30. Tell Her by Michl (Lauryn Hill)
Michyl turns Lauryn’s classic hip hop ballad into a lullaby. Beautiful.
29. Live to Tell (Madonna) by Deerhoof
A hidden gem from a name-your-price benefit album for Puerto Rico.
28. That’s the Way (I Like It) by Pig and Shasha Grey (KC and the Sunshine Band)
27. When Thugs Cry by Joey Bada$$ (Prince cover sort of)
It’s rare for a rapper to cover a song. It’s rare for a rapper to be really, really good live. It’s rare for a rapper to sing his own adapted hook. And it’s rare for Prince’s lawyers to allow a Prince cover to flood the ‘net. But then, Joey B. is a rare talent.
26. Full Moon Fever by Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Tom Petty)
A track for track cover of the Tom Petty album.
25. American Woman by Kelly Clarkson
24. I Wanna Go Back by Ace Frehley (Eddie Money)
23. Muddy Gurdy by Muddy Gurdy (blues covers album)
French folk artists Hypnotic Wheels share the mic with the children of some blues legends to cover blues classics of the American south, like RL Burnside and Muddy Waters. An hour of refreshes of songs you’ll know and some you won’t, it never gets old.
22. Jolene by Death by Piano, Radical Face
DbP’s version is the anti-Dolly, dark pop cover. And as a runner up for best 2018 Jolene cover: The slowed down version by the band Radical Face.
21. You Got Lucky by Blackberry Smoke and Amanda Shires (Tom Petty)
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