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THE 10 BEST-SELLING ROCK COVER SONGS OF ALL TIME
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Some of rock's biggest anthems weren't written by the artists who made them famous. From Jimi Hendrix's transformation of a quiet Bob Dylan folk song to Johnny Cash's haunting final statement on a Nine Inch Nails classic, these are the covers that outsold, outlasted, and completely overshadowed the originals.
In this video, we count down the 10 best-selling rock cover songs of all time — the surprising origin stories, the accidents, the reluctant artists, and the moments when a songwriter had to admit someone else did it better.
00:00 Intro
00:0:58#10 Cum On Feel the Noize – Quiet Riot
02:16 #9 Black Betty – Ram Jam
00:XX #8 I Fought the Law – The Clash
00:XX #7 House of the Rising Sun – The Animals
00:XX #6 Love Hurts – Nazareth
00:XX #5 Twist and Shout – The Beatles
00:XX #4 I Love Rock 'n' Roll – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
00:XX #3 Proud Mary – Ike and Tina Turner
00:XX #2 All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
15:45 #1 Hurt – Johnny Cash
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