![]() ![]() Jason & The Scorchers – 19th Nervous Breakdown Nashville’s country-punk pioneers Jason & the Scorchers covered this track on their 1986 album Still Standing and capture the frenetic energy of the original.ġ2. Elton John – Honky Tonk Women Elton John has rarely sounded like he’s having as much fun as on this unexpected cover, and it’s completely endearing.ġ3. ![]() First Aid Kit – Play With Fire The Swedish sisters in First Aid Kit lend their gorgeous harmonies and some acoustic guitar to this track, and that’s all it needs.ġ4. Lee Fields – Moonlight Mile The Rolling Stones may have borrowed heavily from American blues, but American soul singers like Lee Fields got a lot of mileage out songs like this one.ġ5. The Ramones – Out of Time There’s something great about The Ramones’ covering standards, like the Beach Boys’ “Do You Wanna Dance?” and this Rolling Stones cut.ġ6. Susan Tedeschi – You Got the Silver The Rolling Stones have done their share of blues covers, and here, Susan Tedeschi completes the circle with some sweet-as-Tupelo-honey slide guitar.ġ7. Alejandro Escovedo – Sway Roots-rocking Texas troubadour Alejandro Escovedo released a live album in 1998 including this twangy take on “Sway” from Sticky Fingers that includes a sweet guitar solo.ġ8. Etta James – Miss You On 2000’s Matriarch of the Blues, Etta James slows down this soulful number that’s wonderful apart from some weird phone-call noises and random spoken-word around the two-minute mark.ġ9. Mekons – Heart of Stone Even with a countrified “Heart of Stone,” The Mekons keep the spirit of the original alive.Ģ0. Also check out Welsh rockers Sterophonics acoustic power-ballad version.Ģ1. Tori Amos – Angie The 1992 EP single for her hit “Crucify” included this stripped down cover of the Stones’ ballad “Angie” with just vocals and piano. Founding members Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum), Gary Louris (The Jayhawks), Marc Perlman, Kraig Johnson and Chris Mars (The Replacements) put a slow-country tinge on “Backstreet Girl.”Ģ2. Golden Smog – Backstreet Girl The very first thing Minneapolis super-group Golden Smog recorded was a five-song covers EP On Golden Smog. & Rakim to Devo to this Rolling Stones cut, drenching it all in heavy riffs.Ģ3. Rage Against The Machine – Street Fighting Man With the help of producer Rick Rubin, Rage took on some unexpected covers on their 2000 album Renegades, from Eric B. Billy Bragg – She Smiled Sweetly With Bragg’s vocals way up front in the mix, the lyrics of this deep cut from Between the Buttons-about letting go of your worries-get a chance to shine.Ģ4. Lindsey Buckingham – I Am Waiting With finger-picked acoustic guitar, Lindsey Buckingham almost whisper-sings this Aftermath track for his 2006 solo album, Under the Skin, on which the former Fleetwood Mac singer/guitarist plays almost all the instruments.Ģ5. The siblings’ harmonies add a nice depth to the song.Ģ6. The Corrs – Ruby Tuesday Ron Wood actually joined the Irish band for this live cut recorded in Dublin. We also love this Grace Potter version.Ģ7. U2 – Paint It Black This song has been covered by The Feelies, R.E.M., Echo & The Bunnymen and tons of others, but we’re going with the dark strangeness of the U2 cover from the Achtung Baby Deluxe Edition. ![]() It’s been an off-and-on staple for the band over the years.Ģ8. Phish – Loving Cup Trey Anastasio’s jam outfit waited until they had a baby grand for Page McConnell to break this song out on tour in 1993. Still, it’s a fun little song in the hands of the Fab Four.Ģ9. Stones war was waged, then the Stones would be the clear winners, giving it a little more grit. Beatles – I Wanna Be Your Man If this song was the battleground where the Beatles vs. No artist was allowed to appear more than once on this list, and we only picked our the best version of each song (with one notable exception at #1).ģ0. Their songs have been recorded more than 500 times on various albums, but we’ve narrowed that output down to our 30 favorites. The Rolling Stones may not get covered by other bands as much as The Beatles, but they’re not far off. ![]()
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