At the start of 2006, Carrie Underwood had an 'American Idol' victory and two No. 1 hits to her name -- but by the end of the year, her career had reached a new height, thanks in part to her mega-hit "Before He Cheats."
Remakes, also commonly known as cover songs, go all the way back to the earliest days of popular music and have stretched across myriad musical genres.