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Hurt by Johnny Cash voted best cover in 6 Music poll
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Johnny Cash's cover version of Hurt - originally by Nine Inch Nails - has been voted the best ever cover version, in a poll of 91Èȱ¬ 6 Music listeners.
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Cash's cover got over twice as many votes as Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Buckley, The Clash and White Stripes – who also appear in the top 10.
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The accolade for the worst cover ever goes to Madonna's version of American Pie by Don McLean. Madonna beat off competition from William Shatner, Rolf Harris, Ronan Keating and Steps.
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On Saturday 27 January, Liz Kershaw presents Cover Lovers – a countdown of the top 40 cover versions - and Jon Holmes counts down the worst ever covers.
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Hurt was originally released on Cash's 2002 album, American IV: The Man Comes Around, recorded in the year before he died at the age of 71.
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His recording was immortalised in an iconic video that won considerable acclaim and media attention and introduced Cash's music to a younger generation following his death.
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The Clash is the only band with two entries (I Fought The Law And Police and Thieves).
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The Beatles are the most covered (three times by: U2, Stevie Wonder and Siouxsie and the Banshees).
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Kate Bush and Bob Dylan each have two of their songs covered (Kate Bush – China Drum and Futureheads, and Dylan – The Byrds and Jimi Hendrix).
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Nirvana are the only band to feature on the chart for performing and writing a cover (they cover David Bowie, Tori Amos covers Smells Like Teen Spirit).
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