A Covers Followup

Soundcheck | Jul 11, 2011

Yesterday, we talked about iconic cover songs that were even better than the original, from Eric Clapton’s “I Shot the Sheriff” to “Hurt” as performed by Johnny Cash. When we asked our listeners for their picks, a tidal wave of responses flooded the Soundcheck page. We play a couple of our listeners' favorites on the air.

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