I'll throw this into the mix… even though it breaks the strictest rules of AV Club's list, it's still one of my favorites in the "covers you probably thought were originals" category: Hank Williams' version of "Lovesick Blues." The song was a HUGE hit for Hank in 1949, got him noticed nationally and recognized by the…

I'm glad somebody caught that about Louie Louie. The article makes mention of "covers of covers" elsewhere, but missed this one. The Wailers' version went to #1 in the Northwest & made the song a local standard. If you were a Pacific Northwest garage band in the 1960s, you pretty much had to know this song, and you…

I'd argue Patsy Cline's "Crazy" belongs on this list. While it's true that only the Willie's demo existed while Cline was recording it, Willie was recording his own "official" version for his album "…And Then I Wrote" at the same time that Patsy Cline's version hit the airwaves. In any case, it's her signature song,…