3 Rolling Stones Covers You Might Have Missed

The Rolling Stones began by performing covers of classic rhythm and blues tunes. Then Mick Jagger and Keith Richards absorbed the lessons of their musical heroes and expanded the rock-and-roll canon with hits like “Gimme Shelter”, “Paint It Black”, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”, and countless more.

So in the spirit of covering legends, this list glimpses a few Rolling Stones covers you might have missed, including one just released this month.

“You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by Sam Fender

We’ll begin with Sam Fender’s recent Rolling Stones cover for the 2026 John Lewis Christmas advert—a long-running marketing campaign for the British department store chain John Lewis & Partners. Previous artists include The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft, Lily Allen, Andrea Bocelli, and Tom Odell. Backed by a high school choir, Fender stays true to the Let It Bleed track. And it even received a show of support from Mick Jagger.

“Angie” by Tori Amos

Released as a B-side to “Winter”, Amos transforms the Stones’ 1973 ballad into a haunting and life-altering lament. When Amos released Little Earthquakes in 1992, she created a new blueprint for a generation of female confessional songwriters. In “Angie”, which follows a broken romance, Amos’s reading uncovers how heartbreak often leaves behind stubborn clouds of despair that can cast shadows for years.

“Sympathy For The Devil” by Guns N’ Roses

Slash once described GN’R’s cover of “Sympathy For The Devil” as “the sound of a band breaking up.” Recorded for the 1994 film adaptation of Anne Rice’s novel, Interview With The Vampire, the sessions revealed deep fissures between bandmates. Axl Rose sidelined guitarist Gilby Clarke and replaced him with a childhood friend, Paul Tobias. The sessions ended with Tobias’s guitar parts overlapping what Slash had already recorded.

Slash quit two years later, leaving Rose to lead his band through the Chinese Democracy era backed by a rotating cast of musicians. This is GN’R covering their heroes while simultaneously imploding. Regarding the cover, Slash said, “If there is one Guns track I’d like to never hear again, it’s that one.”

Please allow me to introduce myself,
I’m a man of wealth and taste.
I’ve been around for a long, long year,
Stole many a man’s soul and faith.

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