Top 10 Cover Songs That Sound Completely Different Than the Original

VOICE OVER: Matt Campbell

Script written by George Pacheco

Who said imitation was the sincerest form of flattery? Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 10 Cover Songs That Sound Completely Different Than the Original. For this list, we're ranking studio recorded covers of artists by other artists who chose to take a unique, personal or different approach to the source material, thereby making their cover version of their original unique to a new or different musical style.

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  • #10: "Boyz-n-the-Hood" (2000)
  • #9: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1992)
  • #8: "Gin and Juice" (1998)
  • #7: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1977)
  • #6: "Billie Jean" (2007)
  • #5: "Style" (2015)
  • #4: "All Along the Watchtower" (1968)
  • #3: "Woodstock" (1970)
  • #2: "Hurt" (2003)
  • #1: "Blinded by the Light" (1976)

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