The seven greatest cover songs of all time – according to music experts

By Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
Conor Caldwell, Assistant Professor in Irish Traditional Music, University of Limerick
Daniel Ash, Visiting music lecturer, University of Winchester
Eva Petersen, Lecturer in music, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Howard Monk, Senior Teaching Fellow, Music Management, University of Southampton
Justin Patch, Associate Professor and Chair of Music, Vassar College
Stephen Ryan, Course Director, MA in Songwriting, University of Limerick

We recently asked subscribers to our arts and culture newsletter, Something Good, to name their favourite cover song. We received a range of replies, from Beyoncé’s reimagining of the Dolly Parton classic, Jolene, to Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged…

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~	Moldova has introduced a state of emergency in the energy sector

~	Syria: Rights investigators call for protection of evidence, including mass grave sites

~	Brazil Bans X from Using Children to Power Its AI

~	El Salvador: A thousand days into the state of emergency. “Security” at the expense of human rights.

~	Prince Andrew and the British establishment’s ‘target-rich environment’ for spies

~	Times journalists deemed ‘legitimate military targets’ – how Russia muzzles criticism at home and abroad

~	Climate, migration and conflict mix to create ‘deadly’ intense tropical storms like Chido

~	What the colour of your snot says about your immune health

~	What next for Syria? The danger of violence in post-war transitions

~	Who chooses to work, and who is forced to, after retirement?