Top (Subjective) Cover Songs of 2022

This week’s 2022 retrospective takes us down the rabbit hole of our favorite cover songs from the last year. ‘Subjective’ is a key word here, and to keep it at 25 covers with no more then one per artist, presented some tough decisions. This list is solid though and each song deserving of a listen, so dig and find a new version of your old favorites.

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The (Subjective) Best Covers Of 2022 (in artist alphabetical order):

  • BILLY STRINGS
    War Pigs” by Black Sabbath (w/Widespread Panic’s Duane Trucks)
    10/31/2022 – Asheville, NC
  • BOBBY WEIR & WOLF BROS
    Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis (First time played)
    3/10/2022 – Memphis, TN
  • DANIEL DONATO
    Ghost Riders In The Sky” by The Outlaws
    10/06/2022 – Cincinnati, OH
  • DEAD & COMPANY
    Dear Mr Fantasy > Hey Jude” by Traffic and The Beatles
    6/11/2022 – Los Angeles, CA
  • DOGS IN A PILE
    Great Balls Of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis
    10/28/2022 – New Orleans, LA
  • DOPAPOD
    Brain Stew” by Green Day
    11/04/2022 – Boston, MA
  • EGGY
    Madman Across The Water,” by Elton John (Also featured the Dead’s “Slipknot” and Floyd’s “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” teases)
    10/31/2022 – Charleston, SC
  • GOOSE
    So Fresh, So Clean” by Outkast (With very special guest Big Boi from Outkast)
    10/8/2022 – Austin, TX
  • GOV’T MULE
    Big Bottom” by Spinal Tap
    10/29/2022 – New Orleans, LA
  • GREENSKY BLUEGRASS
    St. Stephen > Going Down The Road Feeling Bad > St. Stephen” by the Grateful Dead
    10/29/2022 – San Francisco, CA
  • HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER
    Bird Song” by Grateful Dead
    2/26/2022 – Walla Walla, WA
  • JACK WHITE
    Whispering Sea” by Loretta Lynn
    9/17/2022 – Chattanooga, TN
  • JOHN MAYER
    Friend Of The Devil” by the Grateful Dead
    8/21/2022 – Livingston, MT
  • KITCHEN DWELLERS
    Transdermal Celebration” by Ween
    10/6/2022 – Cincinatti, OH
  • METALLICA
    Borderline” by Thin Lizzy
    12/16/2022 – Los Angeles, CA
  • MOE.
    Ramble On” by Led Zeppelin (with Hayley Jane)
    9/3/2022 – Lake George, NY
  • MY MORNING JACKET
    Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” by The Rolling Stones
    03/02/2022 – Riviera Cancun, MX
  • OREBOLO
    Atlantic City” by Bruce Springsteen
    12/10/2022 – Beaver Creek, CO
  • PEARL JAM
    Her Majesty” by The Beatles (in honor of the Queen’s passing)
    9/8/2022 – Toronto, ON
  • PIGEONS PLAYING PING PING
    Learn To Fly” by The Foo Fighters (in honor of Taylor Hawkins)
    4/1/2022 – Boston, MA
  • THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT
    Lonesome Fiddle Blues” by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (with Billy Strings)
    7/17/2022 – Morrison, CO
  • SPAFFORD
    Banana Boat Song” by Harry Belafonte
    10/29/2022 – San Francisco, CA
  • THE DISCO BISCUITS
    Shakedown Street” by the Grateful Dead (with Al Schnier)
    10/1/2022 – Utica, NY
  • UMPHREY’S MCGEE
    In The Flesh > Another Brick In The Wall” by Pink Floyd
    9/8/2022 – Salt Lake City, UT
  • WIDESPREAD PANIC
    Dear Prudence” by The Beatles (First time played)
    3/13/2022 – Las Vegas, NV

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