The Best Cover Songs of September 2026

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Sep 302026
 
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The Alices — Whole Wide World (Wreckless Eric cover)


A lo-fi garage rip through “Whole Wide World” by Chicago rockers The Alices (who—fact-check—only have one Alice, frontwoman Alice Strider). Doesn’t reinvent the wheel, and doesn’t need to.

Bad Wolves — Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)

There’s a lot of drama around this one. A few years ago, alt-rock band Bad Wolves had a surprise hit with a cover of The Cranberries’ “Zombie.” So they decided to strike again with “Jolene.” Best of all, Dolly Parton herself was planning to guest on it. Her manager wrote, “Dolly was a champion of artists pushing musical boundaries. She listened to the Bad Wolves arrangement of ‘Jolene’ weeks ago, gave it her full blessing and was incredibly excited to collaborate on it.” Alas, she died before she could record her vocals, and they released the cover—sans Dolly—in tribute, donating the proceeds to her Imagination Library. Continue reading »

The Olympians and Lee Fields Perform Quirky “Don’t Let Me Down” Cover

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Sep 222026
 
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Though originally a C-side, “Don’t Let Me Down” has rightfully become one of The Beatles‘ most popular songs. Well, it’s in the Top 20, in terms of Spotify streams. Somewhat surprisingly, it actually has more streams than its A-side, “Get Back.” (Also surprisingly, it has way more daily streams in 2026 than many of the songs ranked higher than it in the Top 20, meaning it might be on its way to the Top 10 by 2027.) It’s a little less popular as a cover, though there are still plenty of versions out there, because it’s a Beatles song. Continue reading »