10 Rock Cover Songs Better Than The Original

10. The White Stripes: Jolene (Dolly Parton)

Dolly Parton, is the undisputed queen of country music. This women has been recording since she was 13 years old, with a career extending back to the 1950s. With her poetic yet humorous style of lyricism there aren't many country musicians who can hold a match up to Parton.

The notion of Jack White - the king of the garage rock revival - covering the jaunty heartbreak ballad 'Jolene', isn't one that makes all that much sense - that is until you hear it. If anything, he makes the song more emotive, changing the key and delivering a vocal performance that's striking enough cut through you.

White utilised a signature soft verse/ loud chorus approach. The guitar kept things pretty grounded until the chorus, when his furious explorations on the fretboard mirrorord his erratic vocals outcries. When it comes to doing an original take on a very well known track, it doesn't get better to this. From a tender country ballad to an outburst of garage-rock-anguish, this cover version flipped the original on its head, bringing it to an entirely different audience.