Originally Posted by
fillow
It wouldn't be so big if we stick to officially released versions. And you maybe over estimating how many covers are there. Yes, you can probably find 20 or even more versions of Hurt, HLAH, Closer and Wish. For the majority of other songs there would be none or very few, and many of them would be from these terrible electro-industrial tribute albums (or piano/string quartet/lullaby versions). Trust me, apart from the Big 4, there aren't that many.
As for live-only covers, we can maybe limit the page to well established bands/artists and exclude the millions of youtube solo versions and cover bands.