| POLL RESULTS |
| Week: |
693 |
| Date: |
9/30/2019 |
| Question: |
What is the best non-Rock song recorded by a Rock band or artist? |
| Your Vote |
Option |
Votes |
Percent |
| |
Far Away Eyes - The Rolling Stones - Pure Country from a band that actually played a good number of Country songs.
 |
158 |
12% |
| |
Me and Bobby Magee - Janis Joplin - A Country tune written for Janis but not about her.
|
157 |
11.9% |
| |
Always on My Mind - Elvis Presley- Most think of Willie Nelson when they hear of this Country tune.
|
108 |
8.2% |
| |
NY State of Mind - Billy Joel - A Jazz number from Billy.
|
107 |
8.1% |
| |
What a Wonderful World - Joey Ramone - with Marky Ramone on drums, covering Louie Armstrong
|
84 |
6.4% |
| |
Act Naturatly - The Beatles - cover Buck Owens, with Ringo singing the lead.
|
72 |
5.5% |
| |
Desperrado - Alice Cooper (band) - The Metal band goes Country - well, Outlaw Country.
|
62 |
4.7% |
| |
Your Cheatin' Heart - James Brown - covers Hank Williams, not as a Country tune, but as a Jazz number.
|
59 |
4.5% |
| |
In The Hall of the Mountain King - Electric Light Orchestra - Orchestral music composed by Edvard Grieg in 1875
|
58 |
4.4% |
| |
Long Black Veil - The Band - covers the Country song originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell.
|
58 |
4.4% |
| |
Who Says You Can't Go Home - Bon Jovi w/ Jennifer Nettles - Bon Jovi plays a Country orinigal.
|
57 |
4.3% |
| |
Girl From the North Country —Bob Dylan w/Johnny Cash - Country orinigal from Dylan.
|
56 |
4.2% |
| |
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston - sings and gets a #1 hit with this Dolly Parton Country number.
|
55 |
4.2% |
| |
Silver Threads and Golden Needles - Linda Ronstadt - Many covered this Country classic, but Ronstadt had the biggest hit w/ it.
|
52 |
3.9% |
| |
Green, Green Grass of Home - Tom Jones - A #1 hit for Jones singing this Country number.
|
45 |
3.4% |
| |
Sun Arise - Alice Cooper (band) - The Heavy Metal band sings and plays a New Age song.
|
45 |
3.4% |
| |
Stand By Your Man - Elton John - covers Tammy Wynette.
|
27 |
2% |
| |
Love Is Your Name - Steven Tyler - goes Country on this solo number.
|
10 |
0.8% |
| |
There'll Always Be Music - Tina Turner covers this Dolly Parton written song.
|
10 |
0.8% |
| |
Have a Cuppa Tea - The Kinks - Music Hall oringal written by Ray Davies.
|
9 |
0.7% |
| |
Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down - Elvis Costello - covers Merle Haggard.
|
8 |
0.6% |
| |
What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) - Rod Stewart - covers the Glen Sutton Country song.
|
8 |
0.6% |
| |
Happy Trails - Janis Joplin - Janis recorded this for John Lennon's birthday, 2 days before her death.
|
6 |
0.5% |
| |
Stand By Your Man - Lemmy and Wendy O. Williams - cover Tammy Wynette.
|
5 |
0.4% |
| |
A Taste of Honey - Beatles - A post-Big Band area song and definitely not a Rock song by any means.
|
1 |
0.1% |
| |
Okie from Muskogee - The Beach Boys - cover Merle Haggard.
|
1 |
0.1% |
| |
Ring of Fire - Bob Dylan's - version of the Johnny Cash and June Carter song.
|
1 |
0.1% |
| |
My Way - Sex Pistols - Sid Vicious tries to sing and tries to cover Frank Sinatra
|
0 |
0% |
| |
Nearnest of You - Keith Richards - Recorded both solo, and also once with the Stones live.
|
0 |
0% |
| |
Okie from Muskogee - The Grateful Dead - cover Merle Haggard.
|
0 |
0% |
| |
Rocky Road To Dublin - Rolling Stones w/ The Chieftains - An Irish-jig song... with the Stones!?
|
0 |
0% |
| Totals: |
1319 |
100% |