Other Cover Versions
"Lean on Me" has been interpreted by various other artists including Mud (1976), Al Jarreau (1985), DC Talk (1992), Michael Bolton (1993), Bonnie Tyler (1999), Anne Murray (1999), and The Temptations.
In 1989, covers of "Lean on Me" by The Winans and Sandra Reaves-Phillips provided the emotional uplift for a motion picture of the same name. Additionally, for the same film, the song was adapted by Big Daddy Kane in "hip hop" form.
Jack Vidgen recorded a version of the song for his album Inspire.
Rapper Majid featuring Burhan G made a rap song entitled "Lean On Me". The song contains the same introduction words as the original, with Burhan G doing the refrain from the song however otherwise has different lyrics.
Mitchel Musso recorded a version of the song for the 2008 film Snow Buddies.
Sarah Siobhan Leighton recorded the song live as a piano solo at an intimate fund-raising dinner for the Siobhan Outreach music program. The song was distributed gratis to attendees, donors, and students, and then incorporated into individual lesson plans as a way to show how simple chords can be improved through dedicated performance.
Glee recorded a version of the song for their "Ballad" episode, in which the glee club sings it to fellow members Finn and Quinn.
Clay Aiken and Arsenio Hall sang the song live, during the season 12 finale of The Apprentice.
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