Songs Umphrey's McGee covers, and who wrote them
Every cover in 510 Umphrey's McGee setlists from 2000 to 2024 (from setlist.fm), most-played first. The most-played: “The Triple Wide” (Joel Cummins), “Making Flippy Floppy” (Talking Heads), “The Song Remains the Same” (Led Zeppelin), “It's About That Time” (Miles Davis) and “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” (Paul Simon).
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| Song | Original artist | Shows |
|---|---|---|
| The Triple Wide | Joel Cummins | 102 (2002-2024) |
| Making Flippy Floppy | Talking Heads | 23 (2004-2022) |
| The Song Remains the Same | Led Zeppelin | 17 (2002-2024) |
| It's About That Time | Miles Davis | 16 (2000-2020) |
| 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover | Paul Simon | 15 (2000-2006) |
| In Violation of Yes | Joel Cummins | 14 (2002-2006) |
| Lenny | Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | 14 (2000-2020) |
| Young Lust | Pink Floyd | 14 (2000-2024) |
| Africa | Toto | 13 (2000-2024) |
| All Night Long (All Night) | Lionel Richie | 13 (2000-2014) |
| In the Flesh? | Pink Floyd | 13 (2002-2022) |
| She Came in Through the Bathroom Window | The Beatles | 13 (2000-2018) |
| Auld Lang Syne | Robert Burns | 12 (2000-2024) |
| Hey Nineteen | Steely Dan | 12 (2000-2024) |
| I Ran | A Flock of Seagulls | 11 (2004-2024) |
| Waiting Room | Fugazi | 11 (2002-2024) |
| YYZ | Rush | 11 (2002-2018) |
| Captain Señor Mouse | Return to Forever | 10 (2002-2014) |
| Fool in the Rain | Led Zeppelin | 10 (2000-2018) |
| Rosanna | Toto | 10 (2000-2016) |
| A Fifth of Beethoven | Walter Murphy | 9 (2000-2006) |
| Cheap Sunglasses | ZZ Top | 9 (2010-2024) |
| Regulate | Warren G | 9 (2000-2020) |
| Walking on the Moon | The Police | 9 (2000-2014) |
| A Go Go | John Scofield | 8 (2000-2024) |
| Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 | Pink Floyd | 8 (2002-2020) |
| Baby, You're a Rich Man | The Beatles | 8 (2000-2010) |
| Big Heart | The Lounge Lizards | 8 (2002-2024) |
| Driven to Tears | The Police | 8 (2014-2018) |
| Hollywood Nights | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | 8 (2010-2024) |
| I Want You (She's So Heavy) | The Beatles | 8 (2006-2024) |
| Kashmir | Led Zeppelin | 8 (2004-2024) |
| Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) | Pink Floyd | 8 (2004-2018) |
| When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around | The Police | 8 (2002-2022) |
| Band on the Run | Wings | 7 (2002-2018) |
| Come Closer | DJ Zebra | 7 (2008-2024) |
| Down Under | Men at Work | 7 (2000-2018) |
| Dr. Feelgood | Mötley Crüe | 7 (2002-2008) |
| I Am the Walrus | The Beatles | 7 (2002-2016) |
| Meeting in the Aisle | Radiohead | 7 (2006-2024) |
| The Girl Is Mine | Michael Jackson | 7 (2002-2014) |
| ...And Justice for All | Metallica | 6 (2004-2020) |
| Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1 | Pink Floyd | 6 (2002-2022) |
| Daffodils | Mark Ronson | 6 (2016-2022) |
| Dirty Love | Frank Zappa | 6 (2000-2018) |
| Girlfriend Is Better | Talking Heads | 6 (2010-2024) |
| Hot for Teacher | Van Halen | 6 (2004-2018) |
| In Bloom | Nirvana | 6 (2004-2018) |
| Live and Let Die | Wings | 6 (2012-2024) |
| Miss Gradenko | The Police | 6 (2002-2012) |
| Panama | Van Halen | 6 (2004-2018) |
| Release | Pearl Jam | 6 (2002-2018) |
| Trenchtown Rock | The Wailers | 6 (2000-2020) |
| We're Going to War | Mark Knopfler | 6 (2004-2014) |
| Cherub Rock | The Smashing Pumpkins | 5 (2002-2018) |
| Forty Six & 2 | Tool | 5 (2012-2022) |
| Jane Says | Jane’s Addiction | 5 (2002-2010) |
| Last Train Home | Pat Metheny Group | 5 (2004-2020) |
| Let's Dance | David Bowie | 5 (2012-2018) |
| Mean Mr. Mustard | The Beatles | 5 (2002-2018) |
| No More Tears | Ozzy Osbourne | 5 (2004-2014) |
| Polythene Pam | The Beatles | 5 (2002-2018) |
| Red | King Crimson | 5 (2006-2024) |
| Red Baron | Billy Cobham | 5 (2000-2004) |
| Runnin' With the Devil | Van Halen | 5 (2006-2014) |
| Synchronicity II | The Police | 5 (2020-2024) |
| The Stranger | Billy Joel | 5 (2002-2016) |
| Theme From 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (Good Ol' Boys) | Waylon Jennings | 5 (2002-2016) |
| Walk the Proud Land | Bunny Wailer | 5 (2000-2014) |
| Weird Fishes/Arpeggi | Radiohead | 5 (2012-2022) |
| Willie the Pimp | Frank Zappa | 5 (2004-2014) |
| Black Water | The Doobie Brothers | 4 (2004-2024) |
| Comfortably Numb | Pink Floyd | 4 (2010-2024) |
| Controversy | Prince | 4 (2016-2024) |
| Dear Prudence | The Beatles | 4 (2008-2018) |
| Debra | Beck | 4 (2000-2022) |
| E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) | Blue Öyster Cult | 4 (2004-2010) |
| Family Feud Theme | Edd Kalehoff | 4 (2002) |
| Garbage Man | Ike Turner | 4 (2000-2004) |
| Heart and Soul | Exile | 4 (2004-2024) |
| I Heard It Through the Grapevine | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 4 (2006-2020) |
| I Wanna Be Your Lover | Prince | 4 (2018-2022) |
| I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 | 4 (2000) |
| In a Silent Way | Miles Davis | 4 (2000-2016) |
| Roundabout | Yes | 4 (2010-2020) |
| Se a cabo | Santana | 4 (2000) |
| That's the Way | Led Zeppelin | 4 (2004-2012) |
| Tomorrow Never Knows | The Beatles | 4 (2002-2016) |
| Voices Inside My Head | The Police | 4 (2008-2010) |
| Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None) | Snoop Dogg | 3 (2000-2002) |
| Amazing Grace | John Newton | 3 (2002-2008) |
| Big Bottom | Spïnal Tap | 3 (2000-2006) |
| Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | 3 (2000-2002) |
| Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath | 3 (2004-2014) |
| Burning Down the House | Talking Heads | 3 (2004-2010) |
| Dance Hall Days | Wang Chung | 3 (2012-2024) |
| Dig a Pony | The Beatles | 3 (2006-2024) |
| Don't Ask Me No Questions | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 3 (2000) |
| Equal Rights | Peter Tosh | 3 (2004-2010) |
| Fame | David Bowie | 3 (2014-2024) |
| Flying | The Beatles | 3 (2008-2014) |
| Get Down | War | 3 (2002) |
| How Many More Times | Led Zeppelin | 3 (2004-2014) |
| In the Hall of the Mountain King | Edvard Grieg | 3 (2002) |
| Lively Up Yourself | Bob Marley & The Wailers | 3 (2000-2018) |
| Pipeline | The Chantays | 3 (2004-2010) |
| Reelin' In the Years | Steely Dan | 3 (2010-2016) |
| Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel | 3 (2004-2018) |
| That's All | Genesis | 3 (2008-2012) |
| Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight | Spïnal Tap | 3 (2004) |
| War Pigs | Black Sabbath | 3 (2004-2016) |
| Who Knows | Band of Gypsys | 3 (2004-2014) |
| (Don't Fear) The Reaper | Blue Öyster Cult | 2 (2002-2008) |
| Abacab | Genesis | 2 (2006-2008) |
| Bennie and the Jets | Elton John | 2 (2024) |
| Birthday | The Beatles | 2 (2000-2018) |
| Bloody Well Right | Supertramp | 2 (2006-2008) |
| Bombtrack | Rage Against the Machine | 2 (2016-2020) |
| Bonafied Lovin' | Chromeo | 2 (2010) |
| Bulls on Parade | Rage Against the Machine | 2 (2012) |
| Can't You See | The Marshall Tucker Band | 2 (2014) |
| Carry That Weight | The Beatles | 2 (2002-2010) |
| Cat Scratch Fever | Ted Nugent | 2 (2004) |
| Chameleon | Herbie Hancock | 2 (2000) |
| Cissy Strut | The Meters | 2 (2000) |
| Coming in From the Cold | Bob Marley & The Wailers | 2 (2000-2002) |
| Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson | 2 (2008-2012) |
| Don't You (Forget About Me) | Simple Minds | 2 (2020-2022) |
| Freedom! '90 | George Michael | 2 (2016-2018) |
| Fuck You | CeeLo Green | 2 (2010) |
| Golden Slumbers | The Beatles | 2 (2002-2010) |
| Golden Years | David Bowie | 2 (2016-2024) |
| Good Morning Good Morning | The Beatles | 2 (2004-2012) |
| Good Times Bad Times | Led Zeppelin | 2 (2018) |
| Graceland | Paul Simon | 2 (2010-2020) |
| Hang Up Your Hang Ups | Herbie Hancock | 2 (2014-2018) |
| Home Sweet Home | Mötley Crüe | 2 (2002-2004) |
| Hurtin' House | Esther Phillips | 2 (2000) |
| I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) | Daryl Hall & John Oates | 2 (2018-2022) |
| I'm on Fire | Bruce Springsteen | 2 (2010-2016) |
| Just a Friend | Biz Markie | 2 (2000) |
| Kid Charlemagne | Steely Dan | 2 (2016-2024) |
| Kielbasa | Tenacious D | 2 (2022-2024) |
| La Grange | ZZ Top | 2 (2012-2018) |
| Late in the Evening | Paul Simon | 2 (2000-2004) |
| Let Me Go Home, Whiskey | Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers | 2 (2006-2008) |
| Limelight | Rush | 2 (2020) |
| Linus and Lucy | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 2 (2002) |
| Message in a Bottle | The Police | 2 (2010-2024) |
| Miss You | The Rolling Stones | 2 (2012-2024) |
| Mood for a Day | Yes | 2 (2010-2012) |
| Peg | Steely Dan | 2 (2010-2012) |
| Rock and Roll Part 2 | Gary Glitter | 2 (2004) |
| Scenes From an Italian Restaurant | Billy Joel | 2 (2002-2008) |
| Sex Farm | Spïnal Tap | 2 (2000-2004) |
| Spain | Return to Forever | 2 (2000) |
| Sweet Child o' Mine | Guns N’ Roses | 2 (2000-2006) |
| That's What Love Will Make You Do | Little Milton | 2 (2000) |
| The Message | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | 2 (2014-2016) |
| The National Anthem | Radiohead | 2 (2010-2014) |
| The Rain Song | Led Zeppelin | 2 (2006-2018) |
| The Spirit of Radio | Rush | 2 (2010) |
| Tom Sawyer | Rush | 2 (2014-2020) |
| Voyager | Daft Punk | 2 (2012-2024) |
| Well You Needn't | Thelonious Monk | 2 (2000) |
| Where Is My Mind? | Pixies | 2 (2014-2018) |
| Wish | Nine Inch Nails | 2 (2012-2016) |
| You Can't Blame the Youth | Peter Tosh | 2 (2000) |
| ...And We Became Sunshine | The Marvelettes | 1 (2010) |
| (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay | Otis Redding | 1 (2018) |
| After Midnight | J.J. Cale | 1 (2008) |
| Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers | 1 (2010) |
| All Blues | Miles Davis | 1 (2000) |
| Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 | Richard Strauss | 1 (2000) |
| Always Up | 30db | 1 (2006) |
| America the Beautiful | Samuel A. Ward and Katharine Lee Bates | 1 (2000) |
| Anarchy in the U.K. | Sex Pistols | 1 (2004) |
| Anthem | Rush | 1 (2020) |
| Apeman | The Kinks | 1 (2010) |
| B-Movie Boxcar Blues | Delbert McClinton | 1 (2022) |
| Baby Come Back | Player | 1 (2022) |
| Baby Don't You Do It | Marvin Gaye | 1 (2004) |
| Barney Miller theme | Jack Elliott & Allyn Ferguson | 1 (2002) |
| Barracuda | Heart | 1 (2010) |
| Because | The Beatles | 1 (2002) |
| Bitch | The Rolling Stones | 1 (2018) |
| Black Messiah | The Kinks | 1 (2014) |
| Bob's Cloud | Dr. Didg | 1 (2000) |
| Bridge of Sighs | Robin Trower | 1 (2006) |
| Bullshit Anthem | Fantastic Negrito | 1 (2020) |
| Call to Arms | Sturgill Simpson | 1 (2016) |
| Can't Stand Losing You | The Police | 1 (2020) |
| Canary in a Coalmine | The Police | 1 (2018) |
| Canned Heat | Jamiroquai | 1 (2024) |
| Cantaloupe Island | Herbie Hancock | 1 (2000) |
| Cantaloupe Woman | Grant Green | 1 (2000) |
| Cantina Band | John Williams | 1 (2000) |
| Carol of the Bells | Mykola Leontovych | 1 (2002) |
| Chitlins Con Carne | Kenny Burrell | 1 (2002) |
| Cinnamon Girl | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 1 (2006) |
| Closer | Nine Inch Nails | 1 (2008) |
| Come to Mama | Ann Peebles | 1 (2008) |
| Come Together | The Beatles | 1 (2018) |
| Corduroy | Pearl Jam | 1 (2024) |
| Cowboys From Hell | Pantera | 1 (2004) |
| Cult of Personality | Living Colour | 1 (2024) |
| Damn Right, I've Got the Blues | Buddy Guy | 1 (2008) |
| Dancing Days | Led Zeppelin | 1 (2018) |
| Day Dreaming | Aretha Franklin | 1 (2008) |
| Dee | Ozzy Osbourne | 1 (2012) |
| Demolition Man | The Police | 1 (2010) |
| Detroit Rock City | KISS | 1 (2018) |
| Dick in a Box | The Lonely Island | 1 (2006) |
| Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | AC/DC | 1 (2008) |
| Drift Away | Mentor Williams | 1 (2018) |
| Farther On Down the Road (You Will Accompany Me) | Taj Mahal | 1 (2006) |
| Fat Man in the Bathtub | Little Feat | 1 (2018) |
| Father and Son | Cat Stevens | 1 (2002) |
| Feelin' Alright? | Traffic | 1 (2014) |
| Fu-Gee-La | Fugees | 1 (2024) |
| Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine | James Brown | 1 (2010) |
| Gin and Juice | Snoop Dogg | 1 (2002) |
| God Gave Rock and Roll to You | Argent | 1 (2006) |
| Good Ol' Boys | Merle Haggard | 1 (2014) |
| Groove Holmes | Beastie Boys | 1 (2006) |
| Halloween Theme - Main Title | John Carpenter | 1 (2012) |
| Have a Cigar | Pink Floyd | 1 (2022) |
| Her Majesty | The Beatles | 1 (2002) |
| Hey, Hey, What Can I Do | Led Zeppelin | 1 (2012) |
| Higher | Creed | 1 (2000) |
| Hill Street Blues | Mike Post | 1 (2002) |
| Honky Cat | Elton John | 1 (2024) |
| Honky Tonk Women | The Rolling Stones | 1 (2014) |
| I Believe I Can Fly | R. Kelly | 1 (2004) |
| I Can't Explain | The Who | 1 (2004) |
| I Don't Need No Steam Heat | John Lee Hooker | 1 (2006) |
| I Got Love | Nate Dogg | 1 (2016) |
| I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | U2 | 1 (2008) |
| I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man | Willie Dixon | 1 (2008) |
| I've Got a Feeling | The Beatles | 1 (2004) |
| Instant Karma! | John Lennon | 1 (2006) |
| It's So Easy | Guns N’ Roses | 1 (2012) |
| It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) | R.E.M. | 1 (2012) |
| Jesus Is Just Alright | The Art Reynolds Singers | 1 (2000) |
| Join Together | The Who | 1 (2016) |
| Last Caress | Misfits | 1 (2016) |
| Launchpad | Particle | 1 (2002) |
| Let the Good Times Roll | Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five | 1 (2008) |
| Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | 1 (2002) |
| Life During Wartime | Talking Heads | 1 (2024) |
| Lisztomania | Phoenix | 1 (2010) |
| Living in America | James Brown | 1 (2014) |
| Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) | Waylon Jennings | 1 (2006) |
| Make Me | John Scofield | 1 (2000) |
| Mama, I'm Coming Home | Ozzy Osbourne | 1 (2004) |
| Masoko Tanga | The Police | 1 (2018) |
| Mixed Bizness | Beck | 1 (2010) |
| Moby Dick | Led Zeppelin | 1 (2010) |
| Money for Nothing | Dire Straits | 1 (2012) |
| Mother | Danzig | 1 (2012) |
| Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty | Herbie Mann | 1 (2010) |
| My Favorite Things | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 1 (2000) |
| My Old School | Steely Dan | 1 (2006) |
| Night Moves | Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | 1 (2006) |
| No Excuses | Alice in Chains | 1 (2024) |
| No Quarter | Led Zeppelin | 1 (2002) |
| Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | The Beatles | 1 (2004) |
| Nuthin' but a "G" Thang | Dr. Dre | 1 (2002) |
| Paradise City | Guns N’ Roses | 1 (2004) |
| Patience | Guns N’ Roses | 1 (2020) |
| Pork Chop Pie | Ali | 1 (2012) |
| Pow | Beastie Boys | 1 (2000) |
| Rainbow Country | Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers | 1 (2008) |
| Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 | Bob Dylan | 1 (2008) |
| River People | Weather Report | 1 (2018) |
| Seven Bridges Road | Steve Young | 1 (2004) |
| Seven Nation Army | The White Stripes | 1 (2008) |
| She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride | Taj Mahal | 1 (2006) |
| She's Nineteen Years Old | Muddy Waters | 1 (2008) |
| Sir Duke | Stevie Wonder | 1 (2010) |
| Sirius | The Alan Parsons Project | 1 (2016) |
| Sister Christian | Night Ranger | 1 (2004) |
| Smooth Criminal | Michael Jackson | 1 (2004) |
| So What | Miles Davis | 1 (2010) |
| Soul Sacrifice | Santana | 1 (2002) |
| Still of the Night | Whitesnake | 1 (2018) |
| Stomping Grounds | Béla Fleck | 1 (2000) |
| Stonehenge | Spïnal Tap | 1 (2000) |
| Sultans of Swing | Dire Straits | 1 (2024) |
| Sun King | The Beatles | 1 (2002) |
| T.N.T. | AC/DC | 1 (2008) |
| Take Me Away | Ween | 1 (2018) |
| Tempted | Squeeze | 1 (2016) |
| Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) | Sly & the Family Stone | 1 (2008) |
| The Chicken | Pee Wee Ellis | 1 (2000) |
| The End | The Beatles | 1 (2002) |
| The Good Times Are Killing Me | Modest Mouse | 1 (2016) |
| The Great Gig in the Sky | Pink Floyd | 1 (2008) |
| The Heat Is On | Glenn Frey | 1 (2024) |
| The Payback | James Brown | 1 (2010) |
| The Power of Love | Huey Lewis and the News | 1 (2014) |
| The Safety Dance | Men Without Hats | 1 (2006) |
| The Trooper | Iron Maiden | 1 (2014) |
| The Way You Make Me Feel | Michael Jackson | 1 (2004) |
| Them Changes | Buddy Miles | 1 (2024) |
| Thriller | Michael Jackson | 1 (2004) |
| Thunderstruck | AC/DC | 1 (2010) |
| Tiny Cities Made of Ashes | Modest Mouse | 1 (2014) |
| Total Eclipse of the Heart | Bonnie Tyler | 1 (2018) |
| Transdermal Celebration | Ween | 1 (2024) |
| Tribulations | LCD Soundsystem | 1 (2020) |
| Two Tickets to Paradise | Eddie Money | 1 (2012) |
| Under Pressure | Queen & David Bowie | 1 (2022) |
| Virtual Insanity | Jamiroquai | 1 (2018) |
| Voodoo Child (Slight Return) | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1 (2020) |
| Watching the River Flow | Bob Dylan | 1 (2014) |
| What You Need | INXS | 1 (2018) |
| What's Going On | Marvin Gaye | 1 (2006) |
| When the Levee Breaks | Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy | 1 (2018) |
| White Room | Cream | 1 (2014) |
| Whitehouse Road | Tyler Childers | 1 (2024) |
| Whole Lotta Love | Led Zeppelin | 1 (2018) |
| Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On | Big Maybelle | 1 (2004) |
| Wish You Were Here | Pink Floyd | 1 (2006) |
| Witchy Woman | Eagles | 1 (2018) |
| With a Little Help From My Friends | The Beatles | 1 (2008) |
| Xxplosive | Dr. Dre | 1 (2004) |
| You Never Give Me Your Money | The Beatles | 1 (2002) |
| You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond | Blind Willie Johnson | 1 (2006) |
Shows = how many of these 510 setlists include it, not every show Umphrey's McGee ever played. Each song links to the last setlist we saw it in. 16 songs from this week's and upcoming Covers puzzles are left off until they've been played.
Questions
What songs does Umphrey's McGee cover most?
In the 510 Umphrey's McGee setlists we looked at (2000-2024, from setlist.fm), the most-played covers are “The Triple Wide” (Joel Cummins), “Making Flippy Floppy” (Talking Heads), “The Song Remains the Same” (Led Zeppelin), “It's About That Time” (Miles Davis) and “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” (Paul Simon).
How many covers does Umphrey's McGee play?
Those 510 setlists include 345 different covers of songs by 198+ original artists.
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