What Songs Have Been Covered? ‘Ring of Fire’—Johnny Cash. … ‘Hound Dog’—Elvis Presley. … ‘Hey Joe’—Jimi Hendrix. … ‘Big Yellow Taxi’—Counting Crows Featuring Vanessa Carlton. … ‘Downtown Train’—Rod Stewart. … ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’—Cyndi Lauper. … ‘I Will Always Love You’—Whitney Houston. What song has had the most covers? According to Guinness World Records,
Are Covers Of Songs Fair Use? A cover song displayed on YouTube with some form of audio-visual work requires both a synchronization license as well as a mechanical license. … This is not true as the Fair Use Doctrine does not apply to cover songs, as it is only applicable to a work created to
Why Do Artists Cover Songs? Musicians now play what they call “cover versions” (the reworking, updating, or interpretation) of songs as a tribute to the original performer or group. … Artists might also perform interpretations (“covers”) of a favorite artist’s hit tunes for the simple pleasure of playing a familiar song or collection of tunes.