На сайте Gibson.com появился список из 50-ти лучших кавер-версий всех времен по мнению компании Gibson. В список попали такие артисты, как The Beatles, The White Stripes, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith и многие другие.
ТОП-50 лучших кавер-версий:
01. The Jimi Hendrix Experience — All Along the Watchtower (песня в оригинале пренадлежит Бобу Дилану (Bob Dylan))
02. The Beatles — Twist and Shout (The Top Notes, The Isley Brothers)
03. Johnny Cash — Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
04. The Clash — I Fought the Law (The Crickets, Bobby Fuller Four)
05. Cream — Crossroads (Robert Johnson)
06. Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
07. The Byrds — Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan)
08. The Animals — The House of the Rising Sun (Traditional)
09. Van Halen — You Really Got Me (The Kinks)
10. Aretha Franklin — Respect (Otis Redding)
11. The White Stripes — Jolene (Dolly Parton)
12. Elvis Presley — Hound Dog (“Big Mama” Thornton)
13. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble — Little Wing (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
14. Nirvana — The Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie)
15. Joe Cocker — With a Little Help from My Friends (The Beatles)
16. Cheap Trick — Ain’t That a Shame (Fats Domino)
17. Guns N’ Roses — Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan)
18. The Rolling Stones — Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly and The Crickets)
19. Devo — (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones)
20. The Who — Young Man Blues (Mose Allison)
21. Creedence Clearwater Revival — I Heard it Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
22. The Allman Brothers Band — Statesboro Blues (Blind Willie McTell)
23. Black Crowes — Hard to Handle (Otis Redding)
24. The Rolling Stones — Love in Vain (Robert Johnson)
25. Nirvana — Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Traditional, Lead Belly)
26. Ike and Tina Turner — Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
27. Talking Heads — Take Me to the River (Al Green)
28. Red Hot Chili Peppers — Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder)
29. Elvis Presley — Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
30. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band — Blinded by the Light (Bruce Springsteen)
31. Elvis Presley — That’s All Right (Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup)
32. Pearl Jam — Rockin’ in the Free World (Neil Young)
33. Van Halen — Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)
34. Lenny Kravitz — American Woman (The Guess Who)
35. Aerosmith — Come Together (The Beatles)
36. Patti Smith — Gloria (Them)
37. Gerry and the Pacemakers — You’ll Never Walk Alone (Rogers and Hammerstein from Carousel)
38. Otis Redding — (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones)
39. Led Zeppelin — You Shook Me (Muddy Waters)
40. Les Paul Mary Ford — How High the Moon (Benny Goodman)
41. Johnny Cash — Rusty Cage (Soundgarden)
42. Linda Ronstadt — Blue Bayou (Roy Orbison)
43. Jason and the Scorchers — Absolutely Sweet Marie (Bob Dylan)
44. Fats Domino — Blueberry Hill (Glenn Miller)
45. Metallica — Sabbra Cadabra (Black Sabbath)
46. David Bowie — Sorrow (The McCoys, The Merseys)
47. The Specials — Monkey Man (Toots & the Maytals)
48. The Beatles — Money (That’s What I Want) (Barrett Strong)
49. Creedence Clearwater Revival — Suzie Q (Dale Hawkins)
50. Jeff Beck — A Day in the Life (The Beatles)
