Category Archives: Music

Song #51 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “Summertime Blues”, originally by Eddie Cochran and covered by The Who. Here’s the original: Just a classic song, one every bar band in the country knows. I don’t know offhand … Continue reading →

Song #52 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “Trapped”, originally by Jimmy Cliff and covered by Bruce Springsteen. Here’s the original: Very cool. I think I always knew that Springsteen was performing a cover, but I’d never heard … Continue reading →

Song #55 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “My Back Pages”, originally by Bob Dylan and covered by The Byrds. For the first time in this series I can’t find a YouTube video of a song, in this … Continue reading →

Song #57 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “Stop Your Sobbing”, originally by The Kinks and covered by The Pretenders. Here’s the original: Definitely an early 60s song, very different in structure and sound than what I at … Continue reading →

Song #58 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “Love Hurts” by the Everly Brothers, and covered by Nazareth. Here’s the original: I love the Everly Brothers and they can make anything sound good, but that’s not the song … Continue reading →

Song #59 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, by Peggy Seeger and covered by Roberta Flack. Here’s the original: Another original I can’t say I’m familiar with. It’s OK, but … Continue reading →

Song #61 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)”, originally by Four Lads and covered by They Might Be Giants. Here’s the original: Unlike some of the other songs on this list, I did know that … Continue reading →

Song #61 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “You Can Leave Your Hat On”, originally by Randy Newman and covered by Joe Cocker. Here’s the original: What a great songwriter Newman is. As the Popdose writer notes, Newman … Continue reading →

Song #62 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “Ring of Fire”, originally by Anita Carter and covered by Social Distortion. Now I know what you’re thinking, you’re thinking “But that’s a Johnny Cash song!” Listen to the intro … Continue reading →

Song #63 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “The Air That I Breathe”, originally by Albert Hammond and covered by The Hollies. Here’s the original: I continue to be amazed at how many of these songs are covers … Continue reading →

Song #65 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “Superstar”, originally by Delaney & Bonnie and covered by The Carpenters. Here’s the original: I definitely know the song – it was a huge hit for The Carpenters, and you … Continue reading →