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I'm still enjoying that thread about the biggest one hit wonder song and it got me to wondering if there's been any discussion about the most covered rock tune.
I tried to figure out what the most covered recorded song was and it was a big exercise. The best I could come up with was "Silent Night" with over 1,900 recorded covers of it. I thought sticking with rock tunes might be fun though.
So what is the most covered rock tune? I'm going to pick "Yesterday" by the Beatles. There were 638 recorded covers of it.
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yesterday by the beatles 
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"We were only freshmen"?
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I think to validate this you need to post who did the covers. I can't think of anyone actually recording a cover of stairway. (bar bands and cover bands don't count, I think.)
great topic. Radio station had undercover weekend last wkend, and it was nice to hear fresh versions of good stuff.
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Never been to a wedding that had a live band were this wasn't played. Gotta be the most covered.
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there was a radio station in california in the early to mid 80s that played louie louie for 48 hours (maybe 24 hours) commercial free. not once did they repeat the same version of the song...
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"Yesterday" has been the acknowledged champ in this area for some time. I've heard there have been more than a thousand recorded versions of it, but the exact number is probably unknowable (unless you happen to own the rights to it).
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'Unchained Melody' has been done by just about everyone.
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Originally posted by residentEvil:
there was a radio station in california in the early to mid 80s that played louie louie for 48 hours (maybe 24 hours) commercial free. not once did they repeat the same version of the song...
ya. louie louie is my best guess.
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If you consider live covers, I'm sure there have been hundreds of thousands of drunken versions of happy birthday...
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Originally posted by andi*pandi:
I think to validate this you need to post who did the covers. I can't think of anyone actually recording a cover of stairway. (bar bands and cover bands don't count, I think.)
Heh. Dread Zeppelin did a killer version of this (one of my favorite bands of all time)...they are technically a "cover" band, but they do/did do own material, and their covers are sufficiently bizarre to have their own creative merit... 
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As was mentioned, Yesterday has been unofficially named the most-covered song of all time.
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Originally posted by andi*pandi:
I think to validate this you need to post who did the covers. I can't think of anyone actually recording a cover of stairway. (bar bands and cover bands don't count, I think.)
great topic. Radio station had undercover weekend last wkend, and it was nice to hear fresh versions of good stuff.
Rolf Harris has covered 'Starway..', as have many others. I beleive that there has actually been an album of covers of 'Stairway...', all by different 'artists'
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Not only that, it appears that Dolly Parton has done it too ( here)
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There are a lot of covers of Come Together by The Beatles - for example, Michael Jackson, The Bobs, Blues Traveler, and an alternative rock version (don't know the artist).
EDIT: Here is the Beatles page:
http://covers.wiw.org/artist/Beatles
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I heard sometimes ago on the radio that
"La vie en rose"
is one of the most covered, best version is done by this black lady with the BRICK haircut (also actress in on of the not so good "James Bond" films), don�t recall her name right now. Ok, it�s not a REAL rock song though... 
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Originally posted by Nonsuch:
I've heard there have been more than a thousand recorded versions of it, but the exact number is probably unknowable (unless you happen to own the rights to it).
Over 2000, according to VH1 actually.
Beatles forever!
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"Smoke On Water" by Deep Purple. A million learning guitarists can't be wrong.
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All along the Watchtower?
I know of at least three rock and roll giants who did it: Dylan, Hendrix, Mason.
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A new twist? Most covered Artist...
Every man and his dog has played Dylan songs...
Heavens Door, Watchtower, It Ain't me babe, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Mr tambourine Man...etc etc
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Originally posted by Fyre4ce:
All along the Watchtower?
I know of at least three rock and roll giants who did it: Dylan, Hendrix, Mason.
Dylan wrote it. Dave Matthews and U2 have also covered 'Watchtower'.
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Originally posted by Marc2211:
A new twist? Most covered Artist...
Probably the Beatles for this one again. They are a band, of course, and not an artist.
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I've read a number of times that "Yesterday" is the most covered in terms of recordings.
I've heard that "Never My Love" (The Association) is the most played song. I don't know if that means radio play or what.
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I vote for iron man just because there are a lot of covers of it however you can't go wrong with the beatles...EVER. Yesterdays wins in my mind but iron man is up there too.
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Originally posted by Marc2211:
A new twist? Most covered Artist...
Every man and his dog has played Dylan songs...
Heavens Door, Watchtower, It Ain't me babe, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Mr tambourine Man...etc etc
The White Stripes do a good "One more cup of coffee"
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According to the guiness book of world records, "The Long and Winding Road" is the most recorded song ever. 1000+ times by 1999.
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Yesterday and Long and Winding Road aren't really "rock" songs though.
I'm surprised no-one's said Freebird yet. If I hear one more wanna-be band's cover version of that song...  
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Originally posted by andi*pandi:
I think to validate this you need to post who did the covers. I can't think of anyone actually recording a cover of stairway. (bar bands and cover bands don't count, I think.)
Rolf Harris has covered 'Starway..', as have many others. I beleive that there has actually been an album of covers of 'Stairway...', all by different 'artists'
Not only that, it appears that Dolly Parton has done it too (here)
Frank Zappa did a great "Stairway". I heard Dolly's version the other day on our local rock station - it was... interesting.
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It looks just like a telefunken' U-47 - Zappa
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I have a live copy of Van Halen playing Stairway...
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Definitely Stairway to Heaven. Good tune to cover
All the best bands were inspired by Zeppelin
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Originally posted by OwlBoy:
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OMG that is soooo my 8th/9th grade song for my friends. i haven't heard that in yrs...thanks for the reminder! but i'd have to go with stairway to heaven.
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Originally posted by Face Ache:
Yesterday and Long and Winding Road aren't really "rock" songs though.
I'm surprised no-one's said Freebird yet. If I hear one more wanna-be band's cover version of that song...
That was the first song I thought of when I read this thread title. I was suprised as well.
Drunken Freebird is classic.
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Originally posted by Face Ache:
Hahahaha! Thank you for that!
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Originally posted by Fyre4ce:
All along the Watchtower?
I know of at least three rock and roll giants who did it: Dylan, Hendrix, Mason.
To my knowledge, there's only one song to be recorded by Dylan, Elvis, and the Beatles: That's Alright, Mama. Dylan's version was cut during the Freewheelin' sessions and may never have been released.
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