Covers that are better than the original

[nickwm21]

Cake - I will Survive




Your turn........

[Norseman]

[OSECS]

Lou Reeds "Sweet Jane" is one of my all time favorites, but Margo Timmons Cowboy Junkie version is smokin' hot.

[schuss]

Placebo - Running Up that hill

The original is pretty awful.

[dynodonkeyaltabird]

BLASPHEMY!!

[JimmyCarter]

William Shatner's Rocketman?

[MarsB]

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31422&highlight=cover+version

[Tippster]

Hendrix' version of "All Along the Watchtower" comes to mind.

[nickwm21]

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...=cover+version

I thought I was original but I guess I shouldnt be such a Jong and search....

[butterscotch]

Beck's Record Club (feat. St. Vincent and Liars) crushing the hell out of INXS' "Never Tear Us Apart":




Runner up - The Faces taking on "Maybe I'm Amazed", although you might want to just listen because Rod Stewart's euro-trash stubble, white jacket and stage moves pretty much shatter the unintentional comedy scale:

[The AD]

Aretha Franklin's version of "Respect" is pretty OK.

I also like Sun Kil Moon's take on "Trucker's Atlas" by Modest Mouse.

[butterscotch]

Lou Reeds "Sweet Jane" is one of my all time favorites, but Margo Timmons Cowboy Junkie version is smokin' hot.

Hell yes.

Hendrix' version of "All Along the Watchtower" comes to mind.

Yup. Although not the case here, Hendrix was so awesome it's kind of like cheating (e.g. Wild Thing).

[khakis]

The Ataris version of The Boys of Summer

Quiet Drive's version of Time After Time (more a case of a totally lame song being redone into something good)

[Dantheman]

Hendrix' version of "All Along the Watchtower" comes to mind.

#1 without question.

[IJ]

if anyone says Johnny Cash's version Of Hurt I will slap them. This usually comes from people that don't know Trent Reznor or the point of the song.... but it still amazes me.