Gibson: os 50 melhores covers da história do rock

Várias das músicas mais consagradas da história do rock são covers. Em homenagem aos artistas que não compuseram as músicas, mas conseguiram gravar versões definitivas, o site da Gibson publicou a lista dos 50 melhores covers de todos os tempos. Confira a relação abaixo:

50. “A Day in the Life,” JEFF BECK (THE BEATLES)

49. “Suzie Q,” CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (DALE HAWKINS)

48. “Money (That’s What I Want)” THE BEATLES (BARRETT STRONG)

47. “Monkey Man,” THE SPECIALS (TOOTS & THE MAYTALS)

46. “Sorrow,” DAVID BOWIE (THE MCCOYS, THE MERSEYS)

45. “Sabbra Cadabra,” METALLICA (BLACK SABBATH)

44. “Blueberry Hill,” FATS DOMINO (SAMMY KAYE ORCHESTRA, GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA)

43. “Absolutely Sweet Marie,” JASON AND THE SCORCHERS (BOB DYLAN)

42. “Blue Bayou,” LINDA RONSTADT (ROY ORBISON)

41. “Rusty Cage,” JOHNNY CASH (SOUNDGARDEN)

40. “How High the Moon,” LES PAUL AND MARY FORD (BENNY GOODMAN)

39. “You Shook Me” LED ZEPPELIN (MUDDY WATERS)

38. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” OTIS REDDING (THE ROLLING STONES)

37. “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS (ROGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN FROM CAROUSEL)

36. “Gloria,” PATTI SMITH (THEM)

35. “Come Together,” AEROSMITH (THE BEATLES)

34. “American Woman,” LENNY KRAVITZ (THE GUESS WHO)

33. “Oh, Pretty Woman,” VAN HALEN (ROY ORBISON)

32. “Rockin’ in the Free World,” PEARL JAM (NEIL YOUNG)

31. “That’s All Right,” ELVIS PRESLEY (ARTHUR “BIG BOY” CRUDUP)

30. “Blinded by the Light,” MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND (BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN)

29. “Blue Suede Shoes,” ELVIS PRESLEY (CARL PERKINS)

28. “Higher Ground,” RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (STEVIE WONDER)

27. “Take Me to the River,” TALKING HEADS (AL GREEN)

26. “Proud Mary,” IKE AND TINA TURNER (CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL)

25. “Where Did You Sleep Last Night,” NIRVANA (Traditional, LEAD BELLY)

24. “Love in Vain,” THE ROLLING STONES (ROBERT JOHNSON)

23. “Hard to Handle,” BLACK CROWES (OTIS REDDING)

22. “Statesboro Blues,” THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND (BLIND WILLIE MCTELL)

21. “I Heard it Through the Grapevine,” CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (MARVIN GAYE)

20. “Young Man Blues,” THE WHO (MOSE ALLISON)

19. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” DEVO (THE ROLLING STONES)

18. “Not Fade Away,” THE ROLLING STONES (BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS)

17. “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” GUNS N’ ROSES (BOB DYLAN)

16. “Ain’t That a Shame,” CHEAP TRICK (FATS DOMINO)

15. “With a Little Help from My Friends,” JOE COCKER (THE BEATLES)

14. “The Man Who Sold the World,” NIRVANA (DAVID BOWIE)

13. “Little Wing,” STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE (THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE)

12. “Hound Dog,” ELVIS PRESLEY (“BIG MAMA” THORNTON)

11. “Jolene,” THE WHITE STRIPES (DOLLY PARTON)

10. “Respect,” ARETHA FRANKLIN (OTIS REDDING)

9. “You Really Got Me,” VAN HALEN (THE KINKS)

8. “The House of the Rising Sun,” THE ANIMALS (Traditional)

7. “Mr. Tambourine Man,” THE BYRDS (BOB DYLAN)

6. “Hallelujah,” JEFF BUCKLEY (LEONARD COHEN)

5. “Crossroads,” CREAM (ROBERT JOHNSON)

4. “I Fought the Law,” THE CLASH (THE CRICKETS, BOBBY FULLER FOUR)

3. “Hurt,” JOHNNY CASH (NINE INCH NAILS)

2. “Twist and Shout,” THE BEATLES (THE TOP NOTES, THE ISLEY BROTHERS)

1. “All Along the Watchtower,” THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE (BOB DYLAN)