So, last night I caught part of VH-1's Some Number of Greatest Cover Tracks. I missed the end, so I don't know if they failed to acknowledge the proper winner or not. I had a look on teh internets, and found that the always-reliable retroCRUSH has a list of their own, which includes a few that I know in funny places and a lot that I don't, so it got me thinking, and I decided I ought to produce a list of my own.

I've decided to avoid noting more than one cover of the same song, since otherwise this list would consist of five covers each of two songs. I have also in some cases allowed cultural importance trump my personal preference.

10. The Boys of Summer, DJ Sammy covering Don Henley (The Ataris nearly take this one, though, because they included those nifty guitar seagulls)
9. Ol' 55, The Eagles covering Tom Waits
8. Blue, Sarah McLachlan covering Joni Mitchell
7. Because the Night, 10,000 Maniacs covering Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen
6. Layla, Eric Claption covering Derrek and the Dominoes (Yeah, I know, it's cheating. But still)
5. Love Me I'm A Liberal, Barenaked Ladies (ripping off Mojo Nixon) covering Phil Ochs
4. Along Comes Mary, The Bloodhound Gang covering The Association
3. When the Stars Go Blue The Corrs and Bono covering Ryan Adams
2. Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley covering Leonard Cohen
1. All Along the Watchtower, Jimmi Hendrix covering Bob Dylan