UPDATES TO THE GOAT PAGE

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…

  1. Lose Yourself by Eminem (2002) (link)
  2. Layla by Derek and the Dominoes (1970) (link)
  3. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana (1991) (link)
  4. Surrender by Cheap Trick (1978) (link)
  5. Better Things by The Kinks (1981) (link); and: Covers of the top 30 Kinks songs here and here
  6. Be Thankful for What You’ve Got by William DeVaughn (1974)(link)
  7. Juicy by Notorious B.I.G. (1994) (link)
  8. Watching the Detectives by Elvis Costello (1977) (link)
  9. Rain on the Scarecrow by John Mellencamp (1985) (link also has top 10 JCM songs)
  10. Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N Roses (1987) (link)
  11. My Church by Maren Morris (2016) (link)
  12. Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Richard Hawley (2007) (link)
  13. O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps (1970) (link)
  14. Misfits by the Kinks (1978) (link); and: Covers of the top 30 Kinks songs here and here
  15. Somebody Told Me by The Killers (2004)(link)
  16. You Shook Me All Night Long by ACDC (1981) (link)
  17. Deep Cover by Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre (2002) (link)
  18. Whiskey in the Jar (Traditional) (year unknown) (link)
  19. Alison by Elvis Costello (1977) (link)
  20. This Old Heart of Mine (is Weak for You) by The Isley Brothers (link)
  21. Come and Get Your Love by Redbone (1974) (link)
  22. Turn the Page by Bob Seger (1973) (link)
  23. L.A. Freeway by Roy Clark (1972) (link)
  24. Stand By Me by Ben E. King (1961) (link)
  25. Authority Song by John Mellencamp (1985) (link also has top 10 JCM songs)
  26. Atomic by Blondie (1979) (link)
  27. Stop the Violence by BDP (1988) (link)
  28. (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night by Tom Waits (1974) (link)
  29. Tyrone by Erykah Badu (1997) (link)
  30. Rain King by Counting Crows (1994) (link)
  31. Ironic by Alanis Morissette (1995) (link)
  32. It’s All in the Game by Charles Dawes and Carl Sigman (1951) (link)
  33. Rockit by Henry Hancock (1983) (link)
  34. We Belong by Pat Benetar (1984) (link)
  35. Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Karnes (1981) (link)
  36. Grindin’ by Clipse (2002) (link)
  37. Tennessee by Arrested Development (1992) (link)
  38. 99 Red Baloons by Nena (1983) (link)
  39. Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum (1969) (link)
  40. Me and Jesus the Pimp in a ’79 Granada Last Night by The Coup (1998) (link)
  41. The ’59 Sound by Gaslight Anthem (2008) (link)
  42. Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1984) (link)
  43. Physical by Olivia Newton John (1981) (link)
  44. Airplanes by B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams (2010) (link)
  45. I Need a Dollar by Aloe Blacc (2010) (link)
  46. The One That You Love by Air Supply (1981) (link)
  47. El Paso by Marty Robbins (1959) (link)
  48. Pop Goes the Weasel  by 3rd Bass (1991) (link)
  49. Key Largo by Bertie Higgins (1981) (link)

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