Cover Songs – Roosevelt “Everywhere”
Four songs from Fleetwood Mac‘s 1987 album Tango in the Night reached the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The song “Everywhere” reached a peak position of #14. Recently a cover of the...
Category: Cover Songs
Cover Songs – Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
Marvin Gaye made fifty-six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Gaye’s biggest hit was the first of his three chart-topping hits, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” which rose to number one to...
Cover Songs – David Pack “Biggest Part Of Me”
Los Angeles-based band Ambrosia have reached the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart five times. In 1980 their song “Biggest Part Of Me” climbed to number 3 for its three-week run. David Pack...
Mike + The Mechanics “All I Need Is A Miracle” 96′
I like when bands make remakes of their hit songs later. Why? They seem to make it raw and the sound seems as if they were playing it live. Discover this 1996 version of...
Liquid Charlie’s “The Dream Is Over” Van Halen Cover
 Liquid Charlie is back with another instrumental cover of a classic Van Halen song, this time it’s off 1991’s For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album. “The Dream Is Over” went top ten as an...
Whitney Houston’s Higher Love
 Whitney Houston recorded Steve Winwood’s 1986 hit “Higher Love†in 1990 for her third album I’m Your Baby Tonight. But producer Narada Michael Walden didn’t like it and the song was only released...
Tunesmate Podcast Episode 11 – Cover Songs
Did you know that Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett, UB40, and Ace Frehley’s most defining hits are remakes? What makes a good cover song? What songs do you wish your favorite musicians should...
Is Garth Brooks Cover Better Than Kiss’ Original?
Garth Brooks Kiss Back in 1994, Garth Brooks remade “Hard Luck Woman” for Kiss’ Kiss My Ass Tribute album. The song was originally released in 1976 on Kiss’ Rock and Roll Over album and...
Weezer’s Take On Me
Weezer does it again by taking their aim at the 1980s classic “Take On Me’ by A-Ha. Last summer, the alternative rock band had a massive resurgence to their following by covering “Africa” the...
Neil Zaza’s Take On Me
If you are a fan of a-ha’s 1980s hit “Take On Me”, then check out this cover by guitarist Neil Zaza. This video is an excerpt from the release “Live On Crooked River Groove.”...
