Dream On (Aerosmith Song) - Samples and Covers

Samples and Covers

• It has been covered by Ronnie James Dio (vocals) with Yngwie Malmsteen in 1999.
• Danny Gokey sang this song on American Idol Season 8 in 2009 during the Top 4 round. He received negative reviews from the judges, and was also mocked in many media outlets for an long, ear-splitting scream at the end of the song.
• The song was sampled by American rapper Eminem for his song "Sing for the Moment", from his 2002 album The Eminem Show. Joe Perry also played the guitar solo on the track.
• "Dream On" was covered by the American rock band Train on an episode of the MTV show, Icon that was dedicated to Aerosmith.
• The song was re-made by Andru Donalds as the cover song for his album of the same name.
• "Dream On" was covered by The Mission on their album Children.
• "Dream On" was also covered by Fisher on their Uppers & Downers dual-disc album. The cover version performed by Fisher was featured in the series-finale episode of the NBC drama Windfall.
• Michael Angelo Batio also made an instrumental cover of this song in his album Hands Without Shadows.
• blessthefall covered "Dream On" on the compilation cover album Punk Goes Classic Rock, which is part of the Punk Goes... series.
• The song was remixed by Immortal Technique on his song "Angels & Demons", on his album The Martyr.
• In 2011, Reece Mastin, X Factor Australia winner, covered this song for his eponymous album.
• American post-grunge band Cold covered this song which later appeared on their fifth album Superfiction as bonus track.
• Instrumental jazz cover on this song was performed by Alex Skolnick Trio on their album Goodbye to Romance: Standards for a New Generation in 2002.
• Amanda Brown sang this song in the live playoffs of season 3 of The Voice U.S..
• Anastacia covered the song for her fifth studio album It's a Man's World in 2012.