zeppelin (Jake Holmes "cover") -- WXPN #496
Woodstock -- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (Joni Mitchell cover) -- WXPN #36
Enjoy the Silence -- Failure (Depeche Mode cover) -- WXPN not ranked
Rappaport's Testament: I Never Gave Up -- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (Chumbawamba cover) -- WXPN not ranked

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Final stats:

Most covered:

Bob Dylan 39
The Beatles 30
Neil Young 16
Talking Heads 13
The Rolling Stones 13

Most covering:

Linda Ronstadt 12
The Grateful Dead 11
The Beatles 11
Johnny Cash 10
Nina Simone 9

Songs that appeared more than twice:

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) 5
Hallelujah 5
Jolene 5
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 4
Just Like Heaven 3
Across the Universe 3
Ring of Fire 3
Little Wing 3
...Baby One More Time 3
Black Hole Sun 3
Creep 3
Perfect Day 3
All Along the Watchtower 3
War Pigs
I Heard It Through the Grapevine 3
Summertime 3
I Put a Spell on You 3
Suspicious Minds 3
Dancing in the Street 3
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright 3
Blackbird 3

I love that War Pigs made 3 appearances. I’m assuming one of those was the Cake version, which is pretty kick ***, imo.

Cake #165
Faith No More #603
T-Pain #711

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Final tally of Neil covers:

Heart of Gold -- Fiona Apple #129
Helpless -- k.d. lang #189
Wrecking Ball -- Emmylou Harris #346
Lotta Love -- Nicolette Larson #358
Harvest Moon -- Poolside #373
Only Love Can Break Your Heart -- Saint Etienne #394
Powderfinger -- Cowboy Junkies #443
Rockin' in the Free World -- Pearl Jam #503
Like a Hurricane -- Roxy Music #510
Cortez the Killer -- Built to Spill #544
Harvest Moon -- Lord Huron #572
After the Gold Rush -- Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris #655
Cortez the Killer -- Dave Matthews Band ft. Warren Haynes #731
Philadelphia -- Brandi Carlile #750
Don't Let It Bring You Down -- Annie Lennox #768
Heart of Gold -- Charles Bradley #834
Cinnamon Girl -- Type O Negative #852

Interesting that the majority of these were sung by women.

Neil appeared twice as a performer (aside from CSNY's Woodstock on which he played lead guitar):

#314 Four Strong Winds (Ian and Sylvia cover)
#518 Imagine (John Lennon cover)

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I didn't keep my list, but I know I had Gaye's "....Grapevine" at #1 and Jimi's "....Watchtower" at #2. Bobby Womack's "California Dreaming", GFR's "The Locomotion". and The Beatles' "Twist And Shout" were on there somewhere.

I thought "Hallelujah" would finish at #1 by the listeners aggregate. I also thought there would be more than 5 different covers of it.

The morning show is playing some of the records that only got one vote today. I think the host said there were over 6,000 of those.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I didn't keep my list, but I know I had Gaye's "....Grapevine" at #1 and Jimi's "....Watchtower" at #2. Bobby Womack's "California Dreaming", GFR's "The Locomotion". and The Beatles' "Twist And Shout" were on there somewhere.

I thought "Hallelujah" would finish at #1 by the listeners aggregate. I also thought there would be more than 5 different covers of it.

The morning show is playing some of the records that only got one vote today. I think the host said there were over 6,000 of those.

CCR's Grapevine finished ahead of Gaye's, and I wonder if that's because some people don't know Gaye's version is a cover.

Same with Good Lovin'. The Dead's version finished ahead of the Young Rascals' version and I bet a lot of people didn't know that the Young Rascals' hit was a cover. Now, the Dead might have come out ahead anyway because there are a LOT of Deadheads who listen to WXPN.

Grand Funk appearances:

Their cover of The Locomotion came in at #681. The Jayhawks' cover of Bad Time came in at #492.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I didn't keep my list, but I know I had Gaye's "....Grapevine" at #1 and Jimi's "....Watchtower" at #2. Bobby Womack's "California Dreaming", GFR's "The Locomotion". and The Beatles' "Twist And Shout" were on there somewhere.

I thought "Hallelujah" would finish at #1 by the listeners aggregate. I also thought there would be more than 5 different covers of it.

The morning show is playing some of the records that only got one vote today. I think the host said there were over 6,000 of those.

CCR's Grapevine finished ahead of Gaye's, and I wonder if that's because some people don't know Gaye's version is a cover.

Same with Good Lovin'. The Dead's version finished ahead of the Young Rascals' version and I bet a lot of people didn't know that the Young Rascals' hit was a cover. Now, the Dead might have come out ahead anyway because there are a LOT of Deadheads who listen to WXPN.

Grand Funk appearances:

Their cover of The Locomotion came in at #681. The Jayhawks' cover of Bad Time came in at #492.

I'm sure you're right. Hell - there were songs on that countdown where I'd never heard of the original, much less the cover.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I didn't keep my list, but I know I had Gaye's "....Grapevine" at #1 and Jimi's "....Watchtower" at #2. Bobby Womack's "California Dreaming", GFR's "The Locomotion". and The Beatles' "Twist And Shout" were on there somewhere.

I thought "Hallelujah" would finish at #1 by the listeners aggregate. I also thought there would be more than 5 different covers of it.

The morning show is playing some of the records that only got one vote today. I think the host said there were over 6,000 of those.

CCR's Grapevine finished ahead of Gaye's, and I wonder if that's because some people don't know Gaye's version is a cover.

Same with Good Lovin'. The Dead's version finished ahead of the Young Rascals' version and I bet a lot of people didn't know that the Young Rascals' hit was a cover. Now, the Dead might have come out ahead anyway because there are a LOT of Deadheads who listen to WXPN.

Grand Funk appearances:

Their cover of The Locomotion came in at #681. The Jayhawks' cover of Bad Time came in at #492.

I'm sure you're right. Hell - there were songs on that countdown where I'd never heard of the original, much less the cover.

Another example: The Clash's I Fought the Law was #21 but the Bobby Fuller Four version was not ranked at all -- probably because most people don't know it too is a cover.

 

[Eephus]

This thread reappearing on page 1 gives me an opportunity to right a wrong from krista's original project. For some reason, I went with a one song per artist rule for either coverer or coveree. My only Springsteen entry was The Band's excellent cover of "Atlantic City" at #5 which left no room for another.

If not for my scarcity schtick, I would have included The Mavericks cover of "All That Heaven Will Allow". The original is off of Tunnel of Love so it has those 80s synth strings which gives the song a dreamy quality. It's a nice version but lacks the oomph of the cover. The Mavericks never allow the song to drift away to dreamland; Paul Deakin's solid backbeat keeps it firmly nailed to the dance floor. Where the Boss sometimes struggles reaching for the high notes, that's never a problem for The Mavericks' Raul Malo's incredible pipes. There's more joy and energy to the cover that matches the optimism of the lyrics and Malo's death this week adds a special poignancy to the last verse.

All That Heaven Will Allow

The Mavericks · What A Crying Shame · Song · 1994

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