Today, I’m updating the master list of GOAT songs–my favorite songs of all time, featuring cover versions of each tune. The master list is here. Now that I have a good amount of songs on here, I’m finding I need to shift some around. The master list is now…
- Lose Yourself by Eminem (2002) (link)
- Layla by Derek and the Dominoes (1970) (link)
- Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana (1991) (link)
- Surrender by Cheap Trick (1978) (link)
- Better Things by The Kinks (1981) (link); and: Covers of the top 30 Kinks songs here and here
- Be Thankful for What You’ve Got by William DeVaughn (1974)(link)
- Juicy by Notorious B.I.G. (1994) (link)
- Watching the Detectives by Elvis Costello (1977) (link)
- Rain on the Scarecrow by John Mellencamp (1985) (link also has top 10 JCM songs)
- Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N Roses (1987) (link)
- My Church by Maren Morris (2016) (link)
- Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Richard Hawley (2007) (link)
- O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps (1970) (link)
- Misfits by the Kinks (1978) (link); and: Covers of the top 30 Kinks songs here and here
- Somebody Told Me by The Killers (2004)(link)
- You Shook Me All Night Long by ACDC (1981) (link)
- Deep Cover by Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre (2002) (link)
- Whiskey in the Jar (Traditional) (year unknown) (link)
- Alison by Elvis Costello (1977) (link)
- This Old Heart of Mine (is Weak for You) by The Isley Brothers (link)
- Come and Get Your Love by Redbone (1974) (link)
- Turn the Page by Bob Seger (1973) (link)
- L.A. Freeway by Roy Clark (1972) (link)
- Stand By Me by Ben E. King (1961) (link)
- Authority Song by John Mellencamp (1985) (link also has top 10 JCM songs)
- Atomic by Blondie (1979) (link)
- Stop the Violence by BDP (1988) (link)
- (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night by Tom Waits (1974) (link)
- Tyrone by Erykah Badu (1997) (link)
- Rain King by Counting Crows (1994) (link)
- Ironic by Alanis Morissette (1995) (link)
- It’s All in the Game by Charles Dawes and Carl Sigman (1951) (link)
- Rockit by Henry Hancock (1983) (link)
- We Belong by Pat Benetar (1984) (link)
- Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Karnes (1981) (link)
- Grindin’ by Clipse (2002) (link)
- Tennessee by Arrested Development (1992) (link)
- 99 Red Baloons by Nena (1983) (link)
- Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum (1969) (link)
- Me and Jesus the Pimp in a ’79 Granada Last Night by The Coup (1998) (link)
- The ’59 Sound by Gaslight Anthem (2008) (link)
- Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1984) (link)
- Physical by Olivia Newton John (1981) (link)
- Airplanes by B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams (2010) (link)
- I Need a Dollar by Aloe Blacc (2010) (link)
- The One That You Love by Air Supply (1981) (link)
- El Paso by Marty Robbins (1959) (link)
- Pop Goes the Weasel by 3rd Bass (1991) (link)
- Key Largo by Bertie Higgins (1981) (link)
