10 Greatest Cover Songs In Rock Music History

So we've been through the rules of not covering the Beatles, but why not take a crack at some of the Fab Four's greatest tunes? Well, since the fanbase surrounding History's Favorite Band is a bit contentious, you're going to have to take proper care of a song someone already thinks is a classic. Hell, even when the Beatles weren't writing their own material, they turned in the definitive versions of some rock classics.

Being avid fans of the sounds of R&B and Motown at the time, their versions of everything from Please Mr. Postman to You Really Got a Hold on Me could have found a spot here. If you're looking for the song that shows what the Beatles could do with other people's work though, Twist and Shout has you covered, with an urgency that became synonymous with Beatlemania once they reached America and beyond.

It wasn't an easy feat getting this version of the song down though. Since most of their first album was cut in a single day, Twist and Shout was saved for last and involved John Lennon screaming his throat raw after suffering from a cold throughout the majority of the day. Even though John has been on the record saying that he could have sung it better than this, this is the kind of lightning in a bottle excitement that you're only able to get once.