Unique Covers Volume 3: Country Remakes

Love it or hate it, country music is here to stay..... But what you might NOT know is that some of your favorite country hits were already previously recorded

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Tim McGraw - When The Stars Go Blue (Ryan Adams Cover)

Most people remember Ryan Adams for his take on Oasis' classic "Wonderwall" but Tim McGraw made a hit with one of Adams' songs which was previously popularized on the CW's One Tree Hill and it's accompanying soundtrack

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Faith Hill - Piece of My Heart (Janis Joplin Cover)

Tim's wife, Faith, had a hit early on in her career with her take on this 60's classic that Carrie Underwood performed on American Idol on her road to super-stardom

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Florida Georgia Line - Stay (Black Stone Cherry Cover)

The most recent country hit on this countdown, Florida Georgia Line's current single Stay was originally written/recorded by Alternative band Black Stone Cherry in 2011... Check it out, I personally think the song works better in a Hard Rock format

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Dixie Chicks - Landslide (Fleetwood Mac Cover)

This cover was GENIUS.... Landslide is (in my opinion) one of the greatest songs ever written, but The Dixie Chicks took it to the next level adding mandolin and banjos to give it that countrified twist that blew up country and adult contemporary radio for quite a few years

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Rascal Flatts - Life Is a Highway (Tom Cochrane Cover)

The top 2 were REALLY hard for me to decide between... BUT! Rascal Flatts OWNED this cover of the Tom Cochrane tune (that was his only major hit) Recorded for the soundtrack to the 2006 Disney/Pixar animated masterpiece "Cars" The boys in Rascal Flatts had us singing "Life Is a Highway" ALL NIGHT LONG

Honorable Mentions:

Jack Ingram - Lips of An Angel (Hinder Cover)

Luke Bryan - Apologize (OneRepublic Cover)

Mark Wills - Back At One (Brian McKnight Cover)

Blake Shelton - Home (Michael Buble Cover)