The Big 5-0: 150 Cover Songs of Madonna, Michael Jackson & Prince
It’s hard to believe, but this summer three of America’s greatest pop icons - Madonna, Michael Jackson, & Prince - are all celebrating their 50th birthday. So, to help celebrate these three legends turning a half century old, Hypeful has assembled 50 cover songs for each artist to share with you! By the time you finish listening to all 150 covers, it might be time to share a golden years collection of Britney, Justin, and Christina.
Happy 50th Birthday, Madonna/Michael/Prince! Enjoy the ultimate pop royalty cover song collection after the jump!
Boyce Avenue - “4 Minutes”
Iggy Pop & The Stooges - “Burning Up / Ray of Light”
Natasha Beddingfield - “Ray of Light”
Warren Gash - “Ray of Light”
James Hayward - “Hung Up”
King Virtue - “Hung Up”
Juliana Hatfield - “Gone”
Ariel Pink - “Everybody”
Malcolm Middleton - “Stay”
Giant Drag - “Oh Father”
Counting Crows - “Crazy for You”
The String Quartet - “Crazy For You”
The Monolators - “Crazy For You”
Ed Shepp - “La Isla Bonita”
Bitume - “La Isla Bonita”
Licorice - “La Isla Bonita”
Alizee - “La Isla Bonita”
Milczenie Owiec - “Frozen”
Regina Spektor - “Love Profusion”
Sara Culler - “Who’s That Girl”
Malcolm Middleton - “Stay”
Rudi Douglas - “Get Together”
Renatadali - “Don’t Tell Me”
MrBoogie - “Cherish”
Golden Animals - “Beautiful Stranger”
Ed Shepp - “Beautiful Stranger”
The Dynamics - “Music”
Richard Cheese - “Material Girl”
Citizen Red - “Material Girl”
Lola - “Material Girl”
Move - “Material Girl”
MrBoogie - “Miles Away”
Counting Crows - “Borderline”
The Chapin Sisters - “Borderline”
Drop Nineteens - “Angel”
Purple Crush - “Physical Attraction”
Quonset The Hut - “Dress You Up”
Jack Johnson and G. Love - “Holiday”
Sonic Youth - “Into The Groove”
The Medic Droid - “Into The Groove”
Senators in Bondage - “Into The Groove”
David Ford - “Like A Prayer”
H20 - “Like A Prayer”
Lavender Diamond - “Like A Prayer”
Rufio - “Like A Prayer”
Tori Amos - “Like A Prayer”
Incubus - “Like A Virgin”
The Lords of the New Church - “Like A Virgin”
Ryan Adams - “Like A Virgin”
Eric’s Trip - “Open Your Heart”
Mika - “I Want You Back”
Nickel Creek - “I Want You Back”
KT Tunstall - “I Want You Back”
Lightspeed Champion - “Thriller”
Ben Gibbard - “Thriller”
Speak Low - “Thriller”
TT - “Thriller”
Jason Webley - “Thriller”
Videogame Orchestra - “Thriller”
Ian Brown - “Thriller”
Petra Haden - “Thriller”
Ananda - “Thriller”
Pierce the Veil - “Beat It”
HEJ! - “Beat It”
Richard Cheese - “Beat It”
Dossie - “Beat It”
Fall Out Boy - “Beat It”
Amy Winehouse and Charlotte Church - “Beat It”
Señor Coconut And His Orchestra - “Beat It”
Agogo - “Beat It”
Supergrass - “Beat It”
Pop Ratio - “Man In The Mirror”
Chris Ayer - “Man In The Mirror”
Alex Arrowsmith - “Man In The Mirror”
James Morrison - “Man In The Mirror”
Shivaree - “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”
Keller Williams - “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”
Robert Randolph and the Family Band - “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough”
Jazztronik - “Rock With You”
Ben Deignan - “Rock With You”
John Legend and Stephen Colbert - “The Girl is Mine”
David Cook - “Billie Jean”
Chris Cornell - “Billie Jean”
Neil Finn - “Billie Jean”
Alex Cornell - “Billie Jean”
Shinehead - “Billie Jean”
Ian Brown - “Billie Jean”
Glenn Case - “Human Nature”
The Color Fred - “Human Nature”
J.Viewz - “Smooth Criminal”
Alien Ant Farm - “Smooth Criminal”
Chenard Walcker - “Remember the Time”
chewwinggum - “Dirty Diana”
The Music Of Matan - “The Way You Make Me Feel”
Ina-t - “Black Or White”
Irma - “Heal the World”
Sam Miller & Andy Smith - “Dancing Machine”
Kris Moyse - “Blame It On The Boogie”
The Moons - “I’ll Be There”
Transformer Di Roboter - “Stranger In Moscow”
Of Montreal - “Purple Rain”
Leroy Justice - “Purple Rain”
Aeronautica - “Purple Rain”
Valdez - “Purple Rain”
Tim Reynolds - “Purple Rain”
Alterego - “Purple Rain”
Kate Nash - “Purple Rain”
Jimmy Winchell - “Purple Rain”
My Brightest Diamond - “When Doves Cry”
The Be Good Tanyas - “When Doves Cry”
Greensky Bluegrass - “When Doves Cry”
Damien Rice - “When Doves Cry”
Patti Smith - “When Doves Cry”
Ani Difranco & Aimee Mann - “When Doves Cry”
Barenaked Ladies - “When Doves Cry”
Gary Numan - “U Got the Look”
Heaven 17 - “Sign O’ The Times”
Sex Mob - “Sign O’ the Times”
Culture Prophet - “Erotic City”
Rebecca Romijn Stamos - “Darling Nikki”
Foo Fighters - “Darling Nikki”
Love is All - “Darling Nikki”
Asylum Street Spankers - “Darling Nikki”
the eels - “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man”
Nicholas Markos - “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man”
My Morning Jacket - “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man”
Of Montreal - “Baby I’m a Star”
Tinyfolk - “1999″
Disco Biscuits - “1999″
Chris Harford & The Band Of Changes - “Pop Life”
Local H - “Pop Life”
Beck - “Raspberry Beret”
PsychoVoyager - “Raspberry Beret”
Hindu Love Gods - “Raspberry Beret”
Of Montreal - “Raspberry Beret”
Tegan & Sara - “When U Were Mine”
Crooked Fingers - “When U Were Mine”
The Watermarks - “When U Were Mine”
Mitch Ryder - “When U Were Mine”
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele - “When You Were Mine”
Of Montreal - “I Would Die 4 U”
Stereophonics - “Nothing Compares 2 U”
cutaia - “Nothing Compares 2 U”
Dustin Kensrue - “Nothing Compares 2 U”
David Ford - “Nothing Compares 2 U”
Ben Taylor - “Nothing Compares 2 U”
The Monolators - “Little Red Corvette”
Richard Swift - “Paisley Park”
Matt Nathanson - “Starfish and Coffee”
Desert Sessions - “It”
- New Michael Jackson - “This Is It”
- Lightspeed Champion Covers “Thriller”
- King of Pop Michael Jackson Dead at 50
wow, we are not worthy xoxox
def. not worthy. Thanks Lucas!
Wow, this list is FRAKKIN’ cool!
a worthy post my friend! a job well done!
this is amazing…you are the best…i love you!
Michael Jackson STILL tops even these TWO. I’m wondering when his NEW ALBUM is coming out. CAN’T WAIT. I ALSO hope that there is an AMAZING CONCERT TOUR to follow*.
Michael is NO DOUBT the KING OF POP!~*
This Kicks Ass!!! I’m sure it was a daunting task. MMJ covering Prince is great.
I LOVE this list!!! Happy birthday Prince!
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fantastic post! thanks heaps
Leave it alone! I hate it when artist’s try to play and change other peoples music, these are classics. Don’t ruin it for me, brings back great memory’s!!!
I’m a big fan of cover songs in general but I have a ton from people covering these artists. I even have a bunch you don’t have on here. I’ll be happy to send em to you
But this list is awesome. Great way to wish them a happy happy.
Amazing list.
Try Stina Nordenstam’s version of Purple Rain. Beats those others hands down.
This is intense!
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Michael Jackson fucken ROCKS!!!! \m/ love the other two as well,but Jackson is just WOW!!!
bronken links… huhuhu….
time to reactivate this post ‘eh? SAD
Another Unsung Hero Dies Without Getting All Of The Respect He Deserved:) What else is new in this freaked-up world? Hope we meet again Mike!
MJ IS THE SEXIEST 4ETERNITY!!!!!!!!I SWEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!4ETERNITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow!amazing!funtastic!i cant say anything!cool!every popular singer will be in the same stage!how cool event!!
every single one i was interested in hearing had a broken link. so, fantastic list. wish i could hear the songs :[
I ADORE Prince! A
This dued was BEFORE his time. He invented individual style. Have you ever seen a man in mens underwear a trench coat and heels on stage? With a fro and that ish worked!And that doesn’t even touch his genius msucianship. This guy composed all his own music. Then played all the instrucments. Then produced the tracks. How the hell? I’m still baffled at this mans talents.
As much as I love Mike Jackson I ADORE Prince even more. They both were gifted and divinely blessed just in different ways!