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Ultimate Anthems of All Time

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There are those songs which speak to your core that you can't help but sing along to them. These songs are a part of our lives wherever we are and knowing the lyrics of these songs are as mandatory as knowing the national anthems of our respective countries. Actually knowing the lyrics to these songs is not from memorizing, but from the fact that they are super easy to remember as the beat and the rhythm that go along with these songs have made it so that we do not forget them. From cricket, rugby and football matches these songs are played all over the world at world cups and championships.

CCR's Have You Ever Seen The Rain is numero uno on this list as it is a clear classic and an unforgettable anthem. All of them are Rock with most of them leaning towards Pop Rock. Some of the most iconic artists and bands such as Elton John, Janis Joplin, Glen Campbell and Ben E. King are on this list alongside Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi, Queen and Survivor. Queen leads the number of entries with 3 followed by Elton John with 2. One thing to note is that there are only a few entries by women with Gloria Gaynor with her I Will Survive the only female entry cracking the top 10. So here are the 25 ultimate anthems of all time:

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Have you ever seen the rain
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet child of mine
Bon Jovi – It’s my life
Bryan Adams – Summer of ‘69
Ben E. King – Stand by me
John Denver – Take me home, country roads
Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
Queen – We will rock you
Gloria Gaynor – I will survive
Glen Campbell – Rhinestone cowboy
Elton John – Crocodile rock
Puddle of Mudd – She hates me
Whitesnake – Here I go again ‘87
Big Brother and the Holding Company – Piece of my heart
Bob Marley – Could you be loved
Smokie – Living next door to Alice
Tom Jones – Green, green grass of home
Queen – I want to break free
Survivor – Eye of the tiger
Tina Turner – The best
Elton John – Saturday night’s alright
Aretha Franklin – Respect
Queen – We are the champions
Village People – Y.M.C.A.
Anastacia – I'm outta love

Till the next beat...

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Who Owned It: 25 Cover Songs Better Than The Original

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There comes a time in all our lives when our jaws drop when we realize that a song that we really like is merely a cover. However, does it really matter that we like the cover better than the original. What if the cover is better than the original? This list is about those artists who have done a much better job than the original artist or band and how they made it their own. Almost all the songs on the list are identified with the covering artist and most of these happen to be their signature songs.

This list is carefully compiled after considering whether we actually know the original artists. You will find them in the brackets next to the song title. Whitney Houston's global smash hit I Will Always Love You from the soundtrack of The Bodyguard is numero uno as she definitely owned the song originally sung by Dolly Parton and even covered thereafter by Kenny Rogers. Songs like Santana's Black Magic Woman, Gloria Estefan's Turn the Beat Around, Bananarama's Venus and particularly Aretha Franklin's Respect are their signature songs.

It is fundamental to realize that this list is not about the best covers of all time, as there is a separate list in relation to that, and that this is about how most of us think that these 25 songs are covered by the artists in front and not the ones in brackets. So close your mouth as you read this list as I guarantee your jaw will drop…

Whitney Houston – I will always love you (Dolly Parton)
Aretha Franklin – Respect (Otis Redding)
The Righteous Brothers – Unchained melody (Todd Duncan)
Willie Nelson – Always on my mind (Gwen McCrae)
Celine Dion – The power of love (Jennifer Heart)
Janis Joplin – Me and Bobby McGee (Roger Miller)
Sinead O’ Connor – Nothing compares 2 u (Prince)
Santana – Black magic woman (Fleetwood Mac)
UB40 – Red red wine (Neil Diamond)
Soft Cell – Tainted love (Gloria Jones)
Ike and Tina Turner – Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Natalie Imbruglia – Torn (Ednaswap)
Jennifer Lopez – Waiting for tonight (3^rd Party)
Gloria Estefan – Turn the beat around (Vicki Sue Robinson)
Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules – Mad world (Tears for Fears)
No Doubt – It’s my life (Talk Talk)
Bananarama – Venus (Shocking Blue)
Los Lobos – La bamba (Ritchie Valens)
Vengaboys – Sha-la-la-la-la (Walkers)
Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse – Valerie (The Zutons)
Sheryl Crow – The first cut is the deepest (Cat Stevens)
Johnny Cash – Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
Monica – Angel of mine (Eternal)
The Corrs ft. Bono – When the stars go blue (Ryan Adams)
Boyzone – Baby can I hold you (Traci Chapman)

Till the next beat…

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Gone Too Soon: Musicians Who Died Young

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While there are tragedies in the music scene such as the birth of Justin Bieber which pronounced the end of pop music or the coming of the Gaga, the music industry has suffered tragic losses as well. Immense talent has been lost throughout the centuries due to illnesses, freak accidents, plane crashes, murders and commonly drug overdoses. Music will move on, but these lost souls should not be forgotten as they did much for the development of music when they were alive and we mourn the loss of what they could have done if they had been. Mozart heads the list as I believe these composers are the ones who laid the foundation for the entire industry. Therefore, here is the list of the musicians who died too young.