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Mental Floss: 25 of the Most Covered Songs in Music History

Mental Floss description: Unlike movies, where it's rare that a second (or third) attempt at remaking a film can ever match—let alone top—the original, music is a different sort of creative beast. Just because The Beatles did a bang-up job on one song doesn't mean that Joan Baez or Elvis Presley couldn't do the same tune justice in their own unique way (which is a very good thing, as The Beatles's catalog is one of the most copied in music history).
While not an exhaustive list, here are 25 of the most covered songs in music history.
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Yesterday - The Beatles
Yesterday - The Beatles
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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
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Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
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Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
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Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
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My Way - Frank Sinatra
My Way - Frank Sinatra
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Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
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Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
9
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
10
And I Love Her - The Beatles
And I Love Her - The Beatles
11
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
12
I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
13
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
14
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
15
Cry Me a River - Julie London
Cry Me a River - Julie London
16
Imagine - John Lennon
Imagine - John Lennon
17
All of Me - John Legend
All of Me - John Legend
18
Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
19
Summertime- Abbie Mitchell
Summertime- Abbie Mitchell
20
Love Yourself - Justin Bieber
Love Yourself - Justin Bieber
21
Blackbird - The Beatles
Blackbird - The Beatles
22
'Amazing Grace' by John Newton
'Amazing Grace' by John Newton
23
The Look of Love - Dusty Springfield
The Look of Love - Dusty Springfield
24
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
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'Silent Night' by John Freeman Young
'Silent Night' by John Freeman Young
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