Inside Rock
You Can Judge a Song by its Cover
On this episode of INSIDE ROCK, the JabberGuys welcome Giz back to the show to talk about cover songs. Some of the original artists for well-known covers may surprise you.
The Guess Who: American Woman (Lenny Kravitz, Krokus)
Springsteen:
Because the Night (Patti Smith)
Blinded by the Light (Manfred Mann)
Louie Louie (The Kingsmen)
Dylan: Along the Watchtower (Hendrix)
Richard Harris: MacArthur Park (Donna Summer)
Kristofferson:
Me and Bobby McGee (Joplin)
Sunday Morning Coming Down (Cash)
Prince: Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinead O’Connor)
Over the Rainbow / Beautiful World (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole)
Carl Perkins: Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis)
Mark James: Suspicious Minds (Elvis)
Ninja Sex Party (a Giz favourite)
CCR: Proud Mary (Ike and Tina Turner)
CCR never recorded a number one hit
Where did all the milk crates go? The design changed so the albums wouldn’t fit.
Jake Holmes: Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin)
Otis Redding: RESPECT (Aretha Franklin)
Memphis Minnie: When the Levee Breaks (Zeppelin)
Robert Hazard: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)
Isley Bros: Twist and Shout (Beatles)
Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley, KD Lang @ the Olympics)
Tainted Love (Soft cell - written by Gloria Jones)
Nine Inch Nails: Hurt (Johnny Cash)
Stevie Wonder: Higher Ground (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Joe Cocker at Woodstock - With a Little Help from my Friends
The Arrows: I Love Rock and Roll (Joan Jet)
Mississippi Queen originally by Mountain: (Ozzy Osbourne)
Joe Walsh: Rocky Mountain Way (Triumph)
Giz shares a story about Garth Brooks
Walk This Way (Run DMC - Aerosmith)
Foo Fighters - Christopher Walken
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50 Years of the Rolling Stone
The magazine’s rise to prominence as the voice of rock n roll and leading showcase for photography.
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On this episode of INSIDE ROCK, the JabberGuys welcome Giz back to the show to talk about cover songs. Some of the original artists for well-known covers may surprise you.
The Guess Who: American Woman (Lenny Kravitz, Krokus)
Springsteen:
Because the Night (Patti Smith)
Blinded by the Light (Manfred Mann)
Louie Louie (The Kingsmen)
Dylan: Along the Watchtower (Hendrix)
Richard Harris: MacArthur Park (Donna Summer)
Kristofferson:
Me and Bobby McGee (Joplin)
Sunday Morning Coming Down (Cash)
Prince: Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinead O’Connor)
Over the Rainbow / Beautiful World (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole)
Carl Perkins: Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis)
Mark James: Suspicious Minds (Elvis)
Ninja Sex Party (a Giz favourite)
CCR: Proud Mary (Ike and Tina Turner)
CCR never recorded a number one hit
Where did all the milk crates go? The design changed so the albums wouldn’t fit.
Jake Holmes: Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin)
Otis Redding: RESPECT (Aretha Franklin)
Memphis Minnie: When the Levee Breaks (Zeppelin)
Robert Hazard: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)
Isley Bros: Twist and Shout (Beatles)
Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley, KD Lang @ the Olympics)
Tainted Love (Soft cell - written by Gloria Jones)
Nine Inch Nails: Hurt (Johnny Cash)
Stevie Wonder: Higher Ground (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Joe Cocker at Woodstock - With a Little Help from my Friends
The Arrows: I Love Rock and Roll (Joan Jet)
Mississippi Queen originally by Mountain: (Ozzy Osbourne)
Joe Walsh: Rocky Mountain Way (Triumph)
Giz shares a story about Garth Brooks
Walk This Way (Run DMC - Aerosmith)
Foo Fighters - Christopher Walken
Visit www.jabberguys.com to subscribe to our podcasts and for trivia based on each episode.
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
50 Years of the Rolling Stone
The magazine’s rise to prominence as the voice of rock n roll and leading showcase for photography.
Support the show (https://paypal.me/jabberguys?locale.x=en_US)
