Stunningly harmonized, their “Songbird” might be the straight-up most beautiful cover on this list.

This strips it back into rudimentary banjo and a voice more plaintive even than Stevie’s. Who: Lykke Li Why It’s Awesome: Though Best Coast’s cover is not my fave, I give them props for covering this lesser famous (and my favorite) FM song. We highly recommend checking out Larry Villella's outstanding microphones at http://www.adkmic.com/ Keep up to date via our social media:http://therunningmates.comhttp://facebook.com/therunningmateshttp://instagram.com/therunningmates_bandhttp://itunes.com/therunningmateshttps://www.pandora.com/artist/the-running-mates/ARtgpjXx7VqkPdchttps://open.spotify.com/artist/6lIqNVI3syoaWJBw1Fnspu? The band regularly played “Dreams” live, and recorded a version in the 1990s that remained unreleased officially until it appeared on the expanded version of the band’s great Strangers Almanac album in 2008. Brown: December 5, 1969 "Dreams" - Fleetwood Mac Cover by The Running Mates - YouTube – Mike Misch, Little-known fact: “Blue Letter,” a deep cut from 1975’s Fleetwood Mac, is itself a cover.

Stacy Dupree of Eisley does a haunting cover of Silver Spring. Eva's version was released in 1998 on her posthumous album of the same name. Song: “Storms” The Smashing Pumpkin’s cover of Landslide is up there in the annals of all-time great covers, alongside Hendrix’s ‘All Along The Watchtower’, The Animals’ ‘The House of The Rising Sun’, The Beatles ‘Twist and Shout’… c’mon. I suppose technically “Black Magic Woman” is my favorite FM cover. He was fired – or quit? Ok, so my blog has been on a Fleetwood Mac kick lately. – Ray Padgett, Own Side Now by Caitlin Rose In this way, the Smashing Pumpkins cover has become a classic in its own right.

A new Fleetwood Mac tribute album titled Just Tell Me That You Want Me is coming out in August and featuring Best Coast, Lykke Li and MGMT.. Though the majority of songs are from the the classic lineup (including a number from Lindsey’s passion project Tusk), a handful come from the band’s blues beginnings before he or Stevie joined.

On the record, the trio included a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s 1975 classic “Landslide.” It was a logical selection, both musically and commercially.

– Walt Falconer, When Iowa singer-songwriter Lissie was starting out a decade ago, it felt like she was churning out knockout cover songs on the daily. And let’s be honest: He’ll be back in a few years for a dramatic “reunion tour.” But why wait that long to celebrate this great band? It’s like an electropop version of the classic Pixies quiet/loud/quiet move. I’m linking this to my friend right now. So it’s no knock on her to say that British sister trio The Staves deliver what might be, for me, the platonic ideal of this song. The band announced they’re touring next year!. Any one of which would be an insane feat; she knocked them out like it was no big deal. For better or worse. During the interview, Nicks throws out a bunch of different meanings, before finally admitting, “You know what, Courtney?

I mean, how can you not? I love the Green/Kirwan lineup (not as much of a Spencer fan).

Not necessarily my favorite cover, but the most famous has to be Carlos Santana’s version of “Black Magic Woman” by the original incarnation of the band. Phelps and the Downer Trio’s cover of “Songbird,” which is achingly beautiful.

Just wait until the chorus though. Country music in the ‘90s – including much of the Dixie Chicks’ work – was heavily indebted to ‘70s rock, and Fleetwood Mac was in the middle of a career renaissance too following a massive reunion album and tour. I listen to that stuff a lot, though I often forget that it’s Fleetwood Mac. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘The Best Ever’ series counts down our favorite covers of great artists.

Sorry. Why It’s Awesome: Another faithful cover while being uniquely independent.

However, you never forget that you are listening to Sweet and Hoffs, and not Buckingham and Nicks. there’s also the ‘dreams’ cover by Bastille & Gabrielle Alpin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Zu7qJqDXQ Why It’s Awesome: Kudos to Camper Van Beethoven for remaking the album Tusk in its entirety. – Curtis Zimmermann, Free Downloads by Land of Leland 3. Also, on the guitar we have the amazing new Zeus! ). I’m doing a ticket giveaway to see Lindsey Buckingham at Antone’s on August 22nd! 1.) And, since there are very few cover versions of this song out in the slipstream, the listening value is enhanced several notches. Loose-limbed and somewhat erratic, much like the band themselves back in the day, this version of the title track is a psychedelically pleasing listen.

Best paired with listening to live at a small punk club. It makes me very happy that my video made it on this site. Never quite straying from the arrangement we are used to hearing on Rumours, the presence of the roots-rock collective Railroad Earth acting as the backup band for Warren and his guitar virtuosity takes this one from good to great at the blink of a mandolin or a fiddle. Song: “Dreams”

You would be hard-pressed to come up with a more commercially successful group than Fleetwood Mac in the mid-70’s (and for good reason), and Buckingham/Nicks were hugely responsible for that success. The Silver Springs cover is outstanding.

– amid reports that he wanted to work on a solo album while everyone else wanted to tour. Billy Corgan and Smashing Pumpkins manage to pull off their own beautiful, equally haunting version. Who: Vampire Weekend

The cover is so good, Pitchfork dubbed Li “the Scandinavian heir to Nicks.” – Ray Padgett, In 1997, not long after Hole’s cover of “Gold Dust Woman” was released, Courtney Love interviewed Stevie Nicks, one of her fashion and attitude influences, for Spin magazine. It’s Waylon that’s all that needs to be said. “Silver Springs” thankfully gained second life as a single off the band’s massive 1997 live album The Dance. 2.

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As with most of her covers, though, the instrumentation is just an excuse for her to let loose with her stunningly powerful voice. But they were also a really great rock band during that Peter Green “Black Magic Woman” era, with exhibit A standing loud and proud in the form of “The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown).

I love Stevie, but Mick and Lindsey are awe-inspiring! Waylon covered Gold Dust Woman as well.

Also: Lindsey Buckingham is a monster guitar player in his own right.

However, there was no way that Nicks would ever take the song into the intense, gritty place that Love does. Who: Mates of State https://youtu.be/DBZhb71mH9I. The “original” original line-up didn’t include Danny Kirwan, but had Jeremy Spencer as a second guitar player. Who: The Kills

It’s hard to imagine a scenario where this gorgeous cover never came into existence. Why It’s Awesome: I’ll be honest, I’m not really familiar with Lissie, but her cover of “Go Your Own Way” blew me away. – Jordan Becker. It would seem that choice might not be enough to set this cover apart, but the result is just the opposite. – Ray Padgett, Whiskeytown – which featured the talents of Ryan Adams and Caitlin Cary, among many others – might be better remembered if they hadn’t disintegrated due to the classic trifecta of ego, substance abuse, and record company bullshit. The cover was a smash hit for the Dixie Chicks, not only on country radio but on the pop and adult contemporary charts. – Walt Falconer, Before Fleetwood Mac morphed themselves into one of the most popular bands of all time, they were one heck of a blues band. I really love that girl. – John Lenhardt, This is the first of a few covers on this list I discovered while researching my Full-Albums post on Tusk.

This song was commissioned by the votes of Cover Me readers back in 2011 in a poll that saw “Everywhere” win out by only 5 votes. I’m going to have to go back to my journals and see if I can pull something out about ‘Gold Dust Woman.’ Because I don’t really know. – John Lenhardt, In 2002, after spending several years atop the mainstream country charts, the Dixie Chicks returned to their bluegrass origins with the album Home. Who: Camper Van Beethoven

You know those balls hanging below Mick Fleetwood’s crotch on the cover of Rumors? This cover from 2000’s The I-10 Chroniclescompilation stirs up the blues within a frenzy of mariachi and zydeco hues, suddenly lurching into another gear just as you think it ends. Song: “Go Your Own Way” Many lazy DJs simply add a four-on-the-floor beat, but Brooklyn duo Le Blonde take it way beyond that. The guitar is a little too harsh for this soft melody, but Cosentino’s vocals are beautiful.

That Adams (who is no stranger to gender-bending covers) changes some of the lyrics indicates that he was likely singing from memory and doesn’t damage the song in the least. We decided to use the excuse of the recent news to pay tribute to one of the most cover-able bands of all time. Two additional points I feel obligated to make: 1. It should have definitely cracked this list! – Ray Padgett, Going way back to the album Mystery to Me and the underappreciated Bob Welch era of Fleetwood Mac, “Hypnotized” is one of those “Oh yeah, that is a Fleetwood Mac song” sort of tunes. “Emerald Eyes” was the more popular song from the album, but “Hypnotized” is pound-for-pound just as good – and to some ears (mainly mine) even better. Not surprisingly, the cover is sloppier, twangier, and rocks harder than the original, and is quite good. 2. Update 5/2: Hear an exclusive “Dreams” covers medley and discussion of this list and our Best April Covers roundup on SiriusXM Volume’s “Feedback”, Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs have released three albums of covers, featuring songs from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, for the most part attempting to faithfully recreate the original or, at least, the feeling. Just.