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Covered by David Bowie




Apart from the well-known qualities of David Bowie as a songwriter, singer, musician and performer, I want to point now to another one, his talent as a performer of covers, his abilities to choose and play other people's material. In my opinion Bowie is the best of the major pop artists in this particular field. If we compare him with the rest of the Top 10 artists on Acclaimed Music we will find artists that played covers mainly in their formative years (The Beatles or The Rolling Stones) or artists that use the covers mainly to enrich their live acts (Radiohead, Bruce Springsteen, The Who or Prince). With some particularities inside this Top 10: Led Zeppelin used to disguise the covers as their own material for copyright reasons (being even sued on many occasions for plagiarism), Elvis Presley's inability to write songs that rendered a career mostly based on covers and Bob Dylan who used to save the covers for monographic albums with mainly traditional folk material, with only two (failed) albums devoted to contemporary songs ("Self-Portrait" and "Dylan").
And why is Bowie for me the ultimate cover artist? There are three main reasons in my opinion. First of all because of the importance of the covers on David Bowie releases. He has been releasing covers throughout his career and in many cases (despite the abundance and quality of his own-penned material) these covers ended on the A-sides of singles. Songs like "Liza Jane," "I Pity the Fool," "Let's Spend the Night Together," "Sorrow," "Knock on Wood," "Alabama Song," "Wild Is the Wind," "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy," "China Girl," "White Light/White Heat," "Tonight," "Dancing in the Street," "Maggie's Farm," "I've Been Waiting for You" or "Nite Flights" deserved this honour (although one can argue that these kind of decisions belong more to the record company than to the artist). Moreover David Bowie was one of the pioneering artists (along with Bryan Ferry) in releasing a covers-only album intended as an homage to the musicians that shaped his music taste (1973's "Pin Ups"), now a common routine with rock artists (see this) with followers as illustrious as John Lennon and his "Rock 'n' Roll" (1975).
Because Bowie used his music influences (including the covers) in a post-modern way, much more than simple appropriation, he used elements from very different music traditions to incorporate it into his ever-changing (but at the same time very distinct) sound. It's true that every musician creates from pre-existing material but Bowie was the first one that made this (almost vampirical) integration of diverse influences a capital part of his sound, something now common with many pop musicians. Although some of the many influences that permeated Bowie's music were not objects of covers (bands like Kraftwerk or Talking Heads were never covered by him but it's easy to find their traces on "Low" and "Lodger" respectively), Bowie often used the covers to specifically state his respect for the musicians that influenced him.

And here's the second reason: if these songs were recorded as a statement of his music influences, the list of covers I'm going to show you is a splendid prove of the great taste in music of David Bowie. More specifically it showcases a) his widely eclectic taste and b) his ability to detect what's cool before anyone else.
Soul, rock 'n' roll, mod, glam-rock, psychedelia, hard rock, indie, dance, vocal jazz (crooners), chanson, cabaret, no style seems to be forbidden for David Bowie. British 60s rock could seem the predominant style but this is mostly due to the monographic "Pin Ups." We can even find (something rather unusual in a British artist) 6 songs whose original language is not English, songs originally in French ("Amsterdam" and "La mort"), in German ("Erinnerung an die Marie A." and "Ballade vom entrunkenen Mädchen"), in Italian ("Nel blu, di pinto di blu") and even in Arabic ("T Beyby"). And it could seem surprising coming from the artist that pioneered the cold-wave of the late 70s and early 80s to find a considerable amount of black American music, including early rock 'n' roll ("Around and Around," "Almost Grown"), rhythm and blues ("I Pity the Fool," "I Keep Forgettin'," "Footstompin'"), blues ("I Wish You Would"), torch ballads ("Wild Is the Wind"), soul ("Knock on Wood," "Dancing in the Streets," "Here Today and Gone Tomorrow") and even some early jazz from the 1910s ("Lil' Liza Jane" and "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate").
In this eclectic list of covers we can find of course the canonical names (The Beatles including solo works by John Lennon and George Harrison, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan or The Beach Boys) but he liked from the very beginning of his career to give exposure to obscure artists (Biff Rose, Ron Davies, Metro or The Legendary Stardust Cowboy). And some artists that were going to be highly acclaimed in the future were supported (and even covered) by David Bowie in early stages of their careers, like Bruce Springsteen (Bowie covered "Growin' Up" and "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" in 1973-1974 well before Springsteen broke into mainstream), Television/Tom Verlaine, Pixies, Nine Inch Nails (those last two bands influenced Bowie's sound in 1989's project Tin Machine and later Bowie collaborated with them and recorded covers of "Cactus" and ""Hurt") and even Arcade Fire (at the time of their collaboration the Canadian band were little more than a Pitchfork darling).




Bowie's relationship with the Velvet Underground and the Stooges, with Lou Reed and Iggy Pop, deserves a special mention. In fact the three artists had been referred to in a recent rockumentary as "The Sacred Triangle." Those now mythical bands were barely known outside some circles of connoisseurs when Bowie began to support them. Bowie got an acetate of "The Velvet Underground & Nico" in December of 1966 (Andy Warhol gave it as a present to Ken Pitt, Bowie's manager at the time) and he was the first one covering VU songs live even before the record came out in the US. He even recorded a demo of I’m Waiting For the Man in early 1967 intended for his first album that remained unreleased. During the early 1970s Bowie used to play live some VU covers (two of them later surfaced on live albums) but, more significantly, he "rescued" Lou Reed after the disbanding of the VU and produced his second album, "Transformer" (1972), his most successful album to date.
Even tighter was the relationship with Iggy Pop. "I met Iggy Pop at Max's Kansas City in 1970 or 1971," recalled David Bowie. "Me, Iggy and Lou Reed at one table with absolutely nothing to say to each other, just looking at each other's eye makeup." In successive years Bowie went to mix the last Stooges album, "Raw Power" (1973) and also to "rescue" Iggy Pop from drug addiction, producing the two first Pop solo albums, "The Idiot" and "Lust for Life" (both 1977), during a clean-up period of the two friends in Berlin (a very productive period that also rendered the Bowie albums "Low" and "Heroes", both also released in 1977). One of the reasons of the many Pop covers that Bowie released during the 1980s ("China Girl" for instance) was in part to help Iggy with the royalties. Iggy Pop is the name that is going to show more frequently on the list I'm about to show you because Bowie released officially 3 covers of Iggy songs ("Don't Look Down," "Bang Bang" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog") plus 4 other songs co-written by the two but first released by Iggy Pop ("China Girl," "Tonight," "Neighborhood Threat" and "Sister Midnight").
After these unbeatable 7 songs the acts most often covered (with 3 songs each) were The Who and Scott Walker (although two of these 3 Walker songs were written by Jacques Brel). Pete Townshend was one of the main influences on Bowie's formative years (he fronted a mod band called The Lower Third). And Scott Walker has been an important influence throughout Bowie's career, most of his crooner vocal modulations are possibly due to this influence. Scott Walker also showed the influence of Bowie's Berlin period in albums like The Walker Brothers' "Nite Flights" (1978). I recommend to read this interesting essay comparing the careers of Bowie and Walker.
Other songwriters appearing twice on the covers lists (so we can consider them as big influences) are Syd Barrett, John Lennon, Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill, Ray Davies, Chuck Berry or Jacques Brel (apart from the already mentioned Lou Reed and Bruce Springsteen). But it's not fair to measure the degree of influence only based in the number of covers. Marc Bolan only shows once (moreover on an appearance of Bowie as a guest star on a Placebo show) but his influence on Bowie is more than obvious.




And the third reason of why Bowie is so good at performing covers is the way he boards that task. In my opinion he achieves the (quite difficult) goal of doing always something different without losing the essence of the original, he places himself in the exact distance between innovation and loyalty, always adding something of his personality. But not always, sometimes he doesn't find the correct tone, being the most obvious examples the covers appearing on the album "Tonight." On "Tonight" (the song) the punch on Pop's original is completely lost, on "God Only Knows" the dark and overblown arrangement obscures the luminosity and the serene beauty of the original and on "I Keep Forgettin'" the wonderfully innovative arrangement of Leiber and Stoller (based on percussion instruments) is replaced by a much less interesting conventional rock backing.
In many cases his covers improve (even notably) the originals. Probably the best example could be "Wild Is the Wind," with a superb vocal performance that even blows away the great Nina Simone. My Top 5 of favourite Bowie covers (in the better-than-the-originals sense) could be:
1. Wild Is the Wind (recorded in 1975, released in 1976)
2. Sorrow (recorded and released in 1973)
3. The Drowned Girl (recorded in 1981, released in 1982)
4. My Death (recorded in 1973, released in 1983)
5. Kingdom Come (recorded and released in 1980).

And that's all for the intro. Enjoy the following list including information about both the originals and the covers. I organized all the covers in three groups: covers, collaborations and reworkings, including in the text the definition of the groups.
You can also find in the following links the (incomplete) Spotify playlists of the originals and the covers.

[Honorio]

A) Covers
(songs performed but not written by David Bowie appearing in official releases credited to David Bowie or to bands with himself as a leader)

01. Liza Jane (1964)


Based on an old standard called "Lil' Liza Jane" first published in 1916 as composed by Countess Ada de Lachau but probably dating back to 1871. The first known recording was made by Earl Fuller's Jazz Band in 1917, released in the same year on Victor label as a the A-side of a 78rpm single (youtube link).


Recorded by Davie Jones with the King Bees in May 1964 at Decca Studios, London and released as "Liza Jane" on June 5th of 1964 on Vocalion label as the A-side of a 7" single (youtube link). The band's producer, Leslie Conn, was credited as the composer.

Additional info: wikipedia, wkipedia 2, bowiesongs


02. Louie, Louie Go Home (1964)


Written by Paul Revere and Mark Lindsay, recorded by Paul Revere and the Raiders and released as "Louie - Go Home" in March 1964 on Columbia label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Davie Jones with the King Bees in May 1964 at Decca Studios, London and released as "Louie, Louie Go Home" on June 5th of 1964 on Vocalion label as the B-side of the single "Liza Jane" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


03. I Pity the Fool (1965)


Written by Deadric Malone, recorded by Bobby Bland in 1960 and released in February of 1961 on Duke label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Manish Boys in 1965 at IBC Studios, London and released on March 5th of 1965 on Parlophone label as the A-side of their first (and last) single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


05. Fill Your Heart (1971)


Written by Biff Rose and Paul Williams, recorded by Biff Rose and released in 1968 on Tetragrammaton label as the third song on the album "The Thorn in Mrs. Rose's Side" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in April 1971 at Trident Studios, London and released on December 17th of 1971 on RCA Victor label as the seventh song (opening the B-side) of the album "Hunky Dory" as a medley with the song "Andy Warhol" (youtube link).

Additional info: bowiesongs


06. It Ain't Easy (1972)


Written and recorded by Ron Davies and released in 1970 on A&M label as the opening song on the album "Silent Song Through the Land" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie on September 7th of 1971 at Trident Studios, London and released on June 6th of 1972 on RCA Victor label as the fifth song (closing the A-side) of the album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" (youtube link).

Additional info: bowiesongs


07. Round and Round (1973)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry and released as "Around and Around" on March 31st of 1958 on Chess label as the B-side of the single "Johnny B. Goode" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in November 1971 at Trident Studios, London and released as "Round and Round" on April 6th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the B-side of the single "Drive-in Saturday" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


08. Let's Spend the Night Together (1973)


Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by The Rolling Stones in August and November of 1966 and released on January 13th of 1967 on Decca label as a double A-side with "Ruby Tuesday" on the flip-side (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in December 1972 and January 1973 at Trident Studios, London and first released on April 12th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the eighth song on the album "Aladdin Sane" and later (July 1973) as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


09. Sorrow (1973)


Written by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer, recorded by The McCoys in 1965 and released in November of 1965 on Bang label as the B-side of the single "Fever" (youtube link). But David Bowie probably knew the song from the version by The Merseys released in 1966 as a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and first released on September 28th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the A-side of a single and later as the eighth song of the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


10. Amsterdam (1973)


Written and recorded by Jacques Brel live at L'Olympia, Paris in October 1964 and released in 1964 on Barclay label opening the live album "Olympia 64" (youtube link). David Bowie got the inspiration from the English version (with words by Mort Shuman) that Scott Walker released in September 1967 on Phillips label closing his first album "Scott" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in November 1971 at Trident Studios, London and first released on September 28th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the B-side of the single "Sorrow" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


11. Rosalyn (1973)


Written by Jimmy Duncan and Bill Farley, recorded by The Pretty Things in 1964 and released in June 1964 on Fontana label as the A-side of their first single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and released on October 19th of 1973 on RCA Victor label opening the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


12. Here Comes the Night (1973)


Written by Bert Berns, recorded by Lulu in 1964 and released in November 1964 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But the version that Bowie paid homage was the one recorded by Them in October 1964 and released on March 5th of 1965 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and released on October 19th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the second song of the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


13. I Wish You Would (1973)


Written by Billy Boy Arnold, recorded by himself as Billy Boy on May 5th of 1955 and released in June 1955 on Vee-Jay label as the A-side of his first single (youtube link). But the version that Bowie paid homage was the one recorded by The Yardbirds in February 1964, released in May 1964 on Columbia label as the A-side of their first single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and released on October 19th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the third song of the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


14. See Emily Play (1973)


Written by Syd Barrett, recorded by Pink Floyd on May 21st of 1967 and released on June 16th of 1967 on Columbia label as the A-side of their second single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and released on October 19th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the fourth song of the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


15. Everything's Alright (1973)


Written by Nicky Crouch, John Konrad, Simon Stavely, Stuart James and Keith Karlson, recorded by The Mojos and released as "Everything's Al' Right" on March 26th of 1964 on Decca label as the A-side of their second single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and released as "Everything's Alright" on October 19th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the fifth song of the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


16. I Can't Explain (1973)


Written by Pete Townshend, recorded by The Who in September 1964 and released as "Can't Explain" in December 1964 on Decca-US label as the A-side of their first single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and released as "I Can't Explain" on October 19th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the sixth song (closing the A-side) of the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


17. Friday on My Mind (1973)


Written by George Young and Harry Vanda, recorded by The Easybeats in 1966 and released on October 14th of 1966 on United Artists label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and released on October 19th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the seventh song (opening the B-side) of the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


18. Don't Bring Me Down (1973)


Written by Johnny Dee, recorded by The Pretty Things in 1964 and released in October 1964 on Fontana label as the A-side of their second single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and released on October 19th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the ninth song of the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


19. Shapes of Things (1973)


Written by Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf and Jim McCarty, recorded by The Yardbirds in December 1965 and January 1966 and released on February 25th of 1966 on Columbia label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and released on October 19th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the tenth song of the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


20. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (1973)


Written by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, recorded by The Who in April 1965 and released on May 21st of 1965 on Brunswick label as the A-side of their second single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and released on October 19th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the eleventh song of the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


21. Where Have All the Good Times Gone (1973)


Written by Ray Davies, recorded by The Kinks in October 1965 and released on November 19th of 1965 on Pye label as the B-side of the single "Till the End of the Day" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1973 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and released on October 19th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the twelfth song (and closer) of the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


22. Knock on Wood (1974)


Written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper, recorded by Eddie Floyd in 1966 and released on July 25th of 1966 on Stax label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1974 live at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia and released on September 13th of 1974 on RCA Victor label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


24. Across the Universe (1975)


Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by The Beatles in February 1968 and January and October 1969 at Abbey Road Studios, London and originally released on December 12th of 1969 on Starline label opening the various artists compilation album "No One's Gonna Change Our World" (youtube link). Also released on May 8th of 1970 on Apple label as the third song on the album "Let It Be" including overdubs recorded on April 1st of 1970 (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie (with John Lennon on backing vocals) in January 1975 at Electric Lady Studios, New York and released on March 7th of 1975 on RCA Victor label as the sixth song of the album "Young Americans" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


25. Wild Is the Wind (1976)


Written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington, recorded by Johnny Mathis with Ray Ellis and his Orchestra in 1957 and released on November 11th of 1957 on Columbia label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But the cover that inspired Bowie was the second Nina Simone version, recorded in March 1964 and released in September 1966 as the sixth song on the album "Wild Is the Wind" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in October-November 1975 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles and released on January 23rd of 1976 on RCA Victor label as the sixth song (and closer) of the album "Station to Station" and years later (November 1981) in an edited form as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


27. Alabama Song (1980)


Written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill in 1927, recorded by Lotte Lenja und "The Three Admirals" mit Theo Mackeben und seinem Jazz-Orchester on February 24th of 1930 and released in 1930 in Germany on Ultraphon label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie on July 2nd of 1978 at Good Earth Studios, London and released on February 15th of 1980 on RCA Victor label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


28. Kingdom Come (1980)


Written and recorded by Tom Verlaine in 1979 and released in September 1979 on Elektra label as the third song of the album "Tom Verlaine" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in February 1980 at Power Station Studios, New York and April 1980 at Good Earth Studios, London and released on September 12th of 1980 on RCA label as the eight song of the album "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" (youtube link).

Additional info: bowiesongs


29. Remembering Marie A. (1982)


Written as a poem by Bertolt Brecht in 1920 (first published in 1927) as "Erinnerung an die Marie A." with music added later by Bertolt Brecht and Franz Servatius Bruinier based on an old French melody called "Tu ne m'aimais pas" (first published in 1880 and written by Léon Laroche and Charles Malo). First recorded by Kate Kühl in 1928, there is no information about the exact release and it's apparently not available on the Internet. The first available version is the one recorded and released by Ernst Busch in 1933 (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in September 1981 at Hansa Tonstudio (a.k.a. Hansa by the Wall), Berlin and released as "Remembering Marie A." on February 26th of 1982 on RCA label as the second song of the EP "David Bowie in Bertolt Brecht's Baal" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


30. The Drowned Girl (1982)


Written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill in 1928 as "Ballade vom entrunkenen Mädchen", part of the cantata "Das Berliner Requiem" premiered on May 22nd of 1929 by Frankfurt Rundfunkorchester and conductor Ludwig Rottenberg. I haven't found information about the first released recording but the Kurt Weill foundation recommends the version recorded by the London Sinfonietta conducted by David Atherton and released by Deutsche Grammophon in 1976 (youtube link, from 3:09 to 5:44). But the quintessential cover (and probably the inspiration for David Bowie) is the one recorded by Lotte Lenya in July 1955 and released in 1955 on Phillips label as the tenth song of the album "Lotte Lenya singt Kurt Weill" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in September 1981 at Hansa Tonstudio (a.k.a. Hansa by the Wall), Berlin and released as "The Drowned Girl" on February 26th of 1982 on RCA label as the fourth song of the EP "David Bowie in Bertolt Brecht's Baal" (youtube link).

Additional info: bowiesongs


33. Criminal World (1983)


Written by Peter Godwin, Duncan Browne and Sean Lyons, recorded by Metro and released on February 25th of 1977 on Transatlantic label opening the album "Metro" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in December 1982 at Power Station, New York and released on April 14th of 1983 on EMI America label as the sixth song of the album "Let's Dance" (youtube link).

Additional info: bowiesongs


34. My Death (1983)


Written and recorded by Jacques Brel in September 1959 and released as "La mort" in November 1959 on Phillips label as the eighth song of the album "Jacques Brel Nº 4" a.k.a. "La valse à mille temps" (youtube link). The version (with English words by Mort Shuman) recorded by Scott Walker and released in September 1967 on Phillips label as the sixth song of the album "Scott" (youtube link) seemed to be the direct inspiration for Bowie's own cover.


Recorded by David Bowie on July 3rd of 1973 live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London and first officially released in October 1983 on RCA Victor label as the eighth song of the live album "Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture" (youtube link).

Additional info: bowiesongs


35. White Light/White Heat (1983)


Written by Lou Reed, recorded by The Velvet Underground in September 1967 and released in November 1967 on Verve label as the A-side of a single and later (January of 1968) opening their second album "White Light/White Heat" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie on July 3rd of 1973 live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London and first officially released in October 1983 on RCA Victor label as the fifteenth song of the live album "Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture" and later (November 1983) as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


36. Don't Look Down (1984)


Written by Iggy Pop and James Williamson, recorded by Iggy Pop in 1979 and released in April of 1979 on Arista label as the fifth song of the album "New Values" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in May 1984 at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada and released on September 24th of 1984 on EMI America label as the second song of the album "Tonight" (youtube link).

Additional info: bowiesongs


37. God Only Knows (1984)


Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, recorded by The Beach Boys in March and April 1966 and released on May 16th of 1966 on Capitol label as the eighth song (opening the B-side) of the album "Pet Sounds" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in May 1984 at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada and released on September 24th of 1984 on EMI America label as the third song of the album "Tonight" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


40. I Keep Forgettin' (1984)


Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, recorded by Chuck Jackson in 1962 and released in May 1962 on Wand label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in May 1984 at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada and released on September 24th of 1984 on EMI America label as the eighth song of the album "Tonight" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


43. Bang Bang (1987)


Written by Iggy Pop and Ivan Kral, recorded by Iggy Pop in 1981 and released in May 1981 on Arista label as the A-side of a single (edited to 3'40") (youtube link) and later (June 1981) on full length (4'08") as the eighth song of the album "Party" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in September-October 1986 at Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland and released on April 27th of 1987 on EMI America label as the twelfth song (and closer) of the album "Never Let Me Down" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


45. I Wanna Be Your Dog (1988)


Written by Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton and Iggy Pop, recorded by The Stooges in April 1969 and released on August 5th of 1969 on Elektra label as the second song of the album "The Stooges" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie on November 7th and 9th of 1987 live at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Australia and first released in 1988 in VHS format as the eighteenth song of the video "Glass Spider" (youtube link). The first audio release was in October 2008 as the eighteenth song of the double CD "Glass Spider Live."

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


46. Working Class Hero (1989)


Written and recorded by John Lennon in September-October 1970 and released on December 11th of 1970 on Apple label as the fourth song of the album "John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band" (youtube link).


Recorded by Tin Machine in November and December of 1988 at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas and released on May 22nd of 1989 as the eighth song of the album "Tin Machine" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


47. Maggie's Farm (1989)


Written and recorded by Bob Dylan in January 1965 and released on March 22nd of 1965 on Columbia label as the third song of the album "Bringing It All Back Home" (youtube link).


Recorded by Tin Machine on June 25th of 1989 live at La Cigale, Paris and released in September 1989 as a double A-side single with the song "Tin Machine" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


48. It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City (1989)


Written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen in July-August 1972 and released on January 5th of 1973 on Columbia label as the ninth song (and closer) of his first album "Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J." (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in November of 1974 at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia (during the sessions for "Young Americans"), not released until September 19th of 1989 as the twenty-ninth song (thirteenth of the second CD) of the box set "Sound + Vision" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


49. Growin' Up (1990)


Written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen in July-August 1972 and released on January 5th of 1973 on Columbia label as the second song of the album "Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J." (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in November 1973 at Olympic Studios, London (during the early sessions for "Diamond Dogs"), not released until 1990 on Rykodisc label as a bonus track (and thirteenth song) on the reissue of the album "Pin Ups" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


50. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (1990)


Written by Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Joe Harris, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Dutch Robinson, Clarence "Satch" Satchell and Gary Webster, recorded by The Ohio Players and released as "Here Today and Gone Tomorrow" in 1968 on Capitol label as the eighth song of the album "Observations in Time" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1974 live at Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, not released until June 1990 as "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" on Rykodisc label as a bonus track (and nineteenth song) on the reissue of the album "David Live" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


51. Shakin' All Over (1991)


Written by Johnny Kidd, recorded by Johnny Kidd and The Pirates in May 1960 and released on June 10th of 1960 on HMV label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Tin Machine on July 1st of 1989 live at Newport Centre, Newport, Wales and released in August 1991 on Victory label as the B-side of the 12" single "You Belong in Rock 'n Roll" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


52. If There Is Something (1991)


Written by Bryan Ferry, recorded by Roxy Music in March 1972 and released on June 16th of 1972 on Island label as the third song of their first album "Roxy Music" (youtube link).


Recorded by Tin Machine in September-October of 1989 at Studios 301, Sydney and March 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles and released on September 2nd of 1991 on Victory label as the fourth song of the album "Tin Machine II" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


53. I Feel Free (1993)


Written by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown, recorded by Cream in September 1966 and released in December 1966 on Reaction label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in 1992 at Mountain Studios, Montreux and/or the Hit Factory, New York and released on April 5th of 1993 on Savage label as the third song of the album "Black Tie, White Noise" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


54. Nite Flights (1993)


Written by Scott Engel, recorded by The Walker Brothers in February 1978 and released in July 1978 on GTO label as the third song of the album "Nite Flights" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in 1992 at Mountain Studios, Montreux and/or the Hit Factory, New York and released on April 5th of 1993 on Savage label as the sixth song of the album "Black Tie, White Noise" (youtube link), being released some years after (June 2010) as a single (in fact a digital file) on EMI label.

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs (a must-read!!)


55. Don't Let Me Down and Down (1993)


Written and recorded by Tahra and released in 1988 as "T Beyby" (with Arabic lyrics) in France on Pathé Marconi EMI label as the eighth song (and closer) of the album "Yamen Yamen" (audio link). The same album contained a version of the same song with English words (written by Martine Valmont) released as "Don't Let Me Down and Down" as the fifth song of "Yamen Yamen" (audio link).


Recorded by David Bowie in 1992 at Mountain Studios, Montreux and/or the Hit Factory, New York and released on April 5th of 1993 on Savage label as the ninth song of the album "Black Tie, White Noise" (youtube link).

Additional info: bowiesongs


56. I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday (1993)


Written by Morrissey and Mark E. Nevin, recorded by Morrissey in March 1992 and released on July 27th of 1992 on HMV label as the ninth song of the album "Your Arsenal" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in 1992 at Mountain Studios, Montreux and/or the Hit Factory, New York and released on April 5th of 1993 on Savage label as the eleventh song of the album "Black Tie, White Noise" (youtube link).

Additional info: bowiesongs


57. I'm Waiting for the Man (1994)


Written by Lou Reed, recorded by The Velvet Underground in May 1966 and released on March 12th of 1967 on Verve label as the second song of the album "The Velvet Underground & Nico" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie on October 20th of 1972 live at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica and first released officially on April 25th of 1994 on MainMan label as the fifteenth song of the live album "Santa Monica '72" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


59. Footstompin' / I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate (1995)


Written by Aaron Collins, recorded by The Flares and released as "Foot Stomping - Part 1" in May 1961 on Felsted label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Written by Clarence Williams and Armand Piron and first published in 1919. I'm not sure about the first recording but it was recorded by Eva Taylor with Clarence Williams in 1922 and released on November 25th of 1922 on Okeh label as the A-side of a 78 rpm single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie on November 2nd of 1974 live for the Dick Cavett Show, New York (first broadcasted on December 4th of 1974) and first released officially in May of 1995 as the medley "Footstompin'/I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" on MainMan label as the sixth song of the compilation album "RarestOneBowie" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


63. Almost Grown (2000)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry in February 1959 and released in March 1959 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie on June 3rd of 1971 live for In Concert: John Peel at BBC Radio Studio, London (first broadcasted on June 20th of 1971) and first released officially on September 26th of 2000 on EMI label as the sixteenth song of the album "Bowie at the Beeb" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


67. Cactus (2002)


Written by Black Francis, recorded by Pixies in November 1987 and released on March 21st of 1988 on 4AD label as the eighth song of their first album "Surfer Rosa" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in August-September 2001 at Allaire Studios, Shokan, New York and October 2001 to January 2002 at Looking Glass Studios, New York and released on June 11th of 2002 on Columbia label as the second song of the album "Heathen" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


68. I've Been Waiting for You (2002)


Written and recorded by Neil Young in August-October 1968 and released on November 12th of 1968 on Reprise label as the fourth song of his debut album "Neil Young" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in August-September 2001 at Allaire Studios, Shokan, New York and October 2001 to January 2002 at Looking Glass Studios, New York and released on June 11th of 2002 on Columbia label as the sixth song of the album "Heathen" and later (October 2002) as the A-side of a single only released in Canada (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


69. I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship (2002)


Written and recorded by The Legendary Stardust Cowboy and released in 1968 on Mercury label as the B-side of his second single "Down in the Wrecking Yard" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in August-September 2001 at Allaire Studios, Shokan, New York and October 2001 to January 2002 at Looking Glass Studios, New York and released on June 11th of 2002 on Columbia label as the eighth song of the album "Heathen" (youtube link).

Additional info: bowiesongs


70. Pablo Picasso (2003)


Written by Jonathan Richman, recorded by John Cale in 1975 and released on November 14th of 1975 on Island label as the eighth song of the album "Helen of Troy" (youtube link). Oddly the original version (and Bowie's inspiration for his own cover) recorded by The Modern Lovers in March 1972 was not released until August 1976 on Beserkley label as the fourth song of their debut album "The Modern Lovers" (youtube link), so it was preceded by the version by John Cale, the producer of the Modern Lovers' first album.


Recorded by David Bowie in January-May 2003 at Looking Glass Studios, New York and released on September 16th of 2003 on Columbia label as the second song of the album "Reality" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


71. Try Some, Buy Some (2003)


Written by George Harrison, recorded by Ronnie Spector in February-March 1971 and released on April 16th of 1971 on Apple label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). George Harrison recorded his own vocals in January-February 1973 over the same 1971 instrumental backing and released it on May 30th of 1973 on Apple label as the ninth song of the album "Living in the Material World" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in January-May 2003 at Looking Glass Studios, New York and released on September 16th of 2003 on Columbia label as the ninth song of the album "Reality" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


72. Love Missile F1-11 (2003)


Written by Martin Degville, Tony James and James Whitmore, recorded by Sigue Sigue Sputnik and released in February 1986 as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in January-May 2003 at Looking Glass Studios, New York and released on September 29th of 2003 on Columbia label as the B-side of the single "New Killer Star" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


73. Waterloo Sunset (2003)


Written by Ray Davies, recorded by The Kinks in April 1967 and released on May 5th of 1967 on Pye label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in January-May 2003 at Looking Glass Studios, New York and released in 2003 on Columbia label as a bonus track (twelfth song) on the bonus DVD edition of the album "Reality" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs

[Honorio]

B) Collaborations
(covers performed by David Bowie as collaborator or guest star or released as part of various artists compilations)


26. Peter and the Wolf (1978)


Written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936, first premiered as "Петя и волк" on May 2nd of 1936 at Central Children's Theatre in Moscow and first recorded in English (I haven't found information about the first Russian recording) by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Koussevitzky and narrated by Richard Hale in 1939 and released in 1939 on RCA Victor label as three 78 rpm singles (youtube links of Part 1 and Part 2).


Recorded by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy and narrated by David Bowie in December 1977 at RCA Studio B, New York and released on May 12th of 1978 on RCA label as the side 1 of the album "David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf" (youtube link of Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4).

Additional info: wikipedia 1, wikipedia 2, bowiesongs


31. Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy (1982)


Written by Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941 as "Carol of the Drum" based upon a traditional Czech carol, the first known recording was made by the Trapp Family Singers on February 1st of 1953, released in 1955 on Decca label as part of the album "Christmas With the Trapp Family Singers - Vol 1" (youtube link). Now widely known as "The Little Drummer Boy" because of the success of the version released by The Harry Simeone Chorale in 1958 with some modifications (youtube link), since then Harry Simeone and Henry Onorati are credited as co-writers.


Recorded by David Bowie & Bing Crosby with a new song written for the occasion by Larry Grossman, Ian Frazer and Buz Kohan called "Peace on Earth" sang by Bowie as a counterpoint while Bing Crosby sang "The Little Drummer Boy." It was recorded on September 11th of 1977 at Elstree Studios, London and first aired on November 30th of 1977 as part of the TV Special "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas." First official release in November 1982 on RCA label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia 1, wikipedia 2, bowiesongs


41. Dancing in the Street (1985)


Written by Marvin Gaye, William 'Mickey' Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter, recorded by Martha and the Vandellas on June 19th of 1964 and released on July 31st of 1964 on Gordy label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie & Mick Jagger in June 1985 at Abbey Road Studios, London, premiered on July 13th of 1985 at Live Aid Concert and released on August 12th of 1985 on EMI America label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


42. Volare (1986)


Written by Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno, recorded by Domenico Modugno with Alberto Semprini and his Sestetto Azzurro and released in Italy as "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" on February 1st of 1958 on Fonit Cetra label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in June 1985 at Abbey Road Studios, London and released on April 7th of 1986 on Virgin label as the thirteenth song of the double album with the original soundtrack of "Absolute Beginners" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


58. Like a Rolling Stone (1994)


Written and recorded by Bob Dylan on June 15th-16th of 1965 and released on July 20th of 1965 on Columbia label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Mick Ronson featuring David Bowie on lead vocal in spring 1988 in Los Angeles with overdubs in 1992 at Utopia Studios, London and released on May 10th of 1994 on Epic label as the second song of posthumous Ronson album "Heaven and Hull" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


60. Hurt (1997)


Written by Trent Reznor, recorded by Nine Inch Nails in 1993 and released on March 8th of 1994 on Nothing label as the fourteenth (and last) song of the album "The Downward Spiral" (youtube link).


Recorded by Nine Inch Nails featuring David Bowie in 1995 during the Dissonance Tour and released on November 27th of 1997 on Nothing label as the eighth song of the VHS "Closure" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


61. A Foggy Day (In London Town) (1998)


Written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, recorded by Fred Astaire with Ray Noble and his Orchestra in 1937 and released as "A Foggy Day" in November 1937 on Brunswick label as the A-side of a 78 RPM single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie + Angelo Badalamenti in 1998 and released on October 6th of 1998 on Red Hot Antilles label as the eighteenth (and last) song on the album "Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


62. Without You I'm Nothing (1999)


Written by Brian Molko (lyrics) and Placebo (music), recorded by Placebo in 1998 and released on October 12th of 1998 on Hut/Virgin label as the fifth song of the album "Without You I'm Nothing" (youtube link).


Recorded by Placebo featuring David Bowie in March 1999 and released on August 16th of 1999 on Hut/Virgin label as a CD-single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


64. Nature Boy (2001)


Written by eden ahbez, recorded by King Cole with Orchestra conducted by Frank DeVol on August 22nd of 1947 and released in March 1948 on Capitol label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded in two different versions, one by David Bowie and the other by David Bowie and Massive Attack in 2000-2001 and released on May 8th of 2001 on Interscope label as the first song (Bowie solo version, youtube link) and as the fifteenth (and last) song (Bowie with Massive Attack version, youtube link) of the soundtrack album "Moulin Rouge."

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


65. Pictures of Lily (2001)


Written by Pete Townshend, recorded by The Who on April 5th of 1967 and released on April 21st of 1967 on Track label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie probably in 2001 and released on June 12th of 2001 on Edel label as the fourth song of the various artists tribute album "Substitute: The Songs of The Who" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


66. America (2001)


Written by Paul Simon, recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in October 1967 to February 1968 and released on April 3rd of 1968 on Columbia label as the third song of the album "Bookends" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie on October 20th of 2001 live at the Madison Square Garden on the benefit concert for New York City and released on November 27th of 2001 on Columbia label as the first song of the various artists live double album "The Concert for New York City" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


75. 20th Century Boy (2004)


Written by Marc Bolan, recorded by T. Rex in December 1972 and released on March 2nd of 1973 on EMI label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Placebo featuring David Bowie on February 19th of 1999 live at London Arena on the 1999 Brit Awards Ceremony and released on December 14th of 2004 on Elevator label as the twenty-first song of the Placebo compilation DVD "Once More With Feeling: Videos 1996-2004" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


76. Wake Up (2005)


Written and recorded by Arcade Fire in August 2003 and early 2004 and released on September 14th of 2004 on Merge label as the seventh song of the album "Funeral" (youtube link).


Recorded by Arcade Fire & David Bowie on September 8th of 2005 live at Radio City Music Hall, New York on Fashion Rocks event and released on November 21st of 2005 on iTunes Music Store as the second song of the EP "Live EP (Live at Fashion Rocks)" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


77. Arnold Layne (2006)


Written by Syd Barrett and recorded by Pink Floyd in January-February 1967 and released on March 17th of 1967 on EMI Columbia label as the A-side of their first single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Gilmour featuring David Bowie on May 29th of 2006 live at the Royal Albert Hall, London and released on December 29th of 2006 on EMI label as a CD-single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


78. Comfortably Numb (2007)


Written by David Gilmour and Roger Waters and recorded by Pink Floyd in April-November 1979 and released on November 30th of 1979 on Harvest label as the eighteenth song (closing side 3) of the double album "The Wall" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Gilmour featuring David Bowie on May 29th of 2006 live at the Royal Albert Hall, London and released on September 17th of 2007 on Sony label as the twenty-third (and last) song of the DVD "Remember That Night: Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs



C) Reworkings
(songs written or co-written by David Bowie but first recorded or released by other artist and later also recorded and officially released by David Bowie)


04. Oh You Pretty Things (1971)


Written by David Bowie, recorded by Peter Noone in early 1971 (with David Bowie playing piano) and released as "Oh You Pretty Things" in April 1971 on RAK label as the A-side of his first single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in April 1971 at Trident Studios, London and released as "Oh! You Pretty Things" on December 17th of 1971 on RCA label as the second song of the album "Hunky Dory" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


23. All the Young Dudes (1974)


Written by David Bowie, recorded by Mott the Hoople on May 14th of 1972 at Trident Studios, London (with David Bowie as co-producer) and released on July 28th of 1972 on CBS label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in July 1974 live at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia and released in October 29th of 1974 on RCA label as the eighth song of the live album "David Live" (youtube link). David Bowie did a previous studio recording (in December 1972 at Trident Studios. London) that remained unissued until May 1995 when opened the compilation "Rarest One Bowie" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


32. China Girl (1983)


Written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, recorded by Iggy Pop in July-August 1976 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and Musicland Studios, Munich (with David Bowie producing and playing piano, synthesizers, saxophone and xylophone) and released on March 18th of 1977 on RCA label as the fifth song of the album "The Idiot" and later (May 1977) as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in December 1982 at Power Station Studios, New York and released on April 14th of 1983 on EMI America label as the second song of the album "Let's Dance" and later (May 1983) as the A-side of the second single from the album (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


38. Tonight (1984)


Written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, recorded by Iggy Pop in June 1977 at Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin (with David Bowie co-producing, playing keyboards and singing backing vocals) and released on September 7th of 1977 on RCA label as the fifth song of the album "Lust for Life" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie featuring Tina Turner in May-June 1984 at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada and released on September 24th of 1984 on EMI America label as the fourth song of the album "Tonight" and later (November 1984) as the A-side of the second single from the album (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


39. Neighborhood Threat (1984)


Written by David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Ricky Gardiner, recorded by Iggy Pop in June 1977 at Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin (with David Bowie co-producing, playing keyboards and singing backing vocals) and released on September 7th of 1977 on RCA label as the eighth song of the album "Lust for Life" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in May-June 1984 at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada and released on September 24th of 1984 on EMI America label as the fifth song of the album "Tonight" (youtube link).

Additional info: bowiesongs


44. Girls (1987)


Written by David Bowie and Erdal Kizilcay, recorded by Tina Turner in 1986 and released in September 1986 on Capitol label as the sixth song of the album "Break Every Rule" and later as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie in September-November 1986 at Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland and released in June 1987 on EMI America label as the B-side of the single "Time Will Crawl" (youtube link of the 12" version).

Additional info: wikipedia, bowiesongs


74. Sister Midnight (2004)


Written by David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Carlos Alomar, recorded by Iggy Pop in July-August 1976 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France and Musicland Studios, Munich (with David Bowie producing, playing keyboards and guitar and singing backing vocals) and released in February 1977 on RCA label as the A-side of a single and later (March 1977) opening the album "The Idiot" (youtube link).


Recorded by David Bowie on November 22-23rd of 2004 live at Point Theatre, Dublin and released on October 18th of 2004 on Columbia label as the sixth song of the live DVD "A Reality Tour" (youtube link), the first audio release was in January 2010 as the sixth song of the double CD "A Reality Tour."

Additional info: bowiesongs

[Listyguy]

This is great! I hadn't even realized some of these were covers (for example I thought "It Ain't Easy" was a Bowie original).

[Henrik]

Wow Honorio, another fantastic post! Both informative and aesthetic, as always. Great intro too, I basically agree with everything you said. I hope this will get many readers.

[Honorio]

Many thanks Listyguy and Henrik!

I thought "It Ain't Easy" was a Bowie original

As you can see, it was previously released by Ron Davies. I got mixed feelings about "It Ain't Easy." For me it's one of the better covers made by David Bowie (see my Top 10 on the next answer), it's one of those obscure artist vindications that Bowie used to do and the cover itself is impeccable (I like his voice in these upper registers). But, even if I love it, I can't help to see this song as the worst in my favourite album ever. "Ziggy Stardust" could have been even a better album with the gorgeous "Velvet Goldmine" (youtube link) from the same sessions replacing "It Ain't Easy."

I hope this will get many readers.

I hope this too but it's quite difficult. Those threads without involvement of other people from the forum got easily lost in the middle of the maelstrom of threads. But probably we could make it participative too. Probably few people will answer but why not sending a list of your favourite Bowie covers? You can select a Top 10 out of these 78 songs and post it here. Everyone can have their own reasons for choosing their 10 songs (originality, quality or whatever). I could count the votes and post a final list of favourites. Here's my Top 10:
1. Wild Is the Wind (1976)
2. Sorrow (1973)
3. The Drowned Girl (1982)
4. My Death (1983)
5. Kingdom Come (1980)
6. See Emily Play (1973)
7. China Girl (1983)
8. I've Been Waiting for You (2002)
9. Nature Boy (2001, version with Massive Attack)
10. It Ain't Easy (1972)

[JimmyJazz]

I know this is somewhat old, but awesome presentation, Honorio! Having read many posts on this forum for awhile, I must compliment your talents as a writer. You describe the artists, songs, and albums you love with passion, perception, and clarity. As Henrik mentioned, it is a shame that not many people replied to this post. It is one of the best one's I've read! I too, am a huge fan of Bowie, and this post helps demonstrate why he is quite possibly the greatest artist of pop music, the "Chameleon" as they all call him, taking in so many different influences and styles and creating his own unique, wonderful art out of them.

[Brad]

I'd like to echo the sentiments expressed above regarding the remarkable effort & presentation involved in the building of this thread.

Sadly, although I consider myself a big Bowie fan, I am probably unfamiliar with a majority of the covers listed (so I have my work cut out for me).

Nonetheless, here's my top 10:
(1) Oh You Pretty Things
(2) Wild Is The Wind
(3) Sorrow
(4) It Ain't Easy (completely agree about "Velvet Goldmine" though)
(5) All The Young Dudes
(6) Criminal World
(7) White Light White Heat
(8) Friday On My Mind
(9) China Girl
(10) Let's Spend The Night Together

Thanks!

[jamieW]

I also need to familiarize myself with many of these covers, but a couple that immediately leap out at me as favorites would be “Wild is the Wind” and “China Girl.” I wouldn’t have dreamed it possible, but I may actually prefer the Bowie version of “Wild” to Simone’s wonderful performance. (And I agree with every word of praise that’s been given to Nina lately.)

Also, I wanted to join the chorus praising Honorio for his amazing work with these posts. I’ve been writing most of my life, but I’ve never been able to write with such eloquence and insight, and one of the things I look forward to most in the forum is reading your equally informative and enjoyable reviews of albums, songs and artists. Thanks, Honorio, and I look forward to many more of your posts in the years to come!

[Honorio]

Many many thanks for your kind comments JimmyJazz, Brad and jamieW. I can see that all of you were already fans of Bowie (great list, Brad!) and I'm glad that this list could make you go even more in depth.

And many thanks to Dan for the correction of some English grammar mistakes before posting the thread (and sorry for not saying it here before).

I'm going to seize the opportunity to edit the list changing the numeration (now it will be shown chronologically) but maintaining the classification in three groups. This is the complete list of covers chronologically ordered:


01. Liza Jane
02. Louie, Louie Go Home
(released on June 5th of 1964 on Vocalion label as both sides of a single credited to Davie Jones with the King Bees)

03. I Pity the Fool
(released on March 5th of 1965 on Parlophone label as the A-side of a single credited to The Manish Boys)

04. Oh! You Pretty Things
05. Fill Your Heart
(released on December 17th of 1971 on RCA label on the album "Hunky Dory")

06. It Ain't Easy
(released on June 6th of 1972 on RCA Victor label on the album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars")

07. Round and Round
(released on April 6th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the B-side of the single "Drive-in Saturday")

08. Let's Spend the Night Together
(released on April 12th of 1973 on RCA Victor label on the album "Aladdin Sane")

09. Sorrow
10. Amsterdam
(released on September 28th of 1973 on RCA Victor label as both sides of a single)

11. Rosalyn
12. Here Comes the Night
13. I Wish You Would
14. See Emily Play
15. Everything's Alright
16. I Can't Explain
17. Friday on My Mind
18. Don't Bring Me Down
19. Shapes of Things
20. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
21. Where Have All the Good Times Gone
(released on October 19th of 1973 on RCA Victor label on the album "Pin Ups")

22. Knock on Wood
(released on September 13th of 1974 on RCA Victor label as the A-side of a single)

23. All the Young Dudes
(released on October 29th of 1974 on RCA label on the live album "David Live")

24. Across the Universe
(released on March 7th of 1975 on RCA Victor label on the album "Young Americans")

25. Wild Is the Wind
(released on January 23rd of 1976 on RCA Victor label on the album "Station to Station")

26. Peter and the Wolf
(released on May 12th of 1978 on RCA label on the album "David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf" credited to the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy and narrated by David Bowie)

27. Alabama Song
(released on February 15th of 1980 on RCA Victor label as the A-side of a single)

28. Kingdom Come
(released on September 12th of 1980 on RCA label on the album "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)")

29. Remembering Marie A.
30. The Drowned Girl
(released on February 26th of 1982 on RCA label on the EP "David Bowie in Bertolt Brecht's Baal")

31. Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy
(released in November 1982 on RCA label as the A-side of a single credited to David Bowie & Bing Crosby)

32. China Girl
33. Criminal World
(released on April 14th of 1983 on EMI America label on the album "Let's Dance")

34. My Death
35. White Light/White Heat
(released in October 1983 on RCA Victor label on the live album "Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture")

36. Don't Look Down
37. God Only Knows
38. Tonight
39. Neighborhood Threat
40. I Keep Forgettin'
(released on September 24th of 1984 on EMI America label on the album "Tonight")

41. Dancing in the Street
(released on August 12th of 1985 on EMI America label as the A-side of a single credited to David Bowie & Mick Jagger)

42. Volare
(released on April 7th of 1986 on Virgin label on the double album with the original soundtrack of "Absolute Beginners")

43. Bang Bang
(released on April 27th of 1987 on EMI America label on the album "Never Let Me Down")

44. Girls
(released in June 1987 on EMI America label as the B-side of the single "Time Will Crawl")

45. I Wanna Be Your Dog
(released in 1988 in VHS format on the video "Glass Spider")

46. Working Class Hero
(released on May 22nd of 1989 on the album "Tin Machine" credited to Tin Machine)

47. Maggie's Farm
(released in September 1989 on a double A-side single with the song "Tin Machine" credited to Tin Machine)

48. It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City
(released on September 19th of 1989 on the box set "Sound + Vision")

49. Growin' Up
(released in 1990 on Rykodisc label as a bonus track on the reissue of the album "Pin Ups")

50. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
(released in June of 1990 on Rykodisc label as a bonus track on the reissue of the album "David Live")

51. Shakin' All Over
(released in August 1991 on Victory label as the B-side of the 12" single "You Belong in Rock 'n Roll" credited to Tin Machine)

52. If There Is Something
(released on September 2nd of 1991 on Victory label on the album "Tin Machine II" credited to Tin Machine)

53. I Feel Free
54. Nite Flights
55. Don't Let Me Down and Down
56. I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday
(released on April 5th of 1993 on Savage label on the album "Black Tie, White Noise")

57. I'm Waiting for the Man
(released on April 25th of 1994 on MainMan label on the live album "Santa Monica '72")

58. Like a Rolling Stone
(released on May 10th of 1994 on Epic label on the album "Heaven and Hull" credited to Mick Ronson)

59. Footstompin' / I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
(released in May of 1995 on MainMan label on the compilation album "RarestOneBowie")

60. Hurt
(released on November 27th of 1997 on Nothing label on the VHS "Closure" credited to Nine Inch Nails)

61. A Foggy Day (In London Town)
(released on October 6th of 1998 on Red Hot Antilles label on the album "Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove" credited to David Bowie + Angelo Badalamenti)

62. Without You I'm Nothing
(released on August 16th of 1999 on Hut/Virgin label as a CD-single credited to Placebo featuring David Bowie)

63. Almost Grown
(released on September 26th of 2000 on EMI label on the album "Bowie at the Beeb")

64. Nature Boy
(released on May 8th of 2001 on Interscope label on the soundtrack album "Moulin Rouge" with one of the two versions credited to Bowie with Massive Attack)

65. Pictures of Lily
(released on June 12th of 2001 on Edel label on the various artists tribute album "Substitute: The Songs of The Who")

66. America
(released on November 27th of 2001 on Columbia label on the various artists live double album "The Concert for New York City")

67. Cactus
68. I've Been Waiting for You
69. I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship
(released on June 11th of 2002 on Columbia label on the album "Heathen")

70. Pablo Picasso
71. Try Some, Buy Some
(released on September 16th of 2003 on Columbia label on the album "Reality")

72. Love Missile F1-11
(released on September 29th of 2003 on Columbia label as the B-side of the single "New Killer Star")

73. Waterloo Sunset
(released in 2003 on Columbia label as a bonus track on the bonus DVD edition of the album "Reality")

74. Sister Midnight
(released on October 18th of 2004 on Columbia label on the live DVD "A Reality Tour")

75. 20th Century Boy
(released on December 14th of 2004 on Elevator label on the compilation DVD "Once More With Feeling: Videos 1996-2004" credited to Placebo featuring David Bowie)

76. Wake Up
(released on November 21st of 2005 on iTunes Music Store on the EP "Live EP (Live at Fashion Rocks)" credited to Arcade Fire & David Bowie)

77. Arnold Layne
(released on December 29th of 2006 on EMI label as a CD-single credited to David Gilmour featuring David Bowie)

78. Comfortably Numb
(released on September 17th of 2007 on Sony label on the DVD "Remember That Night: Live at the Royal Albert Hall" credited to David Gilmour featuring David Bowie)

[Honorio]

After David Bowie (#4 artist on Acclaimed Music lists) now it's time for our undisputed #1 act, The Beatles. The Fab Four recorded a lot of covers during their (relatively short) life-span, 85 of them were officially released (there are still two covers from the 1962 Decca audition, "Take Good Care of My Baby" and "September in the Rain," waiting to be officially released).
The first obvious comment about the Beatles covers is that almost all of them were recorded and released between 1963 and 1965, so sadly the list offers only a perspective of their formative years. Important influences on posterior changes on the Beatles career (Dylan, Wilson, Shankar or Hendrix to name a few) are not represented here. After the summer of 1965 they only returned briefly to play some covers on January of 1969 during the filming of the "Let It Be" movie trying to loosen up the tensions created during the recording of the "White Album" (and failing on it as everyone knows).
But The Beatles began essentially as a covers band, playing wild rock and roll during the Cavern and Hamburg days. For instance, the Hamburg live album recorded in 1962 featured only 2 originals out of a total of 30 songs. But they also began writing songs from the very beginning, as proven by the first recording by the Quarrymen in 1958 that included a song written by McCartney and Harrison, "In Spite of All the Danger." Within a few years their own material gained presence in their repertoire but during 1963 and 1964 their frantic pace of live performances, radio shows and recordings forced them to play and record many covers because they hadn't enough self-penned material.
I've divided the list of covers in two periods, the songs released before and after April 10th of 1970 (the date when Paul McCartney announced the break-up of the Beatles). And not because of the "posthumous" records were released without the musicians' approval (with the exception of the Hamburg live tapes all the Apple releases were approved by the ex-Beatles) but mainly because one can see different trends on these two periods. If we categorize the covers released by the Fab Four during their life-span (excluding the recordings with Tony Sheridan) we can find an exact balance between pop and rock. Half of the songs (exactly 12) were rock & roll classics originally released from 1956 to 1959, including songs by Carl Perkins (3), Larry Williams (3), Chuck Berry (2), Little Richard (2), Buddy Holly and Barrett Strong, artists that had been long-time favourites of the Fab Four.
But the other half were more unexpected. All those songs were released during the first three years of the 1960s (sometimes released mere months before the Fab Four cover), showing the strong connection of The Beatles with their current times. It included songs by Brill Building songwriters like Burt Bacharach or Gerry Goffin and Carole King for black girl groups like The Shirelles (2), The Cookies, The Marvelettes or The Donays (something not expected from a group of rude rockers), with some forays on soul music (covers of The Miracles, Arthur Alexander, Roy Lee Johnson or The Isley Brothers), country music (Buck Owen's "Act Naturally") and even some easy listening (ballads from plays or musicals like "A Taste of Honey" or "Till There Was You," a style so dear to Sir Paul McCartney). A group of songs mostly focused on melody representing the "pop" side while the other songs represent the "rock" side (and I'm not talking here about white vs. black, both groups included a lot of black artists, in fact 18 of the 24 covers were from black artists). Pop and rock. These were the ingredients for the appetising meal that The Beatles offered to the world, the irresistible pop melodies of Goffin/King played with the unstoppable rock energy of Little Richard. It was called then Beat but what The Beatles created then was the Pop-Rock, a terminology not used until many years later.



But if we look to the songs released after the break-up of the band we will get a quite different picture, just like the picture that Astrid Kirchherr took during the Hamburg days that you can see above. Five Teddy Boys dressed in black leather with greased quiff hairstyles. The Beatles were originally a band of rockers and if we look at the complete list of covers played by The Beatles the balance clearly tips to the side of rock & roll. And their fondness for the good old rock & roll was going to last forever, as proven by statements (Lennon's "before Elvis there was nothing" or McCartney's "if there was no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles"), events (Lennon played with the Plastic Ono Band at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival Festival in 1969 with Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Gene Vincent and Paul McCartney created an annual meeting in England from 1976 called the Buddy Holly Week) and, of course, tribute albums like Lennon's "Rock 'n' Roll" (1975) or McCartney's "Choba B CCCP" (1988) and "Run Devil Run" (1999).
They got an exhaustive and intimate knowledge of this kind of music. Apart of the big names they played tunes from more obscure acts of white rockabilly (Eddie Fontaine, Johnny Burnette Rock 'n Roll Trio, Chan Romero or The Jodimars) and black rhythm & blues (Richie Barrett, Little Willie John or The Olympics). But the two lesser-known artists more vindicated by The Beatles (particularly by John Lennon, he sang lead on all the covers by them) were Larry Williams and Arthur Alexander. The Beatles recorded four songs originally by the Alabama-born country-soul pioneer Arthur Alexander, including "Soldier of Love" (one of my personal favourites Beatles cover). And, before going to the big names, let me point to "Maggie Mae," the only cover of a Liverpool song they ever released, based on the version by The Vipers Skiffle Group. Skiffle, a style derived from early New Orleans played by jug bands, was their first music love and in fact The Quarrymen began as a skiffle band.
Going to the artists most frequently covered by The Beatles we have a triple tie on the fifth position: Arthur Alexander, The Coasters and Elvis Presley. The Coasters were big favourites of the Fab Four because of the sharp compositions of Leiber and Stoller and the comical performances of the R&B band. Harrison sang lead on two of the Coasters numbers while McCartney did it on the other two (including a funny version of the Mexican tune "Bésame mucho" inspired on the Coasters cover). And, despite being Elvis one of the main influences of The Beatles, they were quite careful about it and never released an Elvis cover (probably being aware that they were Elvis replacements at the top). Anyway they recorded for the BBC four songs that Elvis brought to fame, two of them sang by Lennon and one by Harrison. But it was McCartney who better impersonate Elvis with his rendition of "That's All Right (Mama)".
With 5 covers each we got Buddy Holly and Little Richard. Buddy Holly was one of the earliest influences of the Beatles, the very first recording by them (then called the Quarrymen) was a cover of "That'll Be the Day" and their first attempts at songwriting carried his influence. The lead vocals on the Holly covers were taken by Lennon (3) and Harrison (2), not McCartney despite being a big fan (and, as I told before, the creator of the Buddy Holly Week). This was not the case with the Little Richard covers, all of them handled brilliantly by Paul McCartney (in his own words: "I could do Little Richard's voice, which is a wild, hoarse, screaming thing; it's like an out-of-body experience"). The other speciality of Macca were the kitsch ballads (plenty of examples in the list including Mikis Theodorakis' "The Honeymoon Song"), in fact his whole career was going to range from sweet ballads to screaming rockers.
At #2 we have Carl Perkins, one the heroes of the 4 lads from Liverpool. No less than 7 songs by the Rockin' Guitar Man were released by The Beatles, in fact almost half of the first album of the rockabilly pioneer, "Dance Album of Carl Perkins" (1957), was covered by them. Despite Lennon and McCartney taking lead vocals on some of these covers, Carl Perkins seemed to be the speciality of the other two, Harrison sang lead on "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" and "Glad All Over" while Ringo Starr sang "Honey Don't" and "Matchbox." Both teamed with Perkins in 1985 in the tribute concert "Blue Suede Shoes: a Rockabilly Session," two years before the (probably) best tribute concert ever, Orbison's "A Black and White Night" (recorded in 1987).
But the undisputed #1 was Chuck Berry, with a grand total 10 songs covered by the Fab Four (although The Rolling Stones won them in this particular battle, recording 13 covers of Chuck Berry songs). "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'" was another of these brilliant quotes by John Lennon, a big fan of Berry, handling the lead vocals of 9 of these 10 covers (except "Roll Over Beethoven" sung by Harrison).

Before ending this intro I would like to offer my Top 10 of favourite Beatles covers:
1. Twist and Shout (recorded and released in 1963)
2. Soldier of Love (recorded in 1963, released in 1994)
3. Kansas City / Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (recorded and released in 1964)
4. Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby (recorded and released in 1964)
5. Bad Boy (recorded and released in 1965)
6. I Just Don't Understand (recorded in 1963 and released in 1994)
7. Young Blood (recorded in 1963 and released in 1994)
8. Baby It's You (recorded and released in 1963)
9. Leave My Kitten Alone (recorded in 1964 and released in 1995)
10. Till There Was You (recorded and released in 1963)

And that's all for the intro. Enjoy the following list including information about both the originals and the covers. Like I did for David Bowie I organized all the covers in three groups: covers, collaborations and reworkings/demos, including in the text the definition of the groups.
You can also find in the following links the Spotify playlists of the originals (before April of 1970) and the originals 2 (after April of 1970). Of course it was not possible to do a Spotify list of the covers because The Beatles are not available there.

Six final notes:
Note 1: I included here the songs from the 1977 album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" despite not being an official release because of its wide availability at the time (I am one of the proud owners of this album on vinyl).
Note 2: I haven't included the carol covers that appeared on the Christmas records that The Beatles gave as a gift to their Official Beatles Fan Club because they were no real covers but usually brief snippets just for fun. Anyway those "covered" carols (and other songs) were: "Good King Wenceslas," "God Save the Queen," "Happy Birthday to You" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Ringo" (1963), "Jingle Bells" (1964), "Auld Lang Syne" and "It's the Same Old Song" (1965), "Auld Lang Syne" (1967) and "Good King Wenceslas" (1969).
Note 3: in the Spotify lists I selected the versions that more likely influenced the Beatles and not the first released version (except for the Tony Sheridan tracks).
Note 4: obviously the EMI Studios in London that I will often mention from now on were the famous Abbey Road Studios where The Beatles recorded almost every song of their official albums but these studios only got its actual name after the success of The Beatles' album "Abbey Road."
Note 5: On the reworkings/demos section I've excluded the songs first released by a member of The Beatles as a solo artist, so you will not find "Real Love," "Junk," "Not Guilty" and "Teddy Boy" despite appearing in the "Anthology" albums.
Note 6: You will notice that the list begins at #4, that's because the first three belong to the section B (collaborations) and the numeration is chronological. At the end you will find the complete list chronologically ordered.

[Honorio]

Part 1: Songs released before the break-up of The Beatles (April 10th of 1970)

A) Covers
(songs performed by The Beatles but not written by them that appear in official releases credited to The Beatles)


04. Anna (Go to Him) (1963)


Written and recorded by Arthur Alexander, recorded in 1962 and released on September 17th of 1962 on Dot label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on February 11th of 1963 at EMI Studios, London (later renamed Abbey Road Studios) and released on March 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the third song of the Beatles' debut album "Please Please Me" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


05. Chains (1963)


Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, recorded by The Cookies and released in October of 1962 on Dimension label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals on February 11th of 1963 at EMI Studios, London and released on March 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the fourth song of the album "Please Please Me" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


06. Boys (1963)


Written by Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell, recorded by The Shirelles and released on November 7th of 1960 on Scepter label as the B-side of the single "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Starr on lead vocals on February 11th of 1963 at EMI Studios, London and released on March 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the fifth song of the album "Please Please Me" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


07. Baby It's You (1963)


Written by Mack David, Barney Williams and Burt Bacharach, recorded by The Shirelles and released on December 4th of 1961 on Scepter label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals (plus George Martin on celesta) on February 11th of 1963 at EMI Studios, London and released on March 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the tenth song of the album "Please Please Me" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


08. A Taste of Honey (1963)


Written by Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow, recorded by Bobby Scott on October 25th of 1960 and released as an instrumental track in 1961 on Atlantic label as the sixth song of the album "A Taste of Honey" (youtube link). The first vocal version (and the one covered by The Beatles), with lyrics by Lee Morris, was recorded by Lenny Welch and released on September 17th of 1962 on Cadence label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals on February 11th of 1963 at EMI Studios, London and released on March 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the twelfth song of the album "Please Please Me" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


09. Twist and Shout (1963)


Written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell, recorded by The Top Notes on February 23rd of 1961 and released in September of 1961 on Atlantic label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But The Beatles got the inspiration from the version by The Isley Brothers released on June 16th of 1962 on Wand label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on February 11th of 1963 at EMI Studios, London and released on March 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the fourteenth song (and closer) of the album "Please Please Me" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


10. Till There Was You (1963)


Written by Meredith Wilson for the play "The Music Man" and first recorded by Sue Raney with Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra on October 29th of 1957 and released on November 27th of 1957 on Capitol label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But the version that inspired The Beatles was the one recorded by Peggy Lee on August 12th of 1959, released in January of 1960 on Capitol label as the third song of the album "Latin ala Lee!" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals on July 18th and 30th of 1963 at EMI Studios, London and released on November 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the sixth song of the album "With the Beatles" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


11. Please Mister Postman (1963)


Written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland and Robert Bateman, recorded by The Marvelettes in April of 1961 and released as "Please Mr. Postman" on August 21st of 1961 on Tamla label as the A-side of their first single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on July 30th of 1963 at EMI Studios, London and released as "Please Mister Postman" on November 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the seventh song (closing the A-side) of the album "With the Beatles" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


12. Roll Over Beethoven (1963)


Written by Chuck Berry, recorded by Chuck Berry and his Combo on April 16th of 1956 and released in May of 1956 on Chess Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals on July 30th of 1963 at EMI Studios, London and released on November 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the eighth song (opening the B-side) of the album "With the Beatles" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


13. You Really Got a Hold on Me (1963)


Written by William 'Smokey' Robinson, recorded by The Miracles on October 16th of 1962 and released as "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" on November 9th of 1962 on Tamla label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals (plus George Martin on piano) on July 18th of 1963 at EMI Studios, London and released as "You Really Got a Hold on Me" on November 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the tenth song of the album "With the Beatles" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


15. Devil in Her Heart (1963)


Written by Richard Drapkin, recorded by The Donays in 1962 and released as "Devil in His Heart" on August 6th of 1962 on Brent label as the A-side of their first (and last) single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals on July 18th of 1963 at EMI Studios, London and released as "Devil in Her Heart" on November 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the twelfth song of the album "With the Beatles" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


16. Money (That's What I Want) (1963)


Written by Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy, recorded by Barrett Strong and released in August of 1959 on Tamla label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals (plus George Martin on piano) on July 18th and 30th of 1963 and on September 30th of 1963 at EMI Studios, London and released on November 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the fourteenth song (and closer) of the album "With the Beatles" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


18. Long Tall Sally (1964)


Written by Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell, Enotris Johnson and Richard Penniman, recorded by Little Richard and his Band on February 10th of 1956 and released in March of 1956 on Specialty label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals (plus George Martin on piano) on March 1st of 1964 at EMI Studios, London and released on April 10th of 1964 on Capitol label in the USA as the seventh song (opening the B-side) of the album "The Beatles' Second Album" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


20. Ain't She Sweet (1964)


Written by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen, recorded by Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra on January 25th of 1927 and released in 1927 on Brunswick label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But it seems that the version that inspired The Beatles was the one recorded by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps on June 25th of 1956 and released on August 23rd of 1956 on Capitol label as the fourth song of the album "Bluejean Bop!" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals (and Pete Best on drums) on June 23rd of 1961 at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany and released on May 29th of 1964 on Polydor label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


22. Slow Down (1964)


Written and recorded by Larry Williams and released on February 24th of 1958 on Specialty label as the B-side of the single "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals (plus George Martin on piano) on March 1st and 4th of 1964 at EMI Studios, London and released on June 19th of 1964 on Parlophone label in the UK as the third song (opening the B-side) of the EP "Long Tall Sally" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


23. Matchbox (1964)


Written by Carl Perkins (partially based in Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Match Box Blues"), recorded by Carl Perkins in December 4th of 1956 and released on February 16th of 1957 on Sun label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Starr on lead vocals (plus George Martin on piano) on March 1st of 1964 at EMI Studios, London and released on June 19th of 1964 on Parlophone label in the UK as the fourth song (and closer) of the EP "Long Tall Sally" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


24. Rock and Roll Music (1964)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry, recorded in May of 1957 and released as "Rock & Roll Music" in September of 1957 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals (plus George Martin on piano) on October 18th of 1964 at EMI Studios, London and released as "Rock and Roll Music" on December 4th of 1964 on Parlophone label as the fourth song of the album "Beatles for Sale" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


25. Mr. Moonlight (1964)


Written by Roy Lee Johnson, recorded by Dr. Feelgood & The Interns on May 31st of 1961 and released as "Mister Moonlight" on January 15th of 1962 on Columbia label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on October 18th of 1964 at EMI Studios, London and released as "Mr. Moonlight" on December 4th of 1964 on Parlophone label as the sixth song of the album "Beatles for Sale" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


26. Medley: (a) Kansas City (b) Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey! (1964)


Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, recorded by Little Willie Littlefield in 1952 and released as "K.C. Loving" in November of 1952 on Federal label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Written by Richard Penniman and recorded by Little Richard in May 9th of 1956 and released as "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey" on January 13th of 1958 on Specialty label as the B-side of the single "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (youtube link). Little Richard recorded also "Kansas City" as a medley with his own "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey" and it was released as "Kansas City" in May of 1959 on Specialty label as the A-side of a single (youtube link), version that inspired the cover by The Beatles.


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals (plus George Martin on piano) on October 18th of 1964 at EMI Studios, London and released initially as "Kansas City" on December 4th of 1964 on Parlophone label as the seventh song (closing the A-side) of the album "Beatles for Sale" (youtube link). According to Wikipedia: "The original LP sleeve listed the song as "Kansas City" (Leiber & Stoller). After the attorneys for Venice Music complained, the record label was revised to read "Medley: (a) Kansas City (Leiber/Stoller) (P)1964 Macmelodies Ltd./KPM. (b) Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey! (Penniman) Venice Mus. Ltd. (P)1964."

Additional info: wikipedia, wikipedia 2, beatlesbible


27. Words of Love (1964)


Written and recorded by Buddy Holly, recorded on April 8th of 1957 and released on June 20th of 1957 on Coral label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). Oddly a later recording by The Diamonds was released before Holly's original, on May 20th of 1957 on Mercury label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon and McCartney on lead vocals on October 18th of 1964 at EMI Studios, London and released on December 4th of 1964 on Parlophone label as the ninth song of the album "Beatles for Sale" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


28. Honey Don't (1964)


Written and recorded by Carl Perkins, recorded in December 19th of 1955 and released as "Honey, Don't!" on January 1st of 1956 on Sun label as the B-side of the single "Blue Suede Shoes" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Starr on lead vocals on October 26th of 1964 at EMI Studios, London and released on December 4th of 1964 on Parlophone label as the tenth song of the album "Beatles for Sale" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


29. Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby (1964)


Written by Carl Perkins based on a 1936 song by Rex Griffin, recorded by Carl Perkins in 1956 and released in 1957 on Sun label as the ninth song of the album "Dance Album of… Carl Perkins" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals on October 18th of 1964 at EMI Studios, London and released on December 4th of 1964 on Parlophone label as the fourteenth (and last) song of the album "Beatles for Sale" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


30. Bad Boy (1965)


Written and recorded by Larry Williams, recorded on August 14th of 1958 and released on January 19th of 1959 on Specialty label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on May 10th of 1965 (Larry Williams' birthday) at EMI Studios, London and released on June 14th of 1965 on Capitol label in the USA as the fourth song of the album "Beatles VI" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


31. Dizzy Miss Lizzy (1965)


Written and recorded by Larry Williams, released as "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" on February 24th of 1958 on Specialty label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on May 10th of 1965 (Larry Williams' birthday) at EMI Studios, London and released as "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" on June 14th of 1965 on Capitol label in the USA as the ninth song of the album "Beatles VI" (youtube link). Posterior releases (including the album "Help!") credited the song as "Dizzy Miss Lizzy."

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


32. Act Naturally (1965)


Written by Johnny Russell and Voni Morrison, recorded by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos on February 12th of 1963 and released on March 11th of 1963 as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Starr on lead vocals on June 17th of 1965 at EMI Studios, London and released on August 6th of 1965 on Parlophone label as the eighth song (opening the B-side) of the album "Help!" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible



B) Collaborations
(covers performed by The Beatles as collaborators)


01. My Bonnie (1961)


The song "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean" is a traditional Scottish folk song, first published in 1881 by Charles E. Pratt. The first recording could be the one made by The Haydn Quartet in 1901, released in 1902 on Victor label as a the A-side of a 78rpm single (youtube link).


Recorded by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers (with Pete Best on drums) on June 22nd of 1961 at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany and released as "My Bonnie" on October 23rd of 1961 in West Germany on Polydor label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, wikipedia 2, beatlesbible


02. The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In) (1961)


Written by Luther G. Presley and Virgil Oliver Stamps, probably the first recording was the one made by Paramount Jubilee Singers, released as "When All the Saints Go Marching In" in 1923 on Paramount label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers (with Pete Best on drums) on June 22nd of 1961 at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany and released as "The Saints" on October 23rd of 1961 in West Germany on Polydor label as the B-side of the single "My Bonnie" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


03. Sweet Georgia Brown (1962)


Written by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard and Kenneth Casey, recorded by Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra in 1925 and released in April 1925 on Vocalion label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers (plus Roy Young on piano and with Pete Best on drums) on May 24th of 1962 at Studio Rahlstedt, Hamburg, Germany and released in October of 1962 in West Germany on Polydor label as the third song of the EP "Ya Ya" (youtube link). Tony Sheridan recorded new vocals on January 3rd of 1964 (with new lyrics referencing the then famous Beatles), this version was released on January 31st of 1964 on Polydor label as the A-side of a single credited to The Beatles with Tony Sheridan (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


17. Nobody's Child (1964)


Written by Cy Coben and Mel Foree, recorded by Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) and his Rainbow Ranch Boys and released in December of 1949 on RCA Victor label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Tony Sheridan (with Pete Best on drums) on June 24th of 1961 at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany and released on January 31st of 1964 on Polydor label as the B-side of the single "Sweet Georgia Brown" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


21. If You Love Me, Baby (1964)


Written by Charles Singleton and Waldenese Hall, recorded by Jimmy Reed and released as "Take Out Some Insurance" in 1959 on Vee-Jay label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Tony Sheridan (with Pete Best on drums) on June 24th of 1961 at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany and released as "If You Love Me, Baby" on May 29th of 1964 on Polydor label in the UK as the B-side of the single "Ain't She Sweet" and as "Take Out Some Insurance on Me, Baby" on ATCO label in the USA as the B-side of the single "Sweet Georgia Brown" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible



C) Reworkings
(songs written by Lennon-McCartney first released by other artist but later also officially released by The Beatles)


14. I Wanna Be Your Man (1963)


Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by The Rolling Stones on October 7th of 1963 and released on November 1st of 1963 as the A-side of their second single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Starr on lead vocals (plus George Martin on organ) on September 11th, 12th and 30th of 1963 and October 3rd and 23rd of 1963 at EMI Studios, London and released on November 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the eleventh song of the album "With the Beatles" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


19. I Call Your Name (1964)


Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas on June 27th of 1963 and released on July 26th of 1963 as the B-side of the single "Bad to Me" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on March 1st of 1964 at EMI Studios, London and released on April 10th of 1964 on Capitol label in the USA as the eighth song of the album "The Beatles' Second Album" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


33. Let It Be (1970)


Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by Aretha Franklin on October 3rd of 1969 and released on January 15th of 1970 on Atlantic label as the fourth song of the album "The Girl's in Love With You" (youtube link), released two months before The Beatles' own release.


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals (plus Billy Preston on organ and electric piano plus two trumpets, two trombones, tenor saxophone and cellos) on January 31st of 1969 at Apple Studios, London and on April 30th of 1969 and January 4th of 1970 at EMI Studios, London and released on March 6th of 1970 on Apple label as the A-side of a single (youtube link) and later (on May 4th of 1970) in a different version on Apple label as the sixth song of the album "Let It Be" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible

[Honorio]

Part 2: Songs released after the break-up of The Beatles (April 10th of 1970)

A) Covers
(songs performed by The Beatles but not written by them that appear in official releases credited to The Beatles)


34. Maggie Mae (1970)


Traditional Liverpool folk song of unknown composers, first referenced in the 1830s, I got no information about the first known recording, it could be the one recorded by A. L. Lloyd and released as "Maggie May" in 1956 on Riverside label as the third song of the album "English Drinking Songs" (youtube link). But probably the direct influence for The Beatles was the version on skiffle style recorded by The Vipers Skiffle Group and released in 1957 on Parlophone label as the B-side of the single "Cumberland Gap" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon and McCartney on lead vocals on January 24th of 1969 at Apple Studios, London and released as "Maggie Mae" on May 7th of 1970 on Apple label as the seventh song of the album "Let It Be" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


35. The Hippy Hippy Shake (1977)


Written and recorded by Chan Romero in 1959 and released on July 13th of 1959 on Del-Fi label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released semiofficially on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the third song of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link) and later officially released (on a different version recorded on July 10th of 1963 at the Aeolian Hall Studios, London) on November 30th of 1994 as the forty-eighth song (fourteenth song of disc 2) of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


36. Sweet Little Sixteen (1977)


Written by Chuck Berry (partially inspired in a 1954 song, "Route 90" by Clarence Garlow), recorded by Chuck Berry on December 29th and 30th of 1957 and released in January of 1958 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released semiofficially on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the fourth song of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link) and later officially (on a version recorded on July 10th of 1963 at the Aeolian Hall Studios, London) on November 30th of 1994 as the forty-fourth song (tenth song of disc 2) of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible, beatles.org


37. Lend Me Your Comb (1977)


Written by Kay Twomey, Fred Wise and Ben Weisman, recorded by Carl Perkins in 1957 and released in December of 1957 on Sun label as the B-side of the single "Glad All Over" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released semiofficially on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the fifth song of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link) and later officially (on a version recorded on July 2nd of 1963 at the BBC Maida Vale Studios, London) on November 20th of 1995 as the forty-seventh song of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


38. Your Feet's Too Big (1977)


Written by Ada Benson and Fred Fisher, recorded by The Ink Spots on January 4th of 1935 and released in February of 1935 on Victor label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). Probably The Beatles knew the song from the version recorded by Chubby Checker and released in 1961 on Parkway label as the second song of the album "For Twisters Only" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the sixth song (closing side 1) of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatles.org


39. Besame Mucho (1977)


Written by Consuelo Velásquez in 1940, recorded by Emilio Tuero in 1941 with no information available on the net about date of release or label (youtube link). But the version that inspired The Beatles, especially Paul McCartney, was the one (with English lyrics by Sunny Skylar) recorded by The Coasters and released in March of 1960 on ATCO label in two parts on both sides of a single (youtube link of Part 1 and youtube link of Part 2).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released semiofficially on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the tenth song of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link) and later officially (on a version recorded on June 6th of 1962 at EMI Studios, London) on November 20th of 1995 as the twenty-first song of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


40. Reminiscing (1977)


Written by King Curtis, recorded by Buddy Holly in September 10th of 1958 with posthumous overdubs recorded in 1962 and released on August 20th of 1962 on Coral label as the A-side of a (posthumous) single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the eleventh song of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link).


41. Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees) (1977)


Written by Eddie Fontaine, Cirino Colacrai, Diane Lampert and John Gluck, Jr., recorded by Eddie Fontaine and released as "Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)" on July 11th of 1958 on Sunbeam label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released semiofficially on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the thirteenth song (opening side 3) of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link) and later officially (on a version recorded on July 10th of 1963 at Aeolian Hall Studios, London) as "Nothin' Shakin'" on November 30th of 1994 as the forty-seventh song (thirteenth song of disc 2) of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


42. To Know Her Is to Love Her (1977)


Written by Phil Spector, recorded by The Teddy Bears in July of 1958 and released as "To Know Him, Is to Love Him" in August of 1958 on Dore label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released semiofficially as "To Know Her Is to Love Her" on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the fourteenth song of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link) and later officially (on a version recorded on July 16th of 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London) on November 30th of 1994 as the twenty-fourth song of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


43. Little Queenie (1977)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry, recorded in February 1959 and released in March 1959 on Chess label as the B-side of the single "Almost Grown" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the fifteenth song of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


44. Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It) (1977)


Written by Friedrich Hollaender, recorded by Marlene Dietrich in January of 1930 and released as "Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt" in March 1930 in Germany on Electrola label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). Marlene Dietrich also recorded the first English version (with lyrics by Sammy Lerner) in 1930, released as "Falling in Love Again" in 1930 on Victor label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released as "Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)" on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the sixteenth song of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


47. Red Sails in the Sunset (1977)


Written by Jimmy Kennedy and Hugh Williams, first recorded by Lew Stone and His Band in July 18th of 1935 and released in 1935 on Regal Zonophone label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). Although beatles.org point at the similarities with the version recorded by Fats Domino (youtube link) it could not have influenced them because it was released in 1963, maybe the versions released by Joe Turner and His Blue Kings in 1957 (youtube link) or by Johnny Burnette in 1961 (youtube link) could have been a more direct influence.


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the twentieth song (opening side 4) of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


48. I'm Talking About You (1977)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry, released in February of 1961 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the twenty-third song of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


49. Shimmy Like Kate (1977)


Written by Clarence Williams and Armand Piron and first published in 1919 as "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate." I'm not sure about the first recording but it was recorded by Eva Taylor with Clarence Williams in 1922 and released on November 25th of 1922 on Okeh label as the A-side of a 78 rpm single (youtube link). The version that inspired The Beatles was the recorded by The Olympics in 1960 that credited Fred Smith and Cliff Goldsmith, released in August of 1960 on Arvee label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the twenty-fourth song of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


50. I Remember You (1977)


Written by Johnny Mercer and Victor Schertzinger, recorded by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with vocal by Bob Eberly on December 10th of 1941 and released in January of 1942 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). Probably the version that influenced The Beatles was the one recorded by Frank Ifield, released in July of 1962 on Vee Jay label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the twenty-sixth (and last) song of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


51. I'm Gonna Sit Down and Cry (Over You) (1977)


Written by Joe Thomas and Howard Biggs, recorded by Roy Hamilton and released in 1954 on Epic label as the B-side of the single "You Never Walk Alone" (youtube link). But the direct influence on The Beatles own cover was undoubtedly the cover recorded by Elvis Presley, released in 1956 as the ninth song of his debut album "Elvis Presley" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released semiofficially on June 13th of 1977 in USA on Lingasong/Atlantic label as the first song (replacing "I Saw Her Standing There" of the original German release) of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link) and later officially (on a version recorded on July 16th of 1963 at Paris Theatre, London) on November 30th of 1994 as the twentieth song of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


52. Where Have You Been All My Life? (1977)


Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, recorded by Arthur Alexander in 1962 and released in April of 1962 on Dot label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released on June 13th of 1977 in USA on Lingasong/Atlantic label as the seventh song (replacing "Twist and Shout" of the original German release) of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link).


53. Sheila (1977)


Written by Tommy Roe, recorded by Tommy Roe and The Satins with The Flamingos in 1960 and released in October of 1960 on Judd label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). The Beatles own cover was more inspired by the second version recorded by Tommy Roe in 1962, released in 1962 on Phillips label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released on June 13th of 1977 in USA on Lingasong/Atlantic label as the seventeenth song (replacing "Ask Me Why" of the original German release) of the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


54. I Got a Woman (1994)


Written by Ray Charles and Renald J Richard (adapted from the gospel traditional tune "It Must Be Jesus"), recorded by Ray Charles and His Band in 1954 and released as "I've Got a Woman" in December of 1954 on Atlantic label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). Surely The Beatles knew Ray Charles' original but their cover got some debts to the rockabilly version recorded by Elvis Presley and released as "I Got a Woman" in 1956 as the third song of his debut album "Elvis Presley" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on July 16th of 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London, first broadcast on August 13th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the fourth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


55. Too Much Monkey Business (1994)


Written by Chuck Berry, recorded by Chuck Berry and His Combo on April 16th of 1956 and released in August of 1956 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on September 3rd of 1963 at Aeolian Hall Studios, London, first broadcast on September 10th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the fifth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


56. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby (1994)


Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, recorded by Little Eva and released in November of 1962 on Dimension label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on January 22nd of 1963 at Playhouse Theatre, London, first broadcast on January 26th of 1963 on the BBC Radio show "Saturday Club" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the sixth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


58. Young Blood (1994)


Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Doc Pomus, recorded by The Coasters on February 15th of 1957 and released in March of 1957 on ATCO label as the B-side of the single "Searchin'" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals on June 1st of 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London, first broadcast on June 11th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the eighth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


59. A Shot of Rhythm and Blues (1994)


Written by Terry Thompson and recorded by Arthur Alexander in October of 1961 and released in December of 1961 on Dot label as the B-side of the single "You Better Move On" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on August 1st of 1963 at Playhouse Theatre, Manchester, first broadcast on August 27th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the ninth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


60. Sure to Fall (In Love with You) (1994)


Written by Carl Perkins, Quinton Claunch and Bill Cantrell, recorded by Carl Perkins in December of 1955 and released in 1957 on Sun label as the third song of the album "Dance Album of… Carl Perkins" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on June 1st of 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London, first broadcast on June 18th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the tenth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


61. Some Other Guy (1994)


Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Richard Barrett, recorded by Richie Barrett and released in April of 1962 on Atlantic label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon and McCartney on lead vocals on June 19th of 1963 live at Playhouse Theatre, London, first broadcast on June 23rd of 1963 on the BBC Radio show "Easy Beat" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the eleventh track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


62. That's All Right (Mama) (1994)


Written and recorded by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, recorded on September 6th of 1946 and released as "That's All Right" in March of 1947 on RCA Victor label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But it was the version recorded by Elvis Presley and released on July 19th of 1954 on Sun label as the A-side of his first single (youtube link) the one that inspired The Beatles' cover.


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals on July 2nd of 1963 at Maida Vale Studios, London, first broadcast on July 16th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Go the Beatles" and released as "That's All Right (Mama)" on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the fifteenth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


63. Carol (1994)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry, released in August of 1958 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on July 2nd of 1963 at Maida Vale Studios, London, first broadcast on July 16th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Go the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the sixteenth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


64. Soldier of Love (1994)


Written by Buzz Cason and Tony Moon, recorded by Arthur Alexander and released in April of 1962 on Dot label as the B-side of the single "Where Have You Been" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on July 2nd of 1963 at Maida Vale Studios, London, first broadcast on July 16th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Go the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the seventeenth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


65. Clarabella (1994)


Written by Frank Pingatore, recorded by The Jodimars in October of 1956 and released in November of 1956 on Capitol label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals on July 2nd of 1963 at Maida Vale Studios, London, first broadcast on July 16th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Go the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the nineteenth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


66. Crying, Waiting, Hoping (1994)


Written and recorded by Buddy Holly, recorded on December 14th of 1958 (home recording) with posthumous overdubs on June 30th 1959 and released on July 20th of 1959 on Coral label as B-side of the single "Peggy Sue Got Married" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals on July 16th of 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London, first broadcast on August 6th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Go the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the twenty-first track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


67. The Honeymoon Song (1994)


Written by Mikis Theodorakis and Vasilis Kardís in 1958, first recorded by Giovanna (Γιοβάννα) and released as "Άν θυμηθείς τ' 'ονειρό μου" ("An thimitheis t'oneiro mou," Greek for "If You Remember My Dream") in 1958 in Greece on Polydisc label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). The English version (with lyrics by William Sansom), recorded by The Marino Marini Quartet and released as "The Honeymoon Song" in June of 1959 on Durium label as the A-side of a single (youtube link), was the direct inspiration for Paul McCartney.


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals on July 16th of 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London, first broadcast on August 6th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Go the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the twenty-eighth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: beatlesbible


68. Johnny B Goode (1994)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry, recorded on January 6th of 1958 and released on March 31st of 1958 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on January 7th of 1964 at Playhouse Theatre, London, first broadcast on February 15th of 1964 on the BBC Radio show "Saturday Club" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the twenty-ninth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


69. Memphis, Tennessee (1994)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry, released in June of 1959 on Chess label as the B-side of the single "Back in the U.S.A." (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on July 10th of 1963 at Aeolian Hall Studios, London, first broadcast on July 30th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the thirtieth track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


70. Lucille (1994)


Written by Albert Collins and Richard Penniman, recorded by Little Richard and His Band and released on February of 1957 on Specialty EMI label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals on September 7th of 1963 at Playhouse Theatre, London, first broadcast on October 5th of 1964 on the BBC Radio show "Saturday Club" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the thirty-first track of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


71. Lonesome Tears in My Eyes (1994)


Written by Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette, Paul Burlison and Al Mortimer, recorded by Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n' Roll Trio on July 3rd of 1956 and released in December of 1956 on Coral label as the fifth song of the album "Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n' Roll Trio" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on July 10th of 1963 at Aeolian Hall Studios, London, first broadcast on July 23th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the forty-sixth track (twelfth track of CD 2) of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


72. Glad All Over (1994)


Written by Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper and Roy Bennett, recorded by Carl Perkins, The Rockin' Guitar Man, in 1957 and released on January 6th of 1958 on Sun label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals on July 16th of 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London, first broadcast on August 20th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the forty-ninth track (fifteenth track of CD 2) of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


73. I Just Don't Understand (1994)


Written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kent Westberry, recorded by Ann-Margret and released in June of 1961 on RCA label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on July 16th of 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London, first broadcast on August 20th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the fiftieth track (sixteenth track of CD 2) of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


74. So How Come (No One Loves Me) (1994)


Written by Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant, recorded by The Omegas and released in May of 1960 as the B-side of the single "Study Hall" (youtube link). But the version that inspired The Beatles was the one recorded by The Everly Brothers in 1960 and released in October of 1960 as the ninth song of the album "A Date with The Everly Brothers" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals on July 10th of 1963 at Aeolian Hall Studios, London, first broadcast on July 23rd of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the fifty-first track (seventeenth track of CD 2) of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: beatlesbible


75. I Forgot to Remember to Forget (1994)


Written by Stan Kesler and Charlie Feathers, recorded by Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill on July 11th of 1955 and released on August 20th of 1955 on Sun label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals on May 1st of 1964 at BBC Paris Theatre, London, first broadcast on May 18th of 1964 on the BBC Radio programme "From Us to You" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the sixty-first track (twenty-seventh track of CD 2) of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


76. I Got to Find My Baby (1994)


Written by Peter Clayton, recorded by him as Doctor Clayton on November 11th of 1941 and released as "Gotta Find My Baby" in January of 1942 on Bluebird label as the B-side of the single "Doctor Clayton Blues" (youtube link). But the version that inspired The Beatles (even stated by John Lennon in "Love These Goon Shows!", the spoken intro on the "Live at the BBC" album) was the one recorded by Chuck Berry in 1960 and released as "I Got to Find My Baby" in August of 1960 on Chess label as the A-side of a single with Chuck Berry credited as composer (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on June 1st of 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London, first broadcast on June 11th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the sixty-third track (twenty-ninth track of CD 2) of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


77. Ooh! My Soul (1994)


Written by Richard Penniman, recorded by Little Richard and released in May of 1958 on Specialty label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals on August 1st of 1963 at Playhouse Theatre, Manchester, first broadcast on August 27th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the sixty-fourth track (thirtieth track of CD 2) of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: beatlesbible


78. Don't Ever Change (1994)


Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, recorded by The Crickets on March 9th of 1962 and released on April 13th of 1962 on Liberty label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison and McCartney on lead vocals on August 1st of 1963 at Playhouse Theatre, Manchester, first broadcast on August 27th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Pop Goes the Beatles" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the sixty-sixth track (thirty-second track of CD 2) of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


79. That'll Be the Day (1995)


Written by Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly and Norman Petty, recorded by The Crickets on February 25th of 1957 and released on May 27th of 1957 on Brunswick label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Quarrymen with Lennon on lead vocals (with Duff Lowe on piano and Colin Hanton on drums) on July 14th of 1958 at Phillips Sound Recording Service, Liverpool and released on November 20th of 1995 on Apple label as the third track of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


80. Searchin' (1995)


Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, recorded by The Coasters on February 15th of 1957 and released in March of 1957 on ATCO label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals (with Pete Best on drums) on January 1st of 1962 at Decca Studios, London and released on November 20th of 1995 on Apple label as the fifteenth track of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


81. Three Cool Cats (1995)


Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, recorded by The Coasters on March 17th of 1958 and released in January of 1959 on ATCO label as the B-side of the single "Charlie Brown" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals (with Pete Best on drums) on January 1st of 1962 at Decca Studios, London and released on November 20th of 1995 on Apple label as the sixteenth track of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


82. The Sheik of Araby (1995)


Written by Harry B. Smith, Francis Wheeler and Ted Snyder, first recorded by Joseph Knecht's Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra in October of 1921 and released as "The Sheik" in 1922 on Grey Gull label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). The version that influenced The Beatles was the one recorded by Joe Brown and The Bruvvers supposedly released in 1961 according to beatlesbible (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on lead vocals (with Pete Best on drums) on January 1st of 1962 at Decca Studios, London and released on November 20th of 1995 on Apple label as the seventeenth track of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


85. How Do You Do It (1995)


Written by Mitch Murray, recorded by Gerry & The Pacemakers on January 22nd of 1963 and released as "How Do You Do It?" on March 14th of 1963 on Columbia label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on September 4th of 1962 at EMI Studios, London and released on November 20th of 1995 on Apple label as the twenty-third track of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible, beatles.org


87. Shout (1995)


Written by Rudolf Isley, Ronald Isley and O'Kelly Isley, Jr., recorded by The Isley Brothers on August 5th of 1959 and released on September 21st of 1959 on RCA Victor label on both sides of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with the four members alternating on lead vocals on April 19th of 1964 live at IBC Studios, London, first broadcast on May 6th of 1964 on BBC TV programme "Around the Beatles" and released on November 20th of 1995 on Apple label as the fifty track (sixteenth track of CD 2) of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


88. Leave My Kitten Alone (1995)


Written by Little Willie John, James McDougal and Titus Turner, recorded by Little Willie John and released in June of 1959 on King label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But the arrangement of The Beatles was more likely based on the cover recorded by Johnny Preston, released on January 9th of 1961 as the B-side of the single "Token of Love" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on August 14th of 1964 at EMI Studios, London and released on November 20th of 1995 on Apple label as the fifty-sixth track (twenty-second track of CD 2) of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible, beatles.org


91. Medley: Rip It Up / Shake, Rattle and Roll / Blue Suede Shoes (1996)


Written by John Marascalco and Robert Blackwell, recorded by Little Richard and His Band and released in June of 1956 on Specialty label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Written by Charles E. Calhoun, recorded by Joe Turner and His Blues Kings on February 15th of 1954 and released in April of 1954 on Atlantic label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Written and recorded by Carl Perkins, recorded in December 19th of 1955 and released on January 1st of 1956 on Sun label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon and McCartney on lead vocals (plus Billy Preston on organ) on January 26th of 1969 at Apple Studios, London and released on October 28th of 1996 on Apple label as the thirty-fourth song (seventh song of CD 2) of the double CD "Anthology 3" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, wikipedia 2, wikipedia 3, beatlesbible


93. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues (1996)


Written by Ruth Roberts, Bill Katz and Stanley Clayton, recorded by Buddy Holly on April 8th of 1957 and released on June 20th of 1957 on Coral label as the B-side of the single "Words of Love" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals on January 26th of 1969 at Apple Studios, London and released on October 28th of 1996 on Apple label as the thirty-eighth song (eleventh song of CD 2) of the double CD "Anthology 3" (youtube link).

Additional info: beatlesbible


95. Beautiful Dreamer (2013)


Written by Stephen Foster in 1864, not sure about the first recording or release but the most well-known recording is the one made by Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, released in May of 1940 on Brunswick label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). A do-wop version rewritten by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller was recorded by Tony Orlando and released in 1962 on Epic label as the A-side of a single (youtube link), being covered by Rory Storm & the Hurricanes (the previous band of Ringo Starr before joining The Beatles) so it could be the direct inspiration for The Beatles cover.


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals on January 22nd of 1963 at Playhouse Theatre, London, first broadcast on January 26th of 1963 on the BBC Radio show "Saturday Club" and announced for official release on November 11th of 2013 on Apple label as the twenty-sixth track of the double CD "On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible



B) Collaborations
(covers performed by The Beatles as collaborators)


45. Be-Bop-A-Lula (1977)


Written by Gene Vincent and Bill 'Sheriff Tex' Davis, recorded by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps on May 4th of 1956, released on June 2nd of 1956 on Capitol label as a the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Fred Fascher (waiter of the Star-Club) on guest lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the seventeenth song of the album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


46. Hallelujah I Love Her So (1977)


Written and recorded by Ray Charles, recorded in 1956 and released in May of 1956 on Atlantic label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But the direct influence on The Quarrymen was the version recorded by Eddie Cochran, released on November 16th of 1959 on Liberty label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Horst Fascher (bouncer of the Star-Club) on guest lead vocals in December of 1962 live at The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany and released semiofficially on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label as the eighteenth song (closing side 3) of the album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962" (youtube link) and later officially (on a version recorded by The Quarrymen with McCartney on lead vocals in spring of 1960 at Paul McCartney's home, Liverpool) on November 20th of 1995 as the sixth song of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


86. Moonlight Bay (1995)


Written by Edward Madden and Percy Wenrich, recorded by American Quartet on December 11th of 1911 and released in March of 1912 on Victor label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). Probably the most famous cover was the one recorded by Doris Day with the Norman Luboff Choir, released on July 2nd of 1951 on Columbia label opening the soundtrack album "On Moonlight Bay" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise on guest vocals (plus Kenny Powell on piano) on December 2nd of 1963 live at ATV's Eltree Studio Centre, London, first broadcast on April 18th of 1964 on ITV programme "The Morecambe And Wise Show" and released on November 20th of 1995 on Apple label as the forty-first track (seventh track of CD 2) of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible



C) Reworkings/Demos
(songs written by Lennon, McCartney or Harrison first released by another artist but later also officially released by The Beatles)


57. I'll Be on My Way (1994)


Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas and released on April 26th of 1963 as the B-side of the single "Do You Want to Know a Secret" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals on April 4th of 1963 at BBC Paris Theatre, London, first broadcast on June 24th of 1963 on the BBC Radio programme "Side By Side" and released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label as the seventh song of the double CD "Live at the BBC" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


83. Like Dreamers Do (1995)


Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by The Applejacks and released on June 5th of 1964 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals (with Pete Best on drums) on January 1st of 1962 at Decca Studios, London and released on November 20th of 1995 on Apple label as the eighteenth track of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


84. Hello Little Girl (1995)


Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by The Fourmost on July 3rd of 1963 and released on August July 26th of 1963 on Parlophone label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Lennon on lead vocals (with Pete Best on drums) on January 1st of 1962 at Decca Studios, London and released on November 20th of 1995 on Apple label as the nineteenth track of the double CD "Anthology 1" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


89. That Means a Lot (1996)


Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by P.J. Proby on April 7th of 1965 and released on September 17th of 1965 on Columbia label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals on February 20th of 1965 at EMI Studios, London and released on March 18th of 1996 on Apple label as the sixth song of the double CD "Anthology 2" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


90. Step Inside Love / Los Paranoias (1996)


Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by Cilla Black, first broadcast on March 5th of 1968 on BBC TV show "Cilla" and released on March 8th of 1965 on Parlophone label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on lead vocals on September 16th of 1968 at EMI Studios, London and released on October 28th of 1996 on Apple label as the twenty-third song of the double CD "Anthology 3" in a medley with an improvised jam named "Los Paranoias" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


92. All Things Must Pass (1996)


Written by George Harrison, recorded by Billy Preston in 1970 and released as "All Things (Must) Pass" on September 11th of 1970 on Apple label as the twelfth song of the album "Encouraging Words" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with Harrison on vocals and all instruments on February 25th of 1969 at EMI Studios, London and released on October 28th of 1996 on Apple label as the thirty-seventh song (tenth song of CD 2) of the double CD "Anthology 3" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible


94. Come and Get It (1996)


Written by Paul McCartney, recorded by Badfinger in September of 1969 and released on December 5th of 1969 on Apple label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Beatles with McCartney on vocals and all instruments on July 24th of 1969 at EMI Studios, London and released on October 28th of 1996 on Apple label as the forty-fifth song (nineteenth song of CD 2) of the double CD "Anthology 3" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, beatlesbible

[Honorio]

And this is the complete list of covers chronologically ordered:


01. My Bonnie
02. The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In)
(released on October 23rd of 1961 in West Germany on Polydor label as both sides of a single credited to Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers)

03. Sweet Georgia Brown
(released in October of 1962 in West Germany on Polydor label on the EP "Ya Ya" credited to Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers)

04. Anna (Go to Him)
05. Chains
06. Boys
07. Baby It's You
08. A Taste of Honey
09. Twist and Shout
(released on March 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label in the UK on the Beatles' debut album "Please Please Me")

10. Till There Was You
11. Please Mister Postman
12. Roll Over Beethoven
13. You Really Got a Hold on Me
14. I Wanna Be Your Man
15. Devil in Her Heart
16. Money (That's What I Want)
(released on November 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label on the album "With the Beatles")

17. Nobody's Child
(released on January 31st of 1964 on Polydor label in the UK as the B-side of the single "Sweet Georgia Brown" credited to The Beatles with Tony Sheridan)

18. Long Tall Sally
19. I Call Your Name
(released on April 10th of 1964 on Capitol label in the USA on the album "The Beatles' Second Album")

20. Ain't She Sweet
21. If You Love Me, Baby
(released on May 29th of 1964 on Polydor label in the UK as both sides of a single, the B-side credited to The Beatles with Tony Sheridan)

22. Slow Down
23. Matchbox
(released on June 19th of 1964 on Parlophone label in the UK on the EP "Long Tall Sally")

24. Rock and Roll Music
25. Mr. Moonlight
26. Medley: (a) Kansas City (b) Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey!
27. Words of Love
28. Honey Don't
29. Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
(released on December 4th of 1964 on Parlophone label in the UK on the album "Beatles for Sale")

30. Bad Boy
31. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
(released on June 14th of 1965 on Capitol label in the USA on the album "Beatles VI")

32. Act Naturally
(released on August 6th of 1965 on Parlophone label in the UK on the album "Help!")

33. Let It Be
(released on March 6th of 1970 on Apple label in the UK on the single "Let It Be")

34. Maggie Mae
(released on May 7th of 1970 on Apple label in the UK on the album "Let It Be")

35. The Hippy Hippy Shake
36. Sweet Little Sixteen
37. Lend Me Your Comb
38. Your Feet's Too Big
39. Besame Mucho
40. Reminiscing
41. Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)
42. To Know Her Is to Love Her
43. Little Queenie
44. Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)
45. Be-Bop-A-Lula (with Fred Fascher on guest lead vocals)
46. Hallelujah I Love Her So (with Horst Fascher on guest lead vocals)
47. Red Sails in the Sunset
48. I'm Talking About You
49. Shimmy Like Kate
50. I Remember You
(released semiofficially on April 8th of 1977 in West Germany on Bellaphon label on the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962")

51. I'm Gonna Sit Down and Cry (Over You)
52. Where Have You Been All My Life?
53. Sheila
(released semiofficially on June 13th of 1977 in the USA on Lingasong/Atlantic label on the double album "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962")

54. I Got a Woman
55. Too Much Monkey Business
56. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
57. I'll Be on My Way
58. Young Blood
59. A Shot of Rhythm and Blues
60. Sure to Fall (In Love with You)
61. Some Other Guy
62. That's All Right (Mama)
63. Carol
64. Soldier of Love
65. Clarabella
66. Crying, Waiting, Hoping
67. The Honeymoon Song
68. Johnny B Goode
69. Memphis, Tennessee
70. Lucille
71. Lonesome Tears in My Eyes
72. Glad All Over
73. I Just Don't Understand
74. So How Come (No One Loves Me)
75. I Forgot to Remember to Forget
76. I Got to Find My Baby
77. Ooh! My Soul
78. Don't Ever Change
(released on November 30th of 1994 on Apple label on the double CD "Live at the BBC")

79. That'll Be the Day
80. Searchin'
81. Three Cool Cats
82. The Sheik of Araby
83. Like Dreamers Do
84. Hello Little Girl
85. How Do You Do It
86. Moonlight Bay (with Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise on guest vocals)
87. Shout
88. Leave My Kitten Alone
(released on November 20th of 1995 on Apple label on the double CD "Anthology 1")

89. That Means a Lot
(released on March 18th of 1996 on Apple label on the double CD "Anthology 2")

90. Step Inside Love / Los Paranoias
91. Medley: Rip It Up / Shake, Rattle and Roll / Blue Suede Shoes
92. All Things Must Pass
93. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
94. Come and Get It
(released on October 28th of 1996 on Apple label on the double CD "Anthology 3")

95. Beautiful Dreamer
(announced for official release on November 11th of 2013 on Apple label on the double CD "On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2")


Next... The Stones!

[Dan]

For quite a while now I’ve been meaning to say that I love this thread. The attention to detail here is amazing, by a fan who is not only very knowledgeable but who also clearly cares very much about this music. I’m hoping that someone shows this to Bowie and the remaining Beatles – it will probably put them on one hell of a trip down memory lane.

I’m still busy with the Bowie covers and I’m looking forward to exploring the Beatles covers after that. So far, I like Bowie’s early covers the most. It’s really impressive how he could adjust his vocal style to suit a specific genre – on some of those early covers he sounds like a trained jazz singer or a natural blues man.

Thanks for this, Honorio.

[Honorio]

Hi, Dan, sorry for lasting that much to reply. Now I can confirm that David Bowie read this thread but I'm not allowed to give more details about it, sorry. The only thing I can say is that his comments were mostly positive, he particularly praised my knowledge about his career.

And finally… the Stones are coming!!

[Honorio]

"Chicago blues hit us right between the eyes. We'd all grown up with everything else that everybody had grown up with, rock and roll, but we focused on that. And as long as we were all together, we could pretend to be black men. We soaked up the music, but it didn't change the colour of our skin. Some even went whiter. Brian Jones was a blond Elmore James from Cheltenham. And why not? You can come from anywhere and be any colour. We found that out later. (…) The most bizarre part of the whole story is that having done what we intended to do in our narrow, purist teenage brains at the time, which was to turn people on to the blues; what actually happened was we turned American people back on to their own music. And that's probably our greatest contribution to music. We turned white America's brain and ears around."
Keith Richards
Life
Ed. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2010, pages 103-104 and page 159

These revelatory words extracted from the (very entertaining) Richards' autobiography summarizes perfectly the two main points about The Rolling Stones' covers: their purism and their responsibility in the rejuvenation of the blues style (in Richards' words again: "And the floodgates burst after that, suddenly Muddy and Howlin' Wolf and Buddy Guy are getting gigs and working, it was a breakthrough," page 161).
Yes, their purism. The eclecticism of Bowie's list, the mix of pop and rock of The Beatles' list and even the different folk traditions showing on the (upcoming) Dylan's list got nothing to do with the monochrome list by the Stones. Because there is a predominant (almost exclusive) colour in the Stones list: BLACK. Only 7 white artists were officially covered by the Stones, a bare 8,43% if we exclude outtakes and songs only released in video format (if we include the complete list the number of artists increases to 10 and the percentage to 12,76%, not too high anyway).
So let's begin with the exception (that confirms the rule). Which white musicians were black enough to deserve being covered by The Rolling Stones? Well, we have some rock & roll pioneers like Eddie Cochran, Dale Hawkins, Freddy Cannon and, more notably, Buddy Holly (they covered two songs by Holly and one of them, "Not Fade Away," was the A-side of their third single). Then we have some country heroes like Hank Snow, Hank Williams and Waylon Jennings (receiving two covers), brought in to the table by Gram Parsons' influence. The other three includes an oldie (Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You," a long-time favourite of Richards) and, significantly, two covers from their peers, from their rivals at the top during the 60s, Bob Dylan and "Like a Rolling Stone" (a song that seems to be created to be covered by The Rolling Stones) and The Beatles and "I Wanna Be Your Man" (not really a cover because Lennon and McCartney wrote it for the Stones but ended recording it themselves also, being both versions released on the same month, November of 1963).

But let's venture into the black. A total of 49 black artists were covered by The Rolling Stones and, if we categorized them into styles (using the main style of every artist as described on Rateyourmusic), we find 5 main styles: Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Rock and Roll and Reggae, all of them (except maybe Reggae) direct evolutions of the Blues, the raw material from which the Stones music is made.
- Reggae music had influenced the Stones since the recording of "Goats Head Soup" in Kingston in 1972, since then Keith Richards has lived for long periods on the island, owing a house in Ocho Rios and being integrated in the music scene (he produced a band called Wingless Angels). The Stones recorded three reggae covers, from artists widely known like The Wailers but also from more obscure names like Eric Donaldson or Half Pint.
- The Rock & Roll section is almost entirely devoted to a single artist: Chuck Berry. Berry always has been the Stones' hero (particularly Richards') and the artist that had received more covers by the Stones, with a total of 13 songs, 9 of them originally written by Berry and another 4 previously recorded by other artist but with a Berry cover that more likely inspired the Stones' own cover. The only other artist that could be labelled as rocker (apart of the four white artist already mentioned) was Larry Williams.
- The second most populated section after (obviously) Blues was Soul, with 26 songs falling into this category. Soul was a style that got its peak simultaneously with the British invasion, so this goes to show that the Stones were very aware of the sounds of their current times. Sometimes the Stones cover came shortly after the original release, being the most extreme case the one of "It's All Over Now," released by The Valentinos (the Womack Brothers) and The Rolling Stones on the same month, June of 1964 (the song was played for the first time to the Stones by DJ Murray the K during a radio interview). Many of these soul songs came from the mythical Detroit labels Tamla and Motown, including songs by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles and The Temptations (the English band went to record 3 songs by the Temptations over the years, "My Girl," "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" and "Just My Imagination"). But most of the artists on this group could be filed under Southern Soul. Almost any significant artist from this style (except Aretha Franklin) was covered by the Stones, including Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett, Sam Cooke, Rufus Thomas, Irma Thomas, Don Covay, OV Wright, Barbara Lynn, Alvin Robinson or Arthur Alexander, with a special mention to Otis Redding. The Stones covered five songs by Otis Redding (even if two of them were covers of other artists like Irma Thomas and OV Wright) and, demonstrating a two-way influence, Otis ended covering Jagger and Richards' "Satisfaction."
- Not so many artists inside the Rhythm & Blues department, even if the Rolling Stones were considered the most important band on the so-called British Rhythm & Blues scene. But if we consider together Soul and Rhythm & Blues (as a matter of fact Soul was the natural evolution of R&B) it would be the most numerous style. The artist more represented in this genre is Bo Diddley (receiving 6 covers) but we can also find Barrett Strong, The Coasters, Benny Spellman, Gene Allison or Ann Cole.
- And finally we came when we were heading, to the Holy Grail of the Stones sound: the Blues. 34 of the covers can be filed under Blues. The Stones even went back to the roots of the style, the Delta Blues, especially during their golden period (from "Beggars Banquet" to "Exile on Main St."), including two songs by the mythical Robert Johnson ("Love in Vain" and "Stop Breaking Down") but also gems from country-blues (Robert Wilkins' "Prodigal Son") or gospel-blues (Mississippi Fred McDowell's "You Gotta Move"). But the main influence of the Stones was no other than Chicago blues that, going back to Richards' quote again, hit them "right between the eyes." Chess records catalogue was their guiding light, 24 of the 94 covers were originally released by this Chicago label and the Stones went to record a significant number of songs at the Chess Studios in Chicago. The artist inside this Blues section more frequently covered (and the second overall after Chuck Berry) was Muddy Waters, with a total of 11 songs (even if 5 of them were recorded on a jam session and released on the album "Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981"). Other electric blues artists that had a major influence in the Stones were Jimmy Reed, Slim Harpo, Howlin' Wolf and B.B. King, while other names like Ike Turner, Little Junior Parker, Big Joe Williams, Taj Mahal, Roosevelt Skyes, Lil' Son Jackson or Tampa Red received also a Stones cover.

The first single by the Stones featured a Chuck Berry cover on the A-side ("Come On") and a Muddy Waters cover on the B-side ("I Want to be Loved"). They continued worshiping the very same names as you can see on the following list, summarizing the artists that received two or more covers by the Rolling Stones:
1. Chuck Berry: 13 covers.
2. Muddy Waters: 11 covers.
3. Bo Diddley: 6 covers.
4. Otis Redding: 5 covers.
5. Jimmy Reed and The Temptations: 3 covers.
6. Buddy Holly, Slim Harpo, Marvin Gaye, Solomon Burke, Robert Johnson, Waylon Jennings and Billy Preston: 2 covers.



But let's get to the second point, rock and blues influenced the Stones but the Stones also influenced rock and blues, especially in the "fame and fortune" chapter. According to James Maycock for The Independent: "It is indisputable that the Stones, among other British groups, did precipitate the huge resurrection of many black blues musicians in the mid-Sixties. Prior to this revival, Muddy Waters was allegedly reduced to painting Chess Records' recording studio in the year the Stones recorded there. The group also demanded that Howlin' Wolf join them on the television programme Shindig in 1965, subsequently exposing him to millions of Americans. BB King, Stevie Wonder, the Meters and Ike and Tina Turner, among other black musicians, all profited from supporting the Stones on tour." So it was true that The Rolling Stones "turned white America's brain and ears around."
That was very important per se but… was there also a crossed music influence? In my opinion that influence is an undeniable fact about the rock scene but I'm not so sure about the blues scene itself. Early rock 'n' roll began as a vibrant mixture of blues and country but in a few years the early rock pioneers were replaced by paler, watered-down pop singers. Some bands of the so-called British Invasion brought back the raw "black and blue" sounds to the rock of their era. In fact this blues influence was going to dominate the rock scene until the early 80s, where the post-punk bands got rid of the blues (but not completely, the vocal and guitar melodies avoided the pentatonic blues scale but the rhythm still got obvious debts with blues-influenced styles like funk). But, despite having received some covers from black artists (notably Otis Redding's "Satisfaction" and Ike & Tina Turner's "Honky Tonk Women"), the direct influence of the Stones on their idols was, musically-speaking, not so important (Chuck Berry or Muddy Waters went electric way before Jagger and Richards met at Dartford Station).
Mick Jagger once told in an interview in 1968: "What's the point in listening to us doing "I'm a King Bee" when you can hear Slim Harpo doing it?" Was that true? Did not the Stones made significant contributions to the blues style? Not in my opinion, two were their major contributions:
a) The non-conformist and proudly generational attitude. Without changing any line of the lyrics, "Time Is on My Side," a song of love and despair as sang by Irma Thomas gains a whole other meaning as sang by a bunch of white English guys. Blues was a style that in the early sixties was rejected even by black audiences (probably it was seen as an uncomfortable reminder of the times of slavery) and The Stones fully incorporated to their generation not only its sounds but also its fierceness and its rawness.
b) Rawness, in my opinion (contrary to Richards'), the Stones greatest contribution to music. Their foundation may well be the blues (or black American music in general) but the Stones created undoubtedly their own style, their own sound. This raw, unpolished, dirty, raucous, messy, impetuous, strong (rock) and loose (roll) sound showcased in "Exile on Main St." and, since we are talking about covers, in "Stop Breaking Down." Listen how they reconstructed the spare Delta blues Johnson's original and turned into a raw and raucous piece of blues-rock. Listen to the interaction of the two guitars, the thick rhythm guitar on left channel (probably played by Richards according to the album liner notes but according to reliable sources as complete Stones works or timeisonourside it was played by Mick Jagger) and the austere slide guitar part on right channel (with Mick Taylor having perfectly integrated the slide guitar blues playing without the pyrotechnics of some of his British blues-rock peers). A Jagger's superb harp part, Ian Stewart's piano licks trying to fill every possible gap of the sonic mess created by the guitars, a basic but groovy rhythm section played by Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts and a ragged Jagger vocal performance are the other assets of this fantastic cover, probably the quintessential recording of the Rolling Stones.

The critics consider "Exile on Main St." the pinnacle of the Rolling Stones, in fact we can organize the Stones career in a series of trilogies of studio albums with "Exile" in the middle:
a) 1964-1965: an initial trilogy from their debut to "Out of Our Heads" (according to the English discography, in the US this period included five albums). A searching period for the Stones: they were looking for their own sound and based their repertoire on the covers (most of the covers were released during this period, exactly 44 of the 106 covers). The statement of Jagger about Slim Harpo's "King Bee" could be applied mainly to this phase.
b) 1966-1967: from "Aftermath" to "Their Satanic Majesties Request," their (psychedelic) pop period, with few (soul) covers on it.
c) 1968-1971: their golden period, from "Beggars Banquet" to "Sticky Fingers," with the three albums included into the Top 50 albums of all time on Acclaimed Music. This was the time when the Stones sound really flourished. The covers from this period came mainly from early blues styles (Delta blues, gospel-blues and country-blues).
d) 1972: "Exile on Main Street," their peak.
e) 1973-1977: from "Goats Heads Soup" to "Black and Blue," the beginning of the decline and the introduction of the funk and reggae influences.
f) 1978-1981: from "Some Girls" to "Tattoo You," an energetic period of recovery for the Stones and the first country covers.
g) 1982-1989: from "Undercover" to "Steel Wheels," the lowest point on the Stones career (and the highest point on the World War III between the Glimmer Twins).
h) 1990-2014: from "Voodoo Lounge" to "The Bigger Bang," a long period (half of the Stones career!) based on (lucrative) tours with only 3 complete studio albums. Many covers came from this period, particularly from collaborations with some of their heroes on stage, including Bo Diddley, B.B. King, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and especially Muddy Waters (see photo above).
As an overview of the Stones career I created a graphic based on the positions of the albums on the Acclaimed Music list:



Time for my Top 10 of favourite Stones covers:
1. Stop Breaking Down (1972)
2. Time Is on My Side (1964)
3. Little Red Rooster (1964)
4. You Gotta Move (1971)
5. Around and Around (1964)
6. It's All Over Now (1964)
7. I Don't Know Why (1975)
8. She Said Yeah (1965)
9. You Better Move On (1964)
10. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (1978)

And that's all for the intro. Enjoy the following list including information about both the originals and the covers. Like I did for David Bowie and The Beatles, I organized all the covers in three groups: covers, collaborations and reworkings/demos, including in the text the definition of the groups.
You can also find in the following links the Spotify playlists of the originals and the Stones covers.

Note: On the reworkings/demos section I've excluded the songs first released by a member of The Rolling Stones as a solo artist or as a different project, that's why I excluded the songs first released by The Aranbee Pop Symphony Orchestra (directed by Keith Richards) like "Mother's Little Helper," "Take It or Leave It" and "Sittin' on a Fence" or "Memo from Turner," first released as a single credited to Mick Jagger. I also haven't included the covers contained in the album "Jamming with Edwards" because it wasn't credited to the Rolling Stones despite the participation on Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts.

[Honorio]

A) Covers
(songs performed by The Rolling Stones but not written by them that appear in official releases credited to The Rolling Stones)


01. Come On (1963)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry, recorded in 1961 and released in October of 1961 on Chess label as the B-side of the single "Go-Go-Go" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on May 10th of 1963 at Olympic Sound Studios, London and released on June 7th of 1963 on Decca label as the A-side of their first single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


02. I Want to Be Loved (1963)


Written by Willie Dixon, recorded by Muddy Waters and released in April of 1955 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on May 10th of 1963 at Olympic Sound Studios, London and released on June 7th of 1963 on Decca label as the B-side of their first single "Come On" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


03. I Wanna Be Your Man (1963)


Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by The Beatles in September and October of 1963 and released on November 22nd of 1963 on Parlophone label as the eleventh song of the album "With the Beatles" (youtube link), three weeks after The Rolling Stones version.


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on October 7th of 1963 at De Lane Lea Studios, London and released on November 1st of 1963 as the A-side of their second single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


04. Bye Bye Johnny (1964)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry and released in April of 1960 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on August 8th of 1963 at Decca Studios, West Hamstead, London and released on January 17th of 1964 on Decca label as the first song of the EP "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


05. Money (1964)


Written by Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy, recorded by Barrett Strong and released as "Money (That's What I Want)" in August of 1959 on Tamla label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on November 14th of 1963 at De Lane Lea Studios, London and released on January 17th of 1964 on Decca label as the second song of the EP "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


06. You Better Move On (1964)


Written and recorded by Arthur Alexander, recorded in October of 1961 and released in December of 1961 on Dot label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on August 8th of 1963 at Decca Studios, West Hamstead, London and released on January 17th of 1964 on Decca label as the third song (opening the B-side) of the EP "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


07. Poison Ivy (1964)


Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, recorded by The Coasters on July 16th of 1959 and released in August of 1959 on ATCO label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on November 14th of 1963 at De Lane Lea Studios, London and released on January 17th of 1964 on Decca label as the fourth song (and closer) of the EP "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link). The Rolling Stones recorded previously this song on July 16th of 1963 at Decca Studios, West Hamstead, London to be released as their second single (even a few hundred copies were pressed but the single was withdrawn), this version was first released on January 25th of 1964 on Decca label as the thirteenth song of the various artists compilation album "Saturday Club" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


08. Fortune Teller (1964)


Written by Naomi Neville (pseudonym of Allen Toussaint), recorded by Benny Spellman on February 2nd of 1962 and released in April of 1962 on Minit label as the B-side of the single "Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on July 9th of 1963 at Decca Studios, West Hamstead, London and released on January 25th of 1964 on Decca label as the eighth song (closing the A-side) of the various artists compilation album "Saturday Club" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


09. Not Fade Away (1964)


Written by Charles Hardin Holly and Norman Petty, recorded by The Crickets on May 27th of 1957 and released on October 27th of 1957 on Brunswick label as the B-side of the single "Oh Boy" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on January 28th of 1964 at Regent Studios, London and released on February 21st of 1964 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


10. Route 66 (1964)


Written by Bobby Troup, recorded by The King Cole Trio on March 15th of 1946 and released as "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" in April of 1946 on Capitol label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But probably the main influence for The Stones was the version recorded by Chuck Berry and released in 1961 on Chess label as the eighth song of the album "New Juke Box Hits" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on January 3rd and 4th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on April 16th of 1964 on Decca label opening their first album "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


11. I Just Want to Make Love to You (1964)


Written by Willie Dixon, recorded by Muddy Waters and His Guitar on April 13th of 1954 and released as "Just Make Love to Me" in May of 1954 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on February 24th and 25th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on April 16th of 1964 on Decca label as the second song of the album "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


12. Honest I Do (1964)


Written by Ewart Abner and Jimmy Reed, recorded by Jimmy Reed in 1957 and released in September of 1957 on Vee-Jay label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on January 10th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on April 16th of 1964 on Decca label as the third song of the album "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


13. I Need You Baby (1964)


Written by Ellas McDaniels (aka Bo Diddley), recorded by Bo-Diddley in 1957 and released as "Mona" in October of 1957 on Checker label as the B-side of the single "Hey! Bo-Diddley" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on January 3rd and 4th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on April 16th of 1964 on Decca label as the fourth song of the album "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


14. I'm a King Bee (1964)


Written by James Moore (aka Slim Harpo), recorded by Slim Harpo in 1957 and released in May of 1957 on Excello label as the B-side of the single "Got Love If You Want It" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on January 10th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on April 16th of 1964 on Decca label as the seventh song (opening the B-side) of the album "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


15. Carol (1964)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry, released in August of 1958 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on January 3rd and 4th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on April 16th of 1964 on Decca label as the eighth song of the album "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


16. Can I Get a Witness (1964)


Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland and recorded by Marvin Gaye on July 17th of 1963, released on September 20th of 1963 on Tamla label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on February 4th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on April 16th of 1964 on Decca label as the tenth song of the album "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


17. You Can Make It If You Try (1964)


Written by Ted Jarrett and recorded by Gene Allison, released in 1957 on Vee-Jay label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on organ) on January 3rd and 4th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on April 16th of 1964 on Decca label as the eleventh song of the album "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


18. Walking the Dog (1964)


Written and recorded by Rufus Thomas, released in 1963 on Stax label as the seventh song of the album "Walking the Dog" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on January 3rd and 4th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on April 16th of 1964 on Decca label as the twelfth song (and closer) of the album "The Rolling Stones" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


19. It's All Over Now (1964)


Written by Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack, recorded by The Valentinos on March 24th of 1964 and released in June of 1964 on SAR label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on June 10th of 1964 at Chess Studios, Chicago and released on June 24th of 1964 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


20. If You Need Me (1964)


Written by Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman and Sonny Sanders, recorded by Wilson Pickett and released in May of 1963 on Double-L label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on organ) on June 11th of 1964 at Chess Studios, Chicago and released on August 14th of 1964 on Decca label opening the EP "Five by Five" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


21. Confessin' the Blues (1964)


Written by Walter Brown and Jay McShann, recorded by Jay McShann at the Piano & Walter Brown on April 30th of 1941 and released in June of 1941 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But the Rolling Stones probably knew the song from the version released by Chuck Berry in July of 1960 on Chess label as the fourth song of the album "Rockin' at the Hops" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on June 11th of 1964 at Chess Studios, Chicago and released on August 14th of 1964 on Decca label as the fourth song (opening the B-side) of the EP "Five by Five" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


22. Around and Around (1964)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry, released on March 31st of 1958 on Chess label as the B-side of the single "Johnny B. Goode" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on June 11th of 1964 at Chess Studios, Chicago and released on August 14th of 1964 on Decca label as the fifth song (and closer) of the EP "Five by Five" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


23. Time Is on My Side (1964)


Written by Norman Meade, recorded by Kai Winding with Vocal Group and released on October 3rd of 1963 on Verve label as the B-side of the single "Baby Don't Come On With Me" (youtube link). A version with additional lyrics by Jimmy Norman was recorded by Irma Thomas in 1964, released in June of 1964 on Imperial label both as the A-side of a single and as the seventh song of the album "Wish Someone Would Care" (youtube link), version that inspired the Stones' own cover.


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on organ) on June 24th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on September 26th of 1964 in the USA on London label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But the most well-known version was recorded by them (also with Ian Stewart on organ but with guitar in the intro) on November 8th of 1964 at Chess Studios, Chicago and first released on January 15th of 1965 as the fourth song of the album "The Rolling Stones No.2" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


24. Under the Boardwalk (1964)


Written by Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick, recorded by The Drifters on May 21st of 1964 and released in June of 1964 on Atlantic label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on September 2nd of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on October 17th of 1964 in the USA on London label as the eighth song of the album "12x5" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


25. Susie Q (1964)


Written by Dale Hawkins, Stan Lewis and Eleanor Broadwater, recorded by Dale Hawkins and released as "Susie-Q" on May 6th of 1957 on Checker label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on September 28th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on October 17th of 1964 in the USA on London label as the twelfth song (and closer) of the album "12x5" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


26. Little Red Rooster (1964)


Written by Willie Dixon, recorded by Howlin' Wolf in June 1961 and released as "The Red Rooster" in October of 1961 on Chess label as the B-side of the single "Shake for Me" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on September 2nd of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on November 13th of 1964 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


27. Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (1965)


Written by Bert Berns, Solomon Burke and Jerry Wexler, recorded by Solomon Burke on May 21st of 1964 and released in July of 1964 on Atlantic label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on November 2nd of 1964 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles as two different versions, the first one (lasting 5'03") released on January 15th of 1965 on Decca label as the first song of the album "The Rolling Stones No.2" (youtube link) and the second one (lasting 3'00") released on February 13th of 1965 in the USA on London label as the first song of the album "The Rolling Stones, Now!" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


28. Down Home Girl (1965)


Written by Jerry Leiber and Artie Butler, recorded by Alvin Robinson and released in 1964 on Red Bird label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Jack Nitzsche on piano) on November 2nd of 1964 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles and released on January 15th of 1965 on Decca label as the second song of the album "The Rolling Stones No.2" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


29. You Can't Catch Me (1965)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry, recorded on December 20th of 1955 and released in November of 1956 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on September 28th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London and released on January 15th of 1965 on Decca label as the third song of the album "The Rolling Stones No.2" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


30. Down the Road Apiece (1965)


Written by Don Raye, recorded by the Will Bradley Trio on August 12th of 1940 and released as "Down the Road a Piece" in September of 1940 on Columbia label as the B-side of the single "Celery Stalks at Midnight" (youtube link). But the version that more likely inspired the Stones was the one recorded by Chuck Berry, released in July of 1960 on Chess label as the third song of the album "Rockin' at the Hops" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on June 11th of 1964 at Chess Studios, Chicago and released on January 15th of 1965 on Decca label as the seventh song (opening the B-side) of the album "The Rolling Stones No.2" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


31. I Can't Be Satisfied (1965)


Written by Muddy Waters, recorded by Muddy Waters with Rythm Accompaniment in December of 1947 and released in June of 1948 on Aristocrat label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on June 10th of 1964 at Chess Studios, Chicago and released on January 15th of 1965 on Decca label as the ninth song of the album "The Rolling Stones No.2" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


32. Pain in My Heart (1965)


Written by Otis Redding and Phil Walden, recorded by Otis Redding in September 23rd of 1963 and released in October of 1963 on Volt label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). The song was so similar to "Ruler of My Heart" written by Allen Toussaint, recorded by Irma Thomas and released as in 1963 on Minit label as the A-side of a single (youtube link) that Otis and Stax were sued by Allen Toussaint and, as an out of court settlement, the credit was changed to Naomi Neville (pseudonym of Allen Toussaint).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Jack Nitzsche on Nitzsche-phone) on November 2nd of 1964 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles and released on January 15th of 1965 on Decca label as the tenth song of the album "The Rolling Stones No.2" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


33. Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin') (1965)


Written by Barbara Lynn Ozen, recorded by Barbara Lynn and released as "Oh! Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')" in August of 1964 on London label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on November 2nd of 1964 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles and released on February 13th of 1965 in the USA on London label as the tenth song of the album "The Rolling Stones, Now!" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


34. I'm Moving On (1965)


Written by Clarence E. Snow (Hank Snow), recorded by Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) and his Rainbow Ranch Boys on March 28th of 1950 and released in May of 1950 on RCA Victor label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on March 6th of 1965 live at Empire Theatre, Liverpool or on March 7th of 1965 live at Palace Theatre, Manchester and released on June 11th of 1965 on Decca label as the fifth track (opening the B-side) of the live EP "Got Live If You Want It!" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


35. Mercy, Mercy (1965)


Written by Don Covay and Ronald Dean Miller, recorded by Don Covay and the Goodtimers and released on September 25th of 1964 on Rosemart label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on May 10th of 1965 at Chess Studios, Chicago and released on July 30th of 1965 in the USA on London label opening the album "Out of Our Heads" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


36. Hitch Hike (1965)


Written by Marvin Gaye, Clarence Paul and Mickey Stevenson, recorded by Marvin Gaye in 1962 and released on December 19th of 1962 on Tamla label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on November 2nd of 1964 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles and released on July 30th of 1965 in the USA on London label as the second song of the album "Out of Our Heads" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


37. That's How Strong My Love Is (1965)


Written by Roosevelt Jamison, recorded by O.V. Wright with The Keys and released in 1964 on Goldwax label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). The Rolling Stones own cover is most likely based on the version recorded by Otis Redding in December of 1964 and released on December 30th of 1964 on Volt label as the B-side of the single "Mr. Pitiful" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on May 10th of 1965 at Chess Studios, Chicago and released on July 30th of 1965 in the USA on London label as the third song of the album "Out of Our Heads" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


38. Good Times (1965)


Written and recorded by Sam Cooke, recorded on December 20th and 21st of 1963 and released in March of 1964 on RCA Victor label as the third song of the album "Ain't That Good News" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on marimba) on May 11th and 12th of 1965 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles and released on July 30th of 1965 in the USA on London label as the fifth song of the album "Out of Our Heads" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


39. Cry to Me (1965)


Written by Bert Russell, recorded by Solomon Burke on December 6th of 1961 and released in December of 1961 on Atlantic label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano and Jack Nitzsche on organ) on May 11th and 12th of 1965 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles and released on July 30th of 1965 in the USA on London label as the eight song of the album "Out of Our Heads" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


40. She Said Yeah (1965)


Written by Sonny Christy and Roddy Jackson, recorded by Larry Williams and released as "She Said, "Yeah"" in January 19th of 1959 on Specialty label as the B-side of the single "Bad Boy" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on September 7th 1965 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles and released on September 24th of 1965 on Decca label as the first song of the UK version of the album "Out of Our Heads" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


41. Talkin' Bout You (1965)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry, released as "I'm Talking About You" in February of 1961 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on September 5th of 1965 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles and released on September 24th of 1965 on Decca label as the seventh song (opening the B-side) of the UK version of the album "Out of Our Heads" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


42. Look What You've Done (1965)


Written by McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters), recorded by Muddy Waters on December 1st of 1956 and released in June of 1960 on Chess label as the B-side of the single "Love Affair" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on June 11th of 1965 at Chess Studios, Chicago and released on December 4th of 1965 in the USA on London label as the fourth song of the album "December's Children (And Everybody's)" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


46. I've Been Loving You Too Long (1966)


Written by Otis Redding and Jerry Butler, recorded by Otis Redding in April of 1965 and released as "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" on April 22nd of 1965 on Volt label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on organ) on May 11th and 12th of 1965 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles with added live audience overdubs in October of 1966 and released on December 10th of 1966 in the USA on London label as the fifth song of the live album "Got Live If You Want It!" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


47. My Girl (1967)


Written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, recorded by The Temptations in September and November of 1964 and released on December 21st of 1964 on Gordy label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on May 11th and 12th of 1965 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles with overdubs of string and flutes (performed by the Mike Leander Orchestra) recorded in September 2nd of 1966 at IBC Studios, London and released on June 26th of 1967 in the USA on London label as the sixth song of the compilation album "Flowers" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


50. Prodigal Son (1968)


Written and recorded by Rev. Robert Wilkins, recorded on September 23rd of 1929 and released as "That's No Way to Get Along" in 1929 on Brunswick label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on June 24th of 1968 at Olympic Sound Studios, London and released on December 6th of 1968 on Decca label as the seventh song of the album "Beggars Banquet" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


51. Love in Vain (1969)


Written and recorded by Robert Johnson, recorded on June 20th of 1937 and released as "Love in Vain Blues" in February of 1939 on Vocalion label as the B-side of the single "Preachin' Blues" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ry Cooder on mandolin) on March 24th-27th of 1969 at Olympic Sound Studios, London and released on December 5th of 1969 on Decca label as the second song of the album "Let It Bleed" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


52. Little Queenie (1970)


Written and recorded by Chuck Berry, recorded in February 1959 and released in March 1959 on Chess label as the B-side of the single "Almost Grown" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on November 28th of 1969 live at the Madison Square Garden, New York City and released on September 4th of 1970 on Decca label as the eight song of the live album "'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!': The Rolling Stones in Concert" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


53. Let It Rock (1971)


Written by Edward Anderson (aka Chuck Berry), recorded by Chuck Berry in July of 1959 and released in January of 1960 on Chess label as the B-side of the single "Too Pooped to Pop (Casey)" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Nicky Hopkins on piano, Bobby Keys on sax and Jim Price on trumpet) on March 13th of 1971 live at the University of Leeds, Leeds and released on April 16th of 1971 on Rolling Stones Records label as the B-side of the single "Brown Sugar" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


55. You Gotta Move (1971)


Written by Fred McDowell and Rev. Gary Davis based in a traditional gospel song of unknown writer, probably first recorded as "When the Lord Get Ready" by The Willing Four in 1946, released in 1947 on Manor label as the B-side of the single "Maanan" (youtube link of the 1950 cover by Brother Joe May). Recorded by Fred McDowell and the Hunter's Chapel Singers in February of 1964 and released in 1964 on Testament label as the eight song of the album "Amazing Grace" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on December 2nd of 1969 at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Florence, Alabama, on December 9th–10th of 1969 and in March of 1970 at Olympic Sound Studios, London and released on April 23rd of 1971 on Rolling Stones Records label as the fifth song of the album "Sticky Fingers" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


57. Shake Your Hips (1972)


Written by James Moore (aka Slim Harpo), recorded by Slim Harpo in 1966 and released in June of 1956 on Excello label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano and Bobby Keys on sax) on October 21st–31st of 1970 at Rolling Stones Mobile, Stargroves (Mick Jagger's house), Newbury and on December 4th–19th of 1971 at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles and released on May 12th of 1972 on Rolling Stones Records label as the third song of the album "Exile on Main St." (youtube link, youtube link 2).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


58. Stop Breaking Down (1972)


Written and recorded by Robert Johnson, recorded on June 20th of 1937 and released as "Stop Breakin' Down Blues" in March of 1938 on Vocalion label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on October 21st–31st of 1970 at Rolling Stones Mobile, Stargroves (Mick Jagger's house), Newbury and on December 4th–19th of 1971 at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles and released on May 12th of 1972 on Rolling Stones Records label as the sixteenth song (second song of side 4) of the album "Exile on Main St." (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


60. Ain't Too Proud to Beg (1974)


Written by Norman Withfield and Edward Holland, recorded by The Temptations on January 6th and 11th of 1966 and released on May 3rd of 1966 on Gordy label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Billy Preston on piano, Ed Leach on cowbell and Ray Cooper on bongos) on April 10th–15th of 1974 at Rolling Stones Mobile, Stargroves (Mick Jagger's house), Newbury and on May 20th–25th of 1974 at Island Records Studio, London and released on October 18th of 1974 on Rolling Stones Records label as the second song of the album "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


61. I Don't Know Why (1975)


Written by Lula Mae Hardaway, Don Hunter, Paul Riser and Stevie Wonder, recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1968 and released on December 8th of 1968 on Tamla label as the sixth song (closing A-side) of the album "For Once in My Life" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano and unknowns musicians on brass) on July 2nd of 1969 at Olympic Studios, London (during this recording session the Stones received a phone call telling them Brian Jones had died) and released on May 23rd of 1975 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


62. Don't Lie to Me (1975)


Written by Hudson Whittaker (aka Tampa Red), recorded by Tampa Red on May 10th of 1940 and released as "Don't You Lie to Me" in February of 1941 on Bluebird label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But The Rolling Stones cover was mostly inspired by the version recorded by Chuck Berry and released in 1961 on Chess label as the fifth song of the album "New Juke Box Hits" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on June 10th of 1964 at Chess Studios, Chicago with Vic Steffens piano overdubs recorded in early 70s at Trod Nossel Studios, Wallington, Connecticut and released on June 6th of 1975 on Decca label as the second song of the album "Metamorphosis" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


68. Cherry Oh Baby (1976)


Written and recorded by Eric Donaldson, released in 1971 on Jaguar label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Nicky Hopkins on organ and Ron Wood – still not a member of the band – on guitar) on December 7th–15th of 1974 at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany and released on April 23rd of 1976 on Rolling Stones Records label as the third song of the album "Black and Blue" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


69. Mannish Boy (1977)


Written by McKinley Morganfield (aka Muddy Waters), Mel London and Ellas McDaniel (aka Bo Diddley) and recorded by Muddy Waters and His Guitar on May 24th of 1955 and released as "Manish Boy" in June of 1955 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Billy Preston on piano and backing vocals and Ollie Brown on percussion) on March 4th or 5th of 1977 live at El Mocambo Tavern, Toronto, Canada and released on September 23rd of 1977 on Rolling Stones Records label as the eleventh song (opening the side 3) of the double album "Love You Live" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


70. Crackin' Up (1977)


Written by Ellas McDaniel (aka Bo Diddley) and recorded by Bo Diddley in December of 1958 and released in May of 1959 on Checker label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Billy Preston on piano and Ollie Brown on percussion) on March 4th or 5th of 1977 live at El Mocambo Tavern, Toronto, Canada and released on September 23rd of 1977 on Rolling Stones Records label as the twelfth song (second song of side 3) of the double album "Love You Live" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


71. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (1978)


Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, recorded by The Temptations in November and December of 1970 and released on January 14th of 1971 on Gordy label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian McLagan on organ) on October 10th–December 21st of 1977 at Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France and released on June 9th of 1978 on Rolling Stones Records label as the third song of the album "Some Girls" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


72. Going to a Go-Go (1982)


Written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers and Marvin Tarplin, recorded by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles in 1965 and released in November of 1965 on Tamla label as the second song of the album "Going to a Go-Go" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano, Ian McLagan on organ and Ernie Watts on sax) on December 8th of 1981 live at Capital Center Arena, Largo, Maryland and released on June 1st of 1982 on Rolling Stones Records label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


73. Twenty Flight Rock (1982)


Written by Eddie Cochran and Ned Fairchild, recorded by Eddie Cochran in July 1956 (this first version only appearing on the film "The Girl Can't Help It," youtube link) and re-recorded in May of 1957, this second version being released on December 2nd of 1957 on Liberty label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano and Ian McLagan on organ) on December 8th of 1981 live at Capital Center Arena, Largo, Maryland and released on June 1st of 1982 on Rolling Stones Records label as the fifth song of the album ""Still Life" (American Concert 1981)" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


74. Harlem Shuffle (1986)


Written by Bob Relf and Earl Nelson, recorded by Bob & Earl and released in 1963 on Marc label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Chuck Leavell on organ and synthesizer and Bobby Womack and Tom Waits on backing vocals) on April 19th of 1985 at Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris and July 16th-August 17th of 1985 at RPM Studios, New York City and released on February 28th of 1986 on Rolling Stones Records label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


75. Too Rude (1986)


Written by Lindon Andrew Roberts, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, recorded by Half Pint in 1983 and released as "Winsome" in 1984 on Sunset label as the third song of the album "In Fine Style" (youtube link). Maybe there was a previous single release in 1983 but I couldn't find exact information on the net.


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Chuck Leavell on keyboards and Jimmy Cliff on backing vocals) on July 16th-August 17th of 1985 at RPM Studios, New York City and released on March 24th of 1986 on Rolling Stones Records label as the fifth song (closing A-side) of the album "Dirty Work" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs

[Honorio]

A) Covers (Part Two)

76. Like a Rolling Stone (1995)


Written and recorded by Bob Dylan, recorded on June 15th-16th of 1965 and released on July 20th of 1965 on Columbia label as the A-side of a single (official video link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Chuck Leavell on keyboards and backing vocals, Darryl Jones on bass guitar and backing vocals and Bernard Fowler and Lisa Fischer on backing vocals) on July 17th of 1995 live at Brixton Academy, London and released on October 30th of 1995 on Virgin label as the first song of a CD-single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


77. Little Baby (1995)


Written by Willie Dixon, recorded by Howlin' Wolf in May of 1961 and released in August of 1961 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Chuck Leavell on keyboards and Darryl Jones on bass) on March 3rd-5th of 1995 live at Toshiba-EMI Studios, Tokyo, Japan and released on November 14th of 1995 on Virgin label as the fourteenth (and last) song of the live album "Stripped" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


81. Rock Me, Baby (2003)


Written by Melvin Jackson (aka Lil' Son Jackson), recorded by Lil' Son Jackson in 1950 and released as "Rockin' and Rollin'" in February of 1951 on Imperial label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But the cover by the Stones cover was inspired by the version recorded by B.B. King and released as "Rock Me Baby" in April of 1964 on Kent label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Chuck Leavell on piano, Darryl Jones on bass and Bobby Keys and the New West Horns on saxophones, trombone and trumpet) on November 4th of 2002 live at Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles and released on November 1st of 2004 on EMI label as the twentieth song (ninth song of the CD 2) of the 2-CD live album "Live Licks" (youtube link), although it was first released (on November 11th of 2003) on video format as the third song of the DVD1 on the 4 DVD Box Set "Four Flicks" and on June 29th of 2004 on Warner label on video format as the fourth song on the 2 DVD "Toronto Rocks" in a version recorded on July 30th of 2003 at Downsview Park, Toronto, Canada with Angus and Malcom Young as special guests (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


82. The Nearness of You (2003)


Written by Ned Washington and Hoagy Carmichael in 1937, probably first recorded by Chick Bullock and His Orchestra in April 26th of 1940 but the most popular early version was the one recorded by by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with vocal refrain by Ray Eberie, recorded on April 28th of 1940 and released in June of 1940 on Bluebird label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Chuck Leavell on piano, Darryl Jones on bass, Blondie Chaplin on acoustic guitar and backing vocals, Lisa Fischer and Bernard Fowler on backing vocals and Bobby Keys and the New West Horns on saxophones, trombone and trumpet) on July 11th of 2003 live at Olympia Theatre, Paris, France and released on November 1st of 2004 on EMI label as the seventeenth song (sixth song of the CD 2) of the 2-CD live album "Live Licks" (youtube link), although it was first released (on November 11th of 2003) on video format as the thirteenth song of the DVD3 on the 4 DVD Box Set "Four Flicks."

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


83. Love Train (2003)


Written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, recorded by The O'Jays in 1972 and released in August of 1972 on Philadelphia International label as the tenth song (and closer) of the album "Back Stabbers" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Chuck Leavell on organ and backing vocals, Darryl Jones on bass, Blondie Chaplin on acoustic guitar and backing vocals, Lisa Fischer and Bernard Fowler on backing vocals and Bobby Keys and the New West Horns on saxophones, trombone and trumpet) on July 11th of 2003 live at Olympia Theatre, Paris, France and released on November 11th of 2003 on video format as the fifteenth song of the DVD3 on the 4 DVD Box Set "Four Flicks" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


84. Bob Wills Is Still the King (2007)


Written and recorded by Waylon Jennings, recorded live in 1974 and released in June of 1975 on RCA Victor label as the eleventh song (and closer) of the album "Dreaming My Dreams" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Chuck Leavell on piano and Darryl Jones on bass) on October 22nd of 2005 live at Zilker Park, Austin, Texas and released on July 30th of 2007 on Rolling Stones Records label on video format as the sixth song of the DVD1 on the 4 DVD Box Set "The Biggest Bang" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


85. Learning the Game (2007)


Written by Buddy Holly, recorded by Buddy Holly as a demo in December of 1958 with posthumous overdubs recorded in January of 1960, released on May 2nd of 1960 on Coral label as the ninth song of the album "The Buddy Holly Story Vol. II" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Chuck Leavell on organ, Darryl Jones on bass and Blondie Chaplin on acoustic guitar) on October 22nd of 2005 live at Zilker Park, Austin, Texas and released on July 30th of 2007 on Rolling Stones Records label on video format as the tenth song of the DVD1 on the 4 DVD Box Set "The Biggest Bang" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


86. The Night Time (Is the Right Time) (2007)


Written by Roosevelt Sykes, recorded by The Honey Dripper (Roosevelt Sykes) in 1937, released in July of 1937 on Decca US label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But the versions that inspired The Rolling Stones could be the ones released by Nappy Brown as "The Right Time" in November of 1957 (youtube link) or (more likely) by Ray Charles with The Raylettes as "(Night Time Is) The Right Time" in December of 1958 (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Chuck Leavell on piano and backing vocals, Darryl Jones on bass, Lisa Fischer on second lead vocals and backing vocals, Blondie Chaplin on tambourine and backing vocals, Bernard Fowler on backing vocals and Bobby Keys and the New West Horns on saxophones, trombone and trumpet) on February 18th of 2005 live at Praia De Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and released on July 30th of 2007 on Rolling Stones Records label on video format as the seventh song of the DVD2 on the 4 DVD Box Set "The Biggest Bang" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


87. Get Up, Stand Up (2007)


Written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, recorded by The Wailers in April of 1973, released on October 19th of 1973 on Island label opening the album "'Burnin" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Chuck Leavell on organ, Darryl Jones on bass, Blondie Chaplin on acoustic guitar and backing vocals, Lisa Fischer and Bernard Fowler on backing vocals and Bobby Keys and the New West Horns on saxophones, trombone and trumpet) on August 10th of 2005 live at Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Canada and released on July 30th of 2007 on Rolling Stones Records label on video format as the first song of the DVD4 on the 4 DVD Box Set "The Biggest Bang" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


88. Mr. Pitiful (2007)


Written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper, recorded by Otis Redding in December of 1964, released in 1965 on Volt label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Chuck Leavell on piano, Darryl Jones on bass and Bobby Keys and the New West Horns on saxophones, trombone and trumpet) on August 10th of 2005 live at Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Canada and released on July 30th of 2007 on Rolling Stones Records label on video format as the second song of the DVD4 on the 4 DVD Box Set "The Biggest Bang" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


90. We Had It All (2011)


Written by Troy Seals and Donnie Fritts, recorded by Waylon Jennings in March of 1973 and released in July of 1973 on RCA Victor label as the tenth song (and last) of the album "Honky Tonk Heroes" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Sugar Blue on harmonica) in June-October of 1979 at Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France and in November-December of 1979 at Electric Lady Studios, New York and released on November 21st of 2011 as the seventeenth song (seventh song of the second CD) of the double CD "Some Girls - Deluxe Edition" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


91. Tallahassee Lassie (2011)


Written by Bob Crewe, Frank Slay Jr. and Frederick A. Picariello, recorded by Freddy Cannon in November of 1958 and released in May of 1959 on Swan label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano and Don Was and John Fogerty on handclaps) on September 5th of 1978 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles with handclaps overdubs recorded in August of 2011 at Le Fork Studios, Pocé sur Cisse, France (Jagger's home studio) and released on November 21st of 2011 as the eighteenth song (eighth song of the second CD) of the double CD "Some Girls - Deluxe Edition" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


92. You Win Again (2011)


Written by Hank Williams, recorded by Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys on July 11th of 1952 and released in September of 1952 on MGM label as the B-side of the single "Settin' the Woods on Fire" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on October 10th to December 15th of 1977 at Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France with lead and backing vocals overdubs recorded in August of 2011 at Le Fork Studios, Pocé sur Cisse, France (Jagger's home studio) and Electric Lady Studios, New York and released on November 21st of 2011 as the twenty-first song (eleventh song of the second CD) of the double CD "Some Girls - Deluxe Edition" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


93. Sweet Little Sixteen (2011)


Written by Chuck Berry (partially inspired in a 1954 song, "Route 90" by Clarence Garlow), recorded by Chuck Berry on December 29th and 30th of 1957 and released in January of 1958 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano and Ian McLagan on organ) on July 18th of 1978 live at Fort Worth, Texas and released on November 21st of 2011 on Eagle Vision label on video format as the fifteenth song of the live DVD "Some Girls - Live in Texas, 1978" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


103. Diddley Daddy (2012)


Written by Ellas McDaniel (aka Bo Diddley) and Harvey Fuqua based on a song by Billy Boy Arnold, recorded by Bo Diddley on May 15th of 1955 and released in June of 1955 on Checker label as the A-side of his second single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on March 11th of 1963 at IBC Studios, London and first released officially on November 12th of 2012 on ABKCO label as the eighty first song (first song of the bonus CD "IBC Demos From 1963") of the 5-CD compilation "GRRR! - Super Deluxe Edition" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


104. Road Runner (2012)


Written by Ellas McDaniel (aka Bo Diddley), recorded by Bo Diddley in September of 1959 and released in January of 1960 on Checker label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on March 11th of 1963 at IBC Studios, London and released on November 12th of 2012 on ABKCO label as the eighty second song (second song of the bonus CD "IBC Demos From 1963") of the 5-CD compilation "GRRR! - Super Deluxe Edition" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


105. Bright Lights Big City (2012)


Written by Jimmy Reed and Mary Lee Reed, recorded by Jimmy Reed in 1961 and released in August of 1961 on Vee Jay label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on March 11th of 1963 at IBC Studios, London and released on November 12th of 2012 on ABKCO label as the eighty third song (third song of the bonus CD "IBC Demos From 1963") of the 5-CD compilation "GRRR! - Super Deluxe Edition" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


106. Honey What's Wrong (2012)


Written by Jimmy Reed and Mary Lee Reed, recorded by Jimmy Reed and released as "Baby, What's Wrong" in 1962 on Vee Jay label as the B-side of the single "Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on March 11th of 1963 at IBC Studios, London and released mistakenly named "Honey What's Wrong" on November 12th of 2012 on ABKCO label as the eighty forth song (forth song of the bonus CD "IBC Demos From 1963") of the 5-CD compilation "GRRR! - Super Deluxe Edition" (youtube link).


107. Cops and Robbers (2012)


Written by Kent Harris, recorded by Boogaloo and His Gallant Crew and released in 1956 on Crest label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). An adaptation written and recorded by Bo Diddley and released in October of 1956 on Checker label as the A-side of a single (youtube link) was the direct inspiration for The Rolling Stones.


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on March 19th of 1964 live at Candem Theatre, London for the UK BBC Radio program "Blues in Rhythm" and first released officially on November 12th of 2012 on ABKCO label as the eighty seventh song (second song of the bonus vinyl EP "4 Track BBC Session 1964") of the 5-CD compilation "GRRR! - Super Deluxe Edition" (youtube link).



B) Collaborations
(covers performed by The Rolling Stones as collaborators or guest stars, I haven't included the collaborations of the Stones as solo artists)


78. Who Do You Love? (1995)


Written by Ellas McDaniel (aka Bo Diddley), recorded by Bo Diddley on March 24th of 1956 and released in July of 1956 on Checker label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones with Bo Diddley on guitar and co-lead vocals (plus Chuck Leavell on keyboards and Darryl Jones on bass) on November 25th of 1994 live at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami and released on December 5th of 1995 on Virgin label on video format as the tenth song of the live DVD "Voodoo Lounge Live" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


79. Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (1997)


Written and recorded by B.B. King, recorded on July 5th of 1967 and released in April of 1968 on Bluesway label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by B.B. King with the Rolling Stones (plus Darryl Jones on bass, Tommy Eyre on keyboards, Joe Sublett on saxophone and Darrell Leonard on trumpet) in March or April of 1997 at Ocean Way Recording Studios or Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles and released on November 4th of 1997 on MCA label as the twelfth song of the B.B. King's album "Deuces Wild" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


80. Corinna (1998)


Written by Taj Mahal and Jesse Ed Davis (based on the traditional folk tune "Corinne, Corinna"), recorded by Taj Mahal in May-October of 1968 and released on December 23rd of 1968 on Columbia label as the second song of the album "The Natch'l Blues" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones and Taj Mahal on guitar and co-lead vocals (plus Chuck Leavell on piano and Darryl Jones on bass) on December 12th of 1997 live at TWA Dome, St Louis and released on November 2nd of 1998 on Virgin label as the sixth song of the live album "No Security" (youtube link).


89. Champagne & Reefer (2008)


Written by McKinley Morganfield (aka Muddy Waters), recorded by Muddy Waters in April of 1980 and released in 1981 on Blue Sky label as the sixth song (opening the B-side) of the album "King Bee" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones with Buddy Guy on guitar and co-lead vocals (plus Chuck Leavell on piano and Darryl Jones on bass) on November 1st of 2006 live at Beacon Theatre, New York City and released on April 1st of 2008 on Polydor label as the tenth song of the 2CD live album "Shine a Light" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


94. That's Life (2012)


Written and recorded by Billy Preston, recorded in 1975 and released on June 20th of 1975 on A&M label as the third song of the album "It's My Pleasure" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones with Billy Preston on keyboards and lead vocal (plus Ollie Brown on drums) on July 13th of 1975 live at The Forum, Los Angeles and released on April 2nd of 2012 on Promotone BV label as the eighteenth song of the live album "L.A. Friday (Live 1975)" (youtube link, go to 1:35:00).


95. Outa-Space (2012)


Written by Billy Preston and Joe Greene, recorded by Billy Preston and released on November 8th of 1971 on A&M label as the sixth song (opening the B-side) of the album "I Wrote a Simple Song" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones with Billy Preston on keyboards and lead vocal (plus Ollie Brown on drums) on July 13th of 1975 live at The Forum, Los Angeles and released on April 2nd of 2012 on Promotone BV label as the nineteenth song of the live album "L.A. Friday (Live 1975)" (youtube link, go to 1:38:38).

Additional info: wikipedia


96. Baby, Please Don't Go (2012)


First recorded by Big Joe Williams on October 31st of 1935 based on a traditional song of unknown writer (some sources gave the authorship to Mary Williams Johnson) and released in December of 1935 on Bluebird label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). Muddy Waters recorded his version on May 4th of 1953 and was released as "Turn the Lamp Down Low" in May of 1953 on Chess as the B-side of the single "Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man" (youtube link).


Recorded by Muddy Waters with his band (Mojo Buford on harmonica, John Primer on guitar, Lovie Lee on piano, Earnest Johnson on bass, Ray Allison on drums and Rick Kreher on guitar) joined by Mick Jagger on co-lead vocals and Keith Richards and Ron Wood on guitar (spontaneously in the middle of the song) on November 22nd of 1981 live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago and released on July 10th of 2012 on Eagle Vision label as the third track of the live album "Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


97. Hoochie Coochie Man (2012)


Written by Willie Dixon, recorded by Muddy Waters in January of 1954 and released as "I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man" in 1954 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger on co-lead vocals and Keith Richards and Ron Wood on guitar) plus members of Muddy Waters' band (Mojo Buford on harmonica, John Primer on guitar, Lovie Lee on piano, Earnest Johnson on bass and Ray Allison on drums) on November 22nd of 1981 live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago and released on July 10th of 2012 on Eagle Vision label as the fourth track of the live album "Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


98. Long Distance Call (2012)


Written by McKinley Morganfield (aka Muddy Waters), recorded by Muddy Waters on January 23rd of 1951 and released in March of 1951 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger on co-lead vocals and Keith Richards and Ron Wood on guitar) plus members of Muddy Waters' band (Mojo Buford on harmonica, John Primer on guitar, Lovie Lee on piano, Earnest Johnson on bass and Ray Allison on drums) on November 22nd of 1981 live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago and released on July 10th of 2012 on Eagle Vision label as the fifth track of the live album "Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981" (youtube link).


99. Got My Mojo Workin' (2012)


Written by Preston Foster, recorded by Ann Cole with The Suburbans and Orchestra in January 27th of 1957 and released as "Got My Mo-Jo Working (But It Just Won't Work on You)" in March of 1957 on Baton label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). Muddy Waters recorded his version on December 1st of 1956 (before Ann Cole, Muddy Waters was on tour in 1956 with Cole and appropriated the song after hearing her sing it), released as "Got My Mojo Working" in March of 1957 on Chess as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Junior Wells (on lead vocals and harmonica) and Keith Richards and Ron Wood on guitar (plus Ian Stewart on piano, Buddy Guy and John Primer on guitar, Earnest Johnson on bass and Ray Allison on drums) on November 22nd of 1981 live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago and released on July 10th of 2012 on Eagle Vision label as the seventh track of the live album "Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981" (youtube link from 5:35).

Additional info: wikipedia


100. Next Time You See Me (2012)


Written by Earl Forest and Bill Harvey, recorded by Little Junior Parker with Bill Harvey's Band in May 7th of 1956 and released in January of 1957 on Duke label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Buddy Guy (on lead vocals and guitar) and Keith Richards and Ron Wood on guitar (plus Ian Stewart on piano, Junior Wells on co-lead vocals, John Primer on guitar, Earnest Johnson on bass and Ray Allison on drums) on November 22nd of 1981 live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago and released on July 10th of 2012 on Eagle Vision label as the eighth track of the live album "Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia


101. One Eyed Woman (2012)


Recorded by Lefty Dizz probably in 1979 (I haven't found information about the writer) and released in France in 1979 on Black & Blue label as the eighth song of the album "Lefty Dizz feat. Big Moose Walker" (youtube link). But probably the song is misnamed on the credits of "Live at the Checkerboard Lounge" because the song played by Lefty Dizz with the Stones is a different song, according to Felix Aeppli could be "Ugly Woman Blues," written by Barnes and Derekson and probably first recorded by Smokey Joe Whitfield (youtube link) but the version more similar to the played by Lefty Dizz and the Stones could be the one recorded by Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm in 1953 (youtube link).


Recorded by Lefty Dizz (on lead vocals and guitar) and Keith Richards and Ron Wood on guitar (plus Ian Stewart on piano, Junior Wells on co-lead vocals, John Primer on guitar, Mick Jones on bass and Ray Allison on drums) on November 22nd of 1981 live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago and released on July 10th of 2012 on Eagle Vision label as the ninth track of the live album "Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981" (youtube link).


102. Clouds in My Heart (2012)


Written by McKinley Morganfield (aka Muddy Waters), recorded by Muddy Waters on November 3rd of 1955 and released in April of 1959 on Chess label as the B-side of the single "Ooh Wee" (youtube link).


Recorded by Muddy Waters with Keith Richards and Ron Wood on guitar (plus Ian Stewart on piano, Lefty Dizz and John Primer on guitar, Earnest Johnson on bass and Ray Allison on drums) on November 22nd of 1981 live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago and released on July 10th of 2012 on Eagle Vision label as the tenth track of the live album "Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981" (youtube link).



C) Reworkings/Demos
(songs written by Jagger-Richards –or other member of the Rolling Stones– first released by other artist but later also officially released by The Rolling Stones)


43. As Tears Go By (1965)


Written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Andrew Loog Oldham, recorded by Marianne Faithfull in 1964 and released on June 26th of 1964 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus string quartet arranged by Mike Leander) on October 26th of 1965 at IBC Studios, London and released on December 4th of 1965 in the USA on London label as the ninth song of the album "December's Children (And Everybody's)" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


44. Blue Turns to Grey (1965)


Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by Tracey Dey and released in December of 1964 on Amy label as the B-side of the single "Didn 'Ya" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on September 6th of 1965 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles and released on December 4th of 1965 in the USA on London label as the eleventh song of the album "December's Children (And Everybody's)" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


45. Think (1966)


Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by Chris Farlowe in December of 1965 and released on January 14th of 1966 on Immediate label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on December 3rd–8th of 1965 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles and released on April 15th of 1966 on Decca label as the thirteenth song of the album "Aftermath" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


48. Ride On Baby (1967)


Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by Chris Farlowe and released on October 27th of 1966 on Immediate label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart and Jack Nitzsche on piano) on December 3rd-8th of 1965 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles and released on June 26th of 1967 in the USA on London label as the eleventh song of the compilation album "Flowers" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


49. Sittin' on a Fence (1967)


Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by Twice as Much and released on May 27th of 1966 on Immediate label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones on December 3rd-8th of 1965 at RCA Studios, Los Angeles and released on June 26th of 1967 in the USA on London label as the twelfth song (and closer) of the compilation album "Flowers" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


54. Wild Horses (1971)


Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by The Flying Burrito Bros in 1970 and released in April of 1970 on A&M label as the eleventh song (and closer) of the album "Burrito Deluxe" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Jim Dickinson on tack piano) on December 4th of 1969 at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Florence, Alabama and on December 9th–10th of 1969 and on February 17th of 1970 at Olympic Sound Studios, London and released on April 23rd of 1971 on Rolling Stones Records label as the third song of the album "Sticky Fingers" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


56. Sister Morphine (1971)


Written by Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by Marianne Faithfull in July of 1968 and released on February 21st of 1969 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ry Cooder on slide guitar and Jack Nitzsche on piano) on March 22nd, 28th,30th and 31st of 1969 at Olympic Sound Studios, London and released on April 23rd of 1971 on Rolling Stones Records label as the eighth song of the album "Sticky Fingers" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


59. Silver Train (1973)


Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by Johnny Winter in 1973 and released in March of 1973 on Columbia label as the sixth song (opening the B-side) of the album "Still Alive and Well" (youtube link). Winter knew the song from the first demo version recorded by the Rolling Stones in 1970.


Recorded by The Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano and Jimmy Miller on percussion) on October 21st–31st of 1970 at Rolling Stones Mobile, Stargroves (Mick Jagger's house), Newbury and on May 28th–June 20th of 1973 at Island Recording Studios, London and released on August 20th of 1973 on Rolling Stones Records label as the B-side of the single "Angie" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


63. Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind (1975)


Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by Dick and Dee Dee on June 29th–July 7th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios and Decca Studios, London and on December of 1964 (vocal overdubs) at an unidentified studio in London and released in early 1965 (probably May) on Warner Bros label as the B-side of the single "When Blue Turns to Grey" (youtube link). Shortly later (May 21st of 1965) the song was also released by Vashti (later Vashti Bunyan) as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Mick Jagger with some studio musicians (probably John McLaughlin on acoustic guitar and on electric guitar, Joe Moretti on pedal steel, Jimmy Page on bass, Reg Guest on piano and Andy White on drums) at Regent Sound Studios and Decca Studios, London (the same music backing of the Dick & Dee Dee version but without the pedal steel) and released on June 6th of 1975 on Decca label as the third song of the album "Metamorphosis" (youtube link). Other sources state that the song was recorded by the Rolling Stones (plus Ian Stewart on piano) on February 13th of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios, London.

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


64. Each and Every Day of the Year (1975)


Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by Bobby Jameson on August 31sth–September 3rd of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios and Decca Studios, London (I got no information about the recording of Jameson vocals) and released in November 27th of 1964 on Decca label as the B-side of the single "All I Want Is My Baby" (youtube link).


Recorded by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards with some studio musicians (probably Big Jim Sullivan on acoustic guitar, John Paul Jones on bass and orchestra including trumpet, harp, percussion and strings arranged by Mike Leander) on August 31sth–September 3rd of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios and Decca Studios, London (the same music backing of the Bobby Jameson plus the strings and harp) and released on June 6th of 1975 on Decca label as the fourth song of the album "Metamorphosis" (youtube link).


65. I'd Much Rather Be With the Boys (1975)


Written by Andrew Oldham and Keith Richards, recorded by The Toggery Five in 1965 and released in February 26th of 1965 on Parlophone label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman with some studio musicians (probably Joe Moretti on pedal steel and Andy White on drums) on February 20th of 1965 at Decca Studios, London with vocal overdubs by Christine Ohlman in the early 1970s and released on June 6th of 1975 on Decca label as the sixth song of the album "Metamorphosis" (youtube link).

Additional info: secondhandsongs


66. (Walkin' Thru the) Sleepy City (1975)


Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by The Mighty Avengers in 1965 and released on July 16th of 1965 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards with some studio musicians (probably Big Jim Sullivan on acoustic guitar, Joe McLaughlin on electric guitar, John Paul Jones on bass, Andy White on drums and unknown musicians on piano and bells) on August 31sth–September 3rd of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios and Decca Studios, London and released on June 6th of 1975 on Decca label as the seventh song of the album "Metamorphosis" (youtube link).


67. We're Wastin' Time (1975)


Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by Jimmy Tarbuck in 1965 and released as "Wastin' Time" on October 14th of 1965 on Immediate label as the B-side of the single "Someday" (youtube link).


Recorded by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards with some studio musicians (probably Big Jim Sullivan on acoustic guitar, Jimmy Page on electric guitar, John Paul Jones on bass, Joe Moretti on pedal steel, Andy White on drums and unknown musicians on piano and fiddle) on August 31sth–September 3rd of 1964 at Regent Sound Studios and Decca Studios, London with guitar overdubs by Doug Schlink in the early 1970s and released on June 6th of 1975 on Decca label as the eighth song of the album "Metamorphosis" (youtube link).

[Honorio]

And this is the complete list of covers chronologically ordered:


01. Come On
02. I Want to Be Loved
(released on June 7th of 1963 on Decca label as both sides of their first single)

03. I Wanna Be Your Man
(released on November 1st of 1963 as the A-side of their second single)

04. Bye Bye Johnny
05. Money
06. You Better Move On
07. Poison Ivy
(released on January 17th of 1964 on Decca label on their first EP "The Rolling Stones")

08. Fortune Teller
(released on January 25th of 1964 on Decca label on the various artists compilation album "Saturday Club")

09. Not Fade Away
(released on February 21st of 1964 on Decca label as the A-side of a single)

10. Route 66
11. I Just Want to Make Love to You
12. Honest I Do
13. I Need You Baby
14. I'm a King Bee
15. Carol
16. Can I Get a Witness
17. You Can Make It If You Try
18. Walking the Dog
(released on April 16th of 1964 on Decca label on their debut album "The Rolling Stones")

19. It's All Over Now
(released on June 24th of 1964 on Decca label as the A-side of a single)

20. If You Need Me
21. Confessin' the Blues
22. Around and Around
(released on August 14th of 1964 on Decca label on the EP "Five by Five")

23. Time Is on My Side
(released on September 26th of 1964 in the USA on London label as the A-side of a single)

24. Under the Boardwalk
25. Susie Q
(released on October 17th of 1964 in the USA on London label on the album "12x5")

26. Little Red Rooster
(released on November 13th of 1964 on Decca label as the A-side of a single)

27. Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
28. Down Home Girl
29. You Can't Catch Me
30. Down the Road Apiece
31. I Can't Be Satisfied
32. Pain in My Heart
(released on January 15th of 1965 on Decca label on the album "The Rolling Stones No.2").

33. Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')
(released on February 13th of 1965 in the USA on London label on the album "The Rolling Stones, Now!")

34. I'm Moving On
(released on June 11th of 1965 on Decca label on the live EP "Got Live If You Want It!")

35. Mercy, Mercy
36. Hitch Hike
37. That's How Strong My Love Is
38. Good Times
39. Cry to Me
(released on July 30th of 1965 in the USA on London label on the album "Out of Our Heads")

40. She Said Yeah
41. Talkin' Bout You
(released on September 24th of 1965 on Decca label on the UK version of the album "Out of Our Heads")

42. Look What You've Done
43. As Tears Go By
44. Blue Turns to Grey
(released on December 4th of 1965 in the USA on London label on the album "December's Children (And Everybody's)")

45. Think
(released on April 15th of 1966 on Decca label on the album "Aftermath")

46. I've Been Loving You Too Long
(released on December 10th of 1966 in the USA on London label on the live album "Got Live If You Want It!")

47. My Girl
48. Ride On Baby
49. Sittin' on a Fence
(released on June 26th of 1966 in the USA on London label on the compilation album "Flowers")

50. Prodigal Son
(released on December 6th of 1968 on Decca label on the album "Beggars Banquet")

51. Love in Vain
(released on December 5th of 1969 on Decca label on the album "Let It Bleed")

52. Little Queenie
(released on September 4th of 1970 on Decca label on the live album "'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!': The Rolling Stones in Concert")

53. Let It Rock
(released on April 16th of 1971 on Rolling Stones Records label as the B-side of the single "Brown Sugar")

54. Wild Horses
55. You Gotta Move
56. Sister Morphine
(released on April 23rd of 1971 on Rolling Stones Records label on the album "Sticky Fingers")

57. Shake Your Hips
58. Stop Breaking Down
(released on May 12th of 1972 on Rolling Stones Records label on the album "Exile on Main St.")

59. Silver Train
(released on August 20th of 1973 on Rolling Stones Records label as the B-side of the single "Angie")

60. Ain't Too Proud to Beg
(released on October 18th of 1974 on Rolling Stones Records label on the album "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll")

61. I Don't Know Why
(released on May 23rd of 1975 on Decca label as the A-side of a single)

62. Don't Lie to Me
63. Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind
64. Each and Every Day of the Year
65. I'd Much Rather Be With the Boys
66. (Walkin' Thru the) Sleepy City
67. We're Wastin' Time
(released on June 6th of 1975 on Decca label on the album "Metamorphosis")

68. Cherry Oh Baby
(released on April 23rd of 1976 on Rolling Stones Records label on the album "Black and Blue")

69. Mannish Boy
70. Crackin' Up
(released on September 23rd of 1977 on Rolling Stones Records label on the double album "Love You Live")

71. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
(released on June 9th of 1978 on Rolling Stones Records label on the album "Some Girls")

72. Going to a Go-Go
(released on June 1st of 1982 on Rolling Stones Records label as the A-side of a single)

73. Twenty Flight Rock
(released on June 1st of 1982 on Rolling Stones Records label on the album ""Still Life" (American Concert 1981)")

74. Harlem Shuffle
(released on February 28th of 1986 on Rolling Stones Records label as the A-side of a single)

75. Too Rude
(released on March 24th of 1986 on Rolling Stones Records label on the album "Dirty Work")

76. Like a Rolling Stone
(released on October 30th of 1995 on Virgin label as the first song of a CD-single)

77. Little Baby
(released on November 14th of 1995 on Virgin label on the live album "Stripped")

78. Who Do You Love? (with Bo Diddley)
(released on December 5th of 1995 on Virgin label on video format on the live DVD "Voodoo Lounge Live")

79. Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (with B.B. King)
(released on November 4th of 1997 on MCA label on the B.B. King's album "Deuces Wild")

80. Corinna (with Taj Mahal)
(released on November 2nd of 1998 on Virgin label on the live album "No Security")

81. Rock Me, Baby
82. The Nearness of You
(released on November 1st of 2004 on EMI label on the 2-CD live album "Live Licks")

83. Love Train
(released on November 11th of 2003 on video format on the 4 DVD Box Set "Four Flicks")

84. Bob Wills Is Still the King
85. Learning the Game
86. The Night Time (Is the Right Time)
87. Get Up, Stand Up
88. Mr. Pitiful
(released on July 30th of 2007 on Rolling Stones Records label on video format on the 4 DVD Box Set "The Biggest Bang")

89. Champagne & Reefer (with Buddy Guy)
(released on April 1st of 2008 on Polydor label on the 2CD live album "Shine a Light")

90. We Had It All
91. Tallahassee Lassie
92. You Win Again
(released on November 21st of 2011 on the double CD "Some Girls - Deluxe Edition")

93. Sweet Little Sixteen
(released on November 21st of 2011 on Eagle Vision label on video format on the live DVD "Some Girls - Live in Texas, 1978")

94. That's Life (with Billy Preston)
95. Outa-Space (with Billy Preston)
(released on April 2nd of 2012 on Promotone BV label on the live album "L.A. Friday (Live 1975)")

96. Baby, Please Don't Go (with Muddy Waters)
97. Hoochie Coochie Man (with Muddy Waters)
98. Long Distance Call (with Muddy Waters)
99. Got My Mojo Workin' (with Junior Wells)
100. Next Time You See Me (with Buddy Guy)
101. One Eyed Woman (with Lefty Dizz)
102. Clouds in My Heart (with Muddy Waters)
(released on July 10th of 2012 on Eagle Vision label on the live album "Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981")

103. Diddley Daddy
104. Road Runner
105. Bright Lights Big City
106. Honey What's Wrong
107. Cops and Robbers
(released on November 12th of 2012 on ABKCO label on the 5-CD compilation "GRRR! - Super Deluxe Edition")

[Maschine_Man]

A+ thread. Brilliant work and format.

Just listening to the Bowie and Massive Attack cover of Nature Boy. Thank you very much for bringing this to my attention!

[Honorio]

Many thanks, Maschine_Man

[Honorio]

As Bruce pointed on another thread, these are the covers included on Acclaimed Music Top 100 (so this means that these are the most acclaimed covers ever):
1 - I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
2 - Respect - Aretha Franklin
3 - Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
4 - Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
5 - Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
6 - All Along the Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7 - Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
8 - (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
9 - Whole Lot of Shaking Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis
10 - Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinéad O'Connor
11 - The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals

Some of the originals were also ranked on Acclaimed Music Top 6000:
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight and The Pips (#5937)
- Respect - Otis Redding (#4662)
- Louie Louie - Richard Berry (#4137)
- Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan (#837)
- All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan (#1039)
- Hound Dog - Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (#621)

I also included two bonus features:
a) Songs with shared songwriting credits because of samples (or even plagiarism).
b) Songs that included samples (or borrowed music or lyrics) not credited on songwriting credits.

So, enjoy the list!
Note: The numbers indicate the position of these songs on the Top 6000 songs list of Acclaimed Music.


06. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1968)


Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and first recorded by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles on August 6th of 1966 at Hitsville USA Studio A, Detroit, Michigan produced by Norman Whitfield but rejected for release as a single by Berry Gordy, it was first released on August 26th of 1968 on Tamla label as the seventh song (opening the B-side) of the album "Special Occasion" (youtube link). The second version (recorded by Marvin Gaye) was also rejected and the third version, recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips on June 17th of 1967 at Hitsville USA Studio A, Detroit produced by Norman Whitfield was the first released version, released on September 28th of 1967 on Motown's Soul label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Marvin Gaye on February 3rd, 8th, 13th, 15th and April 10th of 1967 at Hitsville USA Studio A, Detroit, Michigan produced by Norman Whitfield and released on August 26th of 1968 on Tamla label as the fourth song of the album "In the Groove" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


07. Respect (1967)


Written and recorded by Otis Redding, recorded in July of 1965 at Stax Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee produced by Steve Cropper and released on August 15th of 1965 on Volt label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Aretha Franklin on February 14th of 1967 at Atlantic Records Studio, New York City produced by Jerry Wexler and released on March 10th of 1967 on Atlantic label as the opener of the album "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


26. Louie Louie (1963)


Written by Richard Berry, recorded by Richard Berry and the Pharaohs in 1957 and released in April of 1957 on Flip label as the B-side of the single "You Are My Sunshine" (youtube link). But probably the direct influence on The Kingsmen cover was the version recorded by Rockin' Robin Roberts in 1960 and released in March of 1961 on Etiquette label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Kingsmen on April 6th 1963 at Northwestern Inc. Motion Pictures and Recording, Portland, Oregon produced by Ken Chase and Jerry Dennon and released in May of 1963 on Jerden label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


54. Suspicious Minds (1969)


Written and recorded by Mark James in 1968 and released in 1968 on Scepter label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Elvis Presley on January 22nd of 1969 at American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee produced by Chips Moman and Felton Jarvis and released on August 26th of 1969 on RCA Victor label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


57. Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)


Written by Bob Dylan in February of 1964, recorded by Bob Dylan on January 15th of 1965 at Columbia Recording Studios, New York City produced by Tom Wilson and released March 22nd of 1965 on Columbia label as the eighth song (opening the B-side) of the album "Bringing It All Back Home" (youtube link). The Brothers Four recorded a version of the song during 1964 before Dylan first released version (based on a demo recorded by Bob Dylan in June of 1964) but it was released in May of 1965 (after both the Dylan and Byrds versions) as the last song of the album "The Honey Wind Blows" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Byrds on January 20th of 1965 at Columbia Studios, Hollywood, California produced by Terry Melcher and released on April 12th of 1965 on Columbia label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


70. All Along the Watchtower (1968)


Written and recorded by Bob Dylan, recorded on November 5th of 1967 at Columbia Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee produced by Bob Johnston and released on December 27th of 1967 on Columbia label as the fourth song of the album "John Wesley Harding" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience in January of 1968 at Olympic Studios, London, England and from June to August of 1968 at Record Plant Studios, New York City produced by Jimi Hendrix and released on September 21st of 1968 on Reprise label in the USA as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


71. Hound Dog (1956)


Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton with Kansas City Bill & Orchestra on August 13th of 1952 at Radio Recorders Annex, Los Angeles, California produced by Johnny Otis and released in February of 1953 on Peacock label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). But according to Wikipedia the direct inspiration for Elvis version was the recording by Freddie Bell and the Bellboys released in 1955 (youtube link).


Recorded by Elvis Presley on July 2nd of 1956 at RCA studio, New York City produced by Steve Sholes and released on July 13th of 1956 on RCA Victor label as the B-side of the single "Don't Be Cruel " (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


74. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock (1954)


Written by Max C. Freedman and Jimmy De Knight (pseudonym of James E. Myers), recorded by Sonny Dae and His Knights on March 20th of 1954 and released in 1954 on Arcade label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Bill Haley and His Comets on April 12th of 1954 at Pythian Temple Studios, New York City produced by Milt Gabler and released on May 10th of 1954 on Decca label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs
According to Wikipedia: "Although first recorded by Italian-American band Sonny Dae and His Knights on March 20, 1954, the more famous version by Bill Haley & His Comets is not, strictly speaking, a cover version. Myers claimed the song had been written specifically for Haley but, for various reasons, Haley was unable to record it himself until April 12, 1954."


80. Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On (1957)


Written by Dave "Curlee" Williams and James Faye "Roy" Hall, recorded by Big Maybelle on March 21st of 1955 produced by Quincy Jones and released as "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" in 1955 on Okeh label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis in February of 1957 at Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee produced by Jack Clement and released as "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On" on May 27th of 1957 on Sun label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


81. Nothing Compares 2 U (1990)


Written by Prince, recorded by The Family in July of 1985 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota produced by Prince and David Z and released on August 19th of 1985 on Paisley Park label as the sixth song (second of the B-side) of the album "The Family" (youtube link).


Recorded by Sinéad O'Connor in 1989 at Britannia Row and Westside Studios, London, England produced by Sinéad O'Connor and Nellee Hooper and released on January 8th of 1990 on Chrysalis label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


87. The House of the Rising Sun (1964)


Traditional song of unknown writer, the first known recording was made by Ashley and Foster in 1933, being released as "Rising Sun Blues" in 1933 on Vocalion label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). It is disputed but some sources claim that the inspiration for The Animals cover came from the version recorded by Bob Dylan on November 20th of 1961, released on March 19th of 1962 as the tenth song of his debut album "Bob Dylan" (youtube link).


Recorded by The Animals on May 18th of 1964 at De Lane Lea Studios, London arranged by Alan Price and produced by Mickey Most and released on June 19th of 1964 on Columbia label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs
According to Wikipedia: "An interview with Eric Burdon revealed that he first heard the song in a club in Newcastle, England, where it was sung by the Northumbrian folk singer Johnny Handle. (…) This interview refutes assertions that the inspiration for their arrangement came from Bob Dylan. The band enjoyed a huge hit with the song, much to Dylan's chagrin when his version was referred to as a cover."



And, as a bonus, 5 more songs on AM Top 100 not exactly covers but with shared songwriting credits because of the use of samples of other songs (or even because of plagiarism):


33. Paper Planes (2007)


"Straight to Hell" was written by Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon, recorded by The Clash in December of 1981 to January of 1982 (the backing track was recorded on New Year's Eve, 1981) at Electric Lady Studios, New York City produced by The Clash and Glyn Johns and released on May 14th of 1982 on CBS label as the sixth song (closing the A-side) of the album "Combat Rock" (youtube link).


"Paper Planes" was written by Mathangi Arulpragasam (aka M.I.A.) and Wesley Pentz (aka Diplo) but, since it includes samples from The Clash's Straight to Hell, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon are credited as co-writers. It was recorded by M.I.A. in 2007 at the artist's home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn and in London produced by Diplo and Switch and released on August 21st of 2007 on Interscope label as the eleventh song of the album "Kala" (youtube link).


"Paper Planes" also includes an uncredited sample of Wreckx-N-Effect feat. Teddy Riley's Rump Shaker (1992).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs
According to Wikipedia: "The song was written by M.I.A. and Diplo. The song's backing track is a sample of the 1982 song "Straight to Hell" by The Clash, and the members of The Clash are credited as co-writers of the song. The chorus of "Paper Planes" was widely speculated to be based on the chorus to the 1992 song "Rump Shaker" by Wreckx-N-Effect, although that song's writers are not credited."


52. Crazy (2006)


"Nel cimitero di Tucson" ("Last Man Standing") was written and recorded by Gianfranco Reverberi and Gian Piero Reverberi in 1968 and released in Italy as part of the soundtrack of the movie "Preparati la bara!" (youtube link). I haven't found information about the original release, the complete soundtrack was released on CD in 2007 after the success of "Crazy."


"Crazy" was written by Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) and Thomas Callaway (aka CeeLo Green) but, since it includes samples from Gianfranco Reverberi and Gian Piero Reverberi's Last Man Standing, Gianfranco Reverberi and Gian Piero Reverberi are credited as co-writers. It was recorded by Gnarls Barkley in 2005 at Maze Studios, Atlanta, Georgia and (probably) Power Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California produced by Danger Mouse and released on April 3rd of 2006 on Warner label as the title song of a CD-single (youtube link).


"Crazy" also includes an uncredited sample of Garnet Mimms' Stop and Check Yourself (1972).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs.
According to Wikipedia ""Crazy" was inspired by film scores of Spaghetti Westerns, in particular by the works of Ennio Morricone, who is best known as the composer of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, but more specifically the song "Last Man Standing" by Gian Piero Reverberi and Gianfranco Reverberi from the 1968 spaghetti Western Viva! Django (Italian: Preparati la bara), a sequel to the better-known Django. "Crazy" not only samples the song, but utilizes the parts of the main melody and chord structure. The original songwriters for "Last Man Standing" are credited by Gnarls Barkley for this song alongside their own credits."


66. Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997)


"The Last Time" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by The Andrew Oldham Orchestra in 1965 arranged by David Whitaker and produced by Andrew Oldham and released on June 3rd of 1966 on Decca label as the eleventh song (and closer) of the album "The Rolling Stones Songbook" (youtube link).


"Bitter Sweet Symphony" was written by Richard Ashcroft but it includes samples from The Andrew Oldham Orchestra's The Last Time. A lawsuit interposed by Allen Klein (former manager of The Rolling Stones) forced to credit the song entirely to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Recorded by The Verve in 1996 at Olympics Studios, London, England produced by Youth and The Verve and released on June 16th of 1997 on Hut label as the title song of a CD-single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs.
According to Wikipedia: "Although the song's lyrics were written by Verve vocalist Richard Ashcroft, its distinctive passage for strings was sampled from the 1965 Andrew Oldham Orchestra symphonic recording of "The Last Time", arranged & written by David Whitaker, inspired by the 1965 Rolling Stones' song of the same title. Originally, The Verve had negotiated a licence to use a five-note sample from the Oldham recording, but former Stones manager Allen Klein (who owned the copyrights to the band’s pre-1970 songs) claimed the Verve broke the agreement and used a larger portion. Despite its original lyrics and string intro (by Wil Malone & Ashcroft), the music of "Bitter Sweet Symphony" was sampled from the Oldham track, which led to a lawsuit with ABKCO Records, Allen Klein's holding company, and eventually settled out of court. The Verve relinquished all of their royalties to Allen Klein, owner of ABKCO Records, whilst songwriting credits were changed to Jagger/Richards/Ashcroft. "We were told it was going to be a 50/50 split, and then they saw how well the record was doing," says band member Simon Jones. "They rung up and said we want 100 percent or take it out of the shops, you don't have much choice." After losing the composer credits to the song, Richard Ashcroft commented, "This is the best song Jagger and Richards have written in 20 years," noting it was their biggest UK hit since "Brown Sugar."


76. 99 Problems (2003)


"The Big Beat" was written and recorded by Billy Squire in 1979-1980 at Eddie Offord's remote studio, Woodstock, New York produced by Billy Squire and Eddie Offord and released in May of 1980 on Capitol label as the first song of the album "The Tale of the Tape" (youtube link).
"Long Red" was written by Norman Landsberg, Felix Pappalardi, John Ventura and Leslie Weinstein, recorded by Mountain on August 16th of 1969 live at Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York produced by Felix Pappalardi and released on May 13th of 1972 on Windfall label as the first song of the live album "Live - The Road Goes Ever On" (youtube link).


"99 Problems" was written by Jay-Z but, since it includes samples from Billy Squire's The Big Beat and Mountain's Long Red, Billy Squire, Norman Landsberg, Felix Pappalardi, John Ventura and Leslie Weinstein are credited as co-writers. It was recorded by Jay-Z in 2003 at The Mansion, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles, California produced by Rick Rubin and released on November 14th of 2003 on Roc-A-Fella label as the ninth song of the album "The Black Album" (youtube link).


"99 Problems" also includes samples of Wilson Pickett's Get Me Back on Time, Engine #9 (1970), Ice-T feat. Brother Marquis' 99 Problems (1993), UGK's Touched (1996) and LL Cool J's To da Break of Dawn (1990).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs.
According to Wikipedia "In creating the track Rubin used some classic 1980s sample staples such as "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier, "Long Red" by Mountain, and "Get Me Back On Time" by Wilson Pickett. These songs were long coveted by early hip hop producers, in particular the drum beat from Big Beat. (…) The title and chorus are taken from Ice-T's "99 Problems" from his 1993 album Home Invasion. The song featured Brother Marquis of 2 Live Crew. The original song was more profane and describes a wide range of sexual conquests. (…) Jay-Z begins his third verse directly quoting lines from Bun B's opening verse off the track "Touched" from the UGK album Ridin' Dirty."


83. Whole Lotta Love (1969)


"You Need Love" was written by Willie Dixon, recorded by Muddy Waters on October 12 of 1962 at Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois and released in December of 1962 on Chess label as the A-side of a single (youtube link). The Small Faces recorded in 1965 "You Need Loving" credited to Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriot (but based on Waters' "You Need Love"), released on May 11th of 1966 on Decca label as the ninth song of their debut album "Small Faces" (youtube link).


"Whole Lotta Love" was written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham but with parts of the lyrics taken from Muddy Waters' You Need Love. A lawsuit interposed by Willie Dixon in 1985 forced Led Zeppelin to share with him songwriting credits. Recorded by Led Zeppelin in 1969 at various studios in the UK and North America produced by Jimmy Page and released on October 22nd of 1969 on Hut label as the first song of the album "Led Zeppelin II" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs. According to Wikipedia: "In 1962, Muddy Waters recorded "You Need Love", written for him by peer Willie Dixon. In 1966 British mod band the Small Faces recorded the song as "You Need Loving" for their eponymous début Decca LP. Some of the lyrics of Led Zeppelin's version were copied from the Willie Dixon song, a favourite of Plant's. Plant's phrasing is particularly similar to that of Steve Marriott's in the Small Faces' version. Similarities with "You Need Love" would lead to a lawsuit against Led Zeppelin in 1985, settled out of court in favour of Dixon. The Small Faces were never sued by Dixon, even though "You Need Loving" still only credits Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott. According to Robert Plant: "Page's riff was Page's riff. It was there before anything else. I just thought, 'well, what am I going to sing?' That was it, a nick. Now happily paid for. At the time, there was a lot of conversation about what to do. It was decided that it was so far away in time and influence that...well, you only get caught when you're successful. That's the game"."


And, as a second bonus, other songs on AM Top 100 that includes samples (or borrowed lyrics or music) according to whosampled.com:



10. Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode (1958) uses the riff of the intro of Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five's Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time) (1946).
Wikipedia: "The opening guitar riff on "Johnny B. Goode" is essentially a note-for-note copy of the opening single-note solo on Louis Jordan's "Ain't That Just Like a Woman" (1946), played by guitarist Carl Hogan."



20. Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven (1969) uses a similar arrangement for the guitar intro to Spirit's Taurus (1968).
Wikipedia: "Over the years, a number of people have put forth the opinion that the song's introduction, and opening guitar arpeggios, bear a close resemblance to the 1968 instrumental "Taurus" by the group Spirit. Zeppelin opened for Spirit in an early American tour, leaving little doubt that Led Zeppelin had heard the Spirit song before "Stairway to Heaven" was written."



41. New Order's Blue Monday (2003) contains samples from Kraftwerk' Uranium (1975).
Wikipedia: "According to Bernard Sumner, (…) the long keyboard pad on the intro and outro was sampled from the Kraftwerk song "Uranium", from the Radio-Activity album."



47. Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z's Crazy in Love (2003) contains samples from The Chi-Lites' Are You My Woman (Tell Me So) (1970)
Wikipedia: "The track's horn-driven hook samples instrumentation from The Chi-Lites' 1970 song "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So).""



60. Massive's Unfinished Sympathy (1991) contains samples from J.J. Johnson's Parade Strut (1974) and Mahavishnu Orchestra and John McLaughlin's Planetary Citizen (1976).
Wikipedia: "The song's initial tone is set by "chilled hip hop beats" and samples of a percussion break from "Parade Strut (Instrumental)" by J. J. Johnson. (…) Vocal samples of a man singing "hey, hey, hey, hey..." – originating from John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra's "Planetary Citizen" – are present throughout the song."



64. Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott's Get Ur Freak On (2001) contains samples from Karunesh's Solitude (2000) and Memphis Bleek feat. Jay Z, Twista and Missy Elliott's Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses) (2000).



72. Beck's Loser (1993) contains samples from Johnny Jenkins' I Walk on Gilded Splinters (1970) and Thomas Hendrix's Driver Winner (1994).
Wikipedia: "The song's drum track is sampled from a Johnny Jenkins cover of Dr. John's "I Walk on Gilded Splinters" from the 1970 album Ton-Ton Macoute!. During the song's break, there is a sample of a line of dialogue from the 1994 Steve Hanft-directed film Kill the Moonlight, which goes "I’m a driver/I’m a winner/Things are gonna change, I can feel it"."



91. The Smiths' How Soon Is Now? (1984) contains a keyboard melody line taken from Lovebug Starski's You've Gotta Believe (1982).
Johnny Marr in an interview for The Quietus about the primary influence black music had on The Smiths: "'Boy With The Thorn In His Side', from the second verse onwards, if you listen to it, it's just Nile Rodgers playing guitar - 'How Soon Is Now' has got a hip hop thing in it from Lovebug Starski."



92. Chic's Good Times (1979) contains lyrics samples from Leo Reisman and His Orchestra's Happy Days Are Here Again (1929).
Wikipedia: "The lyrics are largely based on Milton Ager's "Happy Days Are Here Again." It also contains lines based on lyrics featured in "About a Quarter to Nine" made famous by Al Jolson. Nile Rodgers has stated that these depression-era lyrics were used as a hidden way to comment on the then-current economic depression in the United States."



98. Public Enemy's Fight the Power (1989) contains samples from a total of 19 songs, including "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson (1967), "Funky Drummer" by James Brown (1970), "Fight the Power" by The Isley Brothers (1975), "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone (1968), "I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To" by The Soul Children feat. Jesse Jackson (1972), "Hot Pants Road" by The J.B.'s (1970), "I Shot the Sheriff" by Bob Marley and The Wailers (1973), "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force (1982), "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown (1968), "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" by The Dramatics (1971), "Teddy's Jam" by Guy (1988), "Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)" by West Street Mob (1981), "I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd (1971), "Funky President" by James Brown (1974), "Pump Me Up" by Trouble Funk (1982), "Give It to Me Baby" by Rick James (1981), "Saturday Night Live From Washington DC Pt. 1" by Trouble Funk (1983) and "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow (1984).
Wikipedia: "Chuck D recalled the track's extravagant looping and production, saying that "we put loops on top of loops on top of loops"."

[Romain]

One of the best thread here. Thanks Honorio.

[Honorio]

Second part of "most acclaimed covers," including the songs on positions 101-200 of AM main list. As you are about to see, we got less entries this time.


A) Covers:

111. Walk This Way (1986)


Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, recorded by Aerosmith in January and February of 1975 at Record Plant Studios, New York City, New York produced by Jack Douglas and released on April 8th of 1975 on Columbia label as the fourth song of the album "Toys in the Attic" (youtube link).


Recorded by Run-D.M.C. featuring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry in 1985 at Chung King House of Metal, New York City, New York produced by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons and released on May 15th of 1986 on Profile label as the fourth song of the album "Raising Hell" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


114. That's All Right (1954)


Written by Arthur Crudup and recorded by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup on September 6th of 1946 in Chicago, Illinois and released in 1946 on RCA Victor label as the B-side of the single "Crudup's After Hours" (youtube link).


Recorded by Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill on July 5th of 1954 at Memphis Recording Service (later named Sun Studios), Memphis, Tennessee produced by Sam Phillips and released on July 19th of 1954 on Sun label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


126. Mystery Train (1955)


Written by Junior Parker, recorded by Little Junior's Blue Flames in September-October of 1953 at Memphis Recording Service, Memphis, Tennessee produced by Sam Phillips and released in November of 1953 on Sun label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill on July 11th of 1955 at Memphis Recording Service, Memphis, Tennessee produced by Sam Phillips and released on August 20th of 1955 on Sun label as the B-side of the single "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" (youtube link). This version added song-writing credits to Sam Phillips.

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


182. Blueberry Hill (1956)


Written by Vincent Rose, Larry Stock and Al Lewis, first recorded by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra with vocal refrain by Tommy Ryan in 1940 and released on May 31st of 1940 on Victor label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by Fats Domino on June 26th of 1956 at Master Recorders Studios in Los Angeles, California produced by Dave Bartholomew and released in September of 1956 on Imperial label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


189. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (1973)


Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, recorded by The Undisputed Truth in 1971 produced by Norman Whitfield and released on May 2nd of 1972 on Gordy label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


Recorded by The Temptations on May 15th, June 14th, 22nd and 28th of 1972 at Hitsville USA Studio A, Detroit, Michigan produced by Norman Whitfield and released on July 27th of 1972 on Gordy label as the third song of the album "All Directions" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


193. Hurt (2002)


Written by Trent Reznor, recorded by Nine Inch Nails in 1992-1993 at Le Pig, Record Plant Studios and A&M Studios, Los Angeles, California produced by Trent Reznor and released on March 8th of 1994 on Nothing label as the fourteenth song (and closer) of the album "The Downward Spiral" (youtube link).


Recorded by Johnny Cash in 2002 at Cash Cabin Studio, Nashville, Tennessee and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles, California produced by Rick Rubin and released on November 5th of 2002 on American label as the second song of the album "American IV: The Man Comes Around" (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs


Three of the original versions were also included in Acclaimed Music lists:
- Walk This Way - Aerosmith (#407)
- Mystery Train - Little Junior's Blue Flames (#3001)
- Hurt - Nine Inch Nails (#980)



B) Shared songwriting credits:
(because of samples or even plagiarism)


143. Creep (1992)


"The Air That I Breathe" was written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, recorded by Albert Hammond in 1972 and released in December of 1972 on Mums label as the tenth song (and closer) of the album "It Never Rains in Southern California" (youtube link).


"Creep" was written by Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway and Thom Yorke but, given some similarities with Albert Hammond's The Air That I Breathe, Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood were credited as co-writers after a lawsuit. "Creep" was recorded by Radiohead in 1992 at Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire, UK produced by Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie and released on September 21st of 1992 on Parlophone label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs
According to Wikipedia: "Due to similarities to "The Air That I Breathe", a song recorded by The Hollies in 1973, Radiohead was successfully sued for plagiarism. Consequently, Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood are credited as co-writers of "Creep". "Creep" uses a chord progression used in "The Air That I Breathe" in its verse and a melody from "The Air That I Breathe" in the bridge following the second chorus."


150. Rapper's Delight (1979)


"Good Times" was written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, recorded by Chic in 1979 at Power Station Studios, New York City, New York produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers and released on June 4th of 1979 as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


"Rapper's Delight" was written by Sylvia Robinson, Henry 'Big Bank Hank' Jackson, Michael 'Wonder Mike' Wright and Guy 'Master Gee' O'Brien but, since it includes an interpolation (replayed sample) from Chic's Good Times, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers were credited as co-writers after a settlement. It was recorded by Sugarhill Gang in 1979 at Sugar Hill Studios, Englewood, New Jersey produced by Sylvia Robinson and released in November of 1979 on Sugar Hill label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).


"Rapper's Delight" also includes an uncredited interpolation of Love De-Luxe with Hawkshaw's Discophonia's Here Comes That Sound Again (1979).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs
According to Wikipedia "On September 20, 1979 and September 21, 1979, Blondie and Chic were playing concerts with The Clash in New York at The Palladium. When Chic started playing "Good Times", rapper Fab Five Freddy and the members of the Sugarhill Gang ("Big Bank Hank" Jackson, Mike Wright, and "Master Gee" O'Brien), jumped up on stage and started freestyling with the band. A few weeks later Rodgers was on the dance floor of New York club Leviticus and heard the DJ play a song which opened with Bernard Edwards' bass line from Chic's "Good Times". Rodgers approached the DJ who said he was playing a record he had just bought that day in Harlem. The song turned out to be an early version of "Rapper's Delight," which also included a scratched version of the song's string section. Rodgers and Edwards immediately threatened legal action over copyright, which resulted in a settlement and their being credited as co-writers. Rodgers admitted that he was originally upset with the song, but would later declare it to be "one of his favorite songs of all time" and his favorite of all the tracks that sampled Chic (although it wasn't sampled, but was interpolated)."


194. Folsom Prison Blues (1955)


"Crescent City Blues" was written by Gordon Jenkins, recorded by Gordon Jenkins featuring Beverly Mahr on vocals in May of 1953 and released in January of 1954 on Decca label as part of "The Conductor (The Second Dream)," the second track of the album "Gordon Jenkins' Seven Dreams (A Musical Fantasy)" (youtube link).


"Folsom Prison Blues" was written by Johnny Cash but, since the melody and part of the lyrics were taken from Gordon Jenkins' Crescent City Blues, Cash paid a settlement to Jenkins. Recorded by Johnny Cash and Tennessee Two on July 30th of 1955 Memphis Recording Service, Memphis, Tennessee produced by Sam Phillips and released on December 15th of 1955 on Sun label as the A-side of a single (youtube link).

Additional info: wikipedia, secondhandsongs
According to Wikipedia: "Cash took the melody for the song and many of the lyrics from Gordon Jenkins's 1953 Seven Dreams concept album, specifically the song "Crescent City Blues." Jenkins was not credited on the original record, which was issued by Sun Records. In the early 1970s, after the song became popular, Cash paid Jenkins a settlement of approximately $75,000."



C) Samples:
(or borrowed music or lyrics not credited on songwriting credits):



135. Animal Collective's My Girls (2009) contains sound samples from NASA's Cassini–Huygens Recordings of Radio Emissions From Saturn's Rings (2007)



142. The Strokes's Last Nite (2001) uses an opening guitar riff similar to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' American Girl (1976).
Wikipedia: "The song's opening guitar riff and overall structure is loosely similar to that of American Girl by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. In a 2006 interview with Rolling Stone, Petty commented, "The Strokes took 'American Girl' [for 'Last Nite'], there was an interview that took place with them where they actually admitted it. That made me laugh out loud. I was like, 'OK, good for you.' It doesn't bother me"."



181. Daft Punk's One More Time (2000) contains samples from Eddie Johns' More Spell on You (1979).
Wikipedia: ""One More Time" is believed to contain a sample of "More Spell on You" by Eddie Johns, but this is uncredited in the Discovery liner notes. Bangalter reportedly denied using any samples for the song. A later report however indicated that sampling "More Spell on You" had been officially approved." A quite interesting link about the subject.



185. Radiohead's Idioteque (2000) contains samples from Paul Lansky's Mild und Leise (1976) and Arthur Kreiger's Short Piece (1976)
Wikipedia: ""Idioteque" contains two credited samples of experimental 1970s computer music. The first is several seconds of Mild und Leise, a piece by Paul Lansky, forming the four chord progression repeated throughout the song. Mild und Leise is 18 minutes long and through composed. The portion sampled by Radiohead is only heard once in the original piece, very briefly. Also sampled is "Short Piece" by Arthur Kreiger, now a professor of music at Connecticut College. Both tracks were compiled on the 1976 LP First Recordings — Electronic Music Winners, which Radiohead instrumentalist Jonny Greenwood stumbled upon while the band was working on Kid A."



187. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg's Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang (1992) contains samples from Leon Haywood's I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You (1975), Kid Dynamite's Uphill Peace of Mind (1976), Public Enemy's B Side Wins Again (1990) and Congress Alley's Are You Looking (1973).
Wikipedia: "The song contains samples from Leon Haywood's "I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You", "B-Side Wins Again" by Public Enemy and "Uphill (Peace of Mind)" by Kid Dynamite."



192. Britney Spears' Toxic (2003) contains samples from Lata Mangeshkar and S. P. Balasubramaniam's Tere Mere Beech Mein (1981).
Wikipedia: "The hook of "Toxic" samples a portion of "Tere Mere Beech Mein", from the soundtrack of the 1981 Hindi film Ek Duuje Ke Liye. However, it is not lifted verbatim from the score and mixes two different sections of the piece."