What do you think is/are the best cover(s)?

Question

What cover do you think sounds better than the original band's version? No set number of answers. I have a few:
1."Hey Hey" Zepplin cover by Hootie and the Blowfish (I know, I know... what can I say? That's what I think.)
2. "Do You Wanna Touch Me There (Oh Yeah)" Joan Jett cover by BILE
3. "Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry cover by Green Day
4. Manson's cover of "Tainted Love" (can't remember who did it originally, suprisingly)
5. Poison's cover of "Your Mama Don't Dance" (can't remember who did that one either but Poison did it way better)
6. "Happiness In Slavery" NIN cover by BILE
7. "No Woman No Cry" Bob Marley cover by Rancid
8. "Time After Time" Cyndi Lauper cover by Matchbox 20
9. "Die Die My Darling" Misfits cover by Metallica
10. "Whiskey In The Jar" Thin Lizzy/folk song cover by Metallica

I also really liked the Nativity In Black tribute to Sabbath. There were some GREAT covers on there, like Megadeth's version of "Paranoid" and Ugly Kid Joe's version of "N.I.B.", my favorite Black Sabbath song. It's a love song, ya'll. Dig on it awhile.

Sorry, buddy. To me, Glen Danzig sounds like a cross between Elvis and Jim Morrison. Not that I don't like Danzig. Just to me, that version of Die Die was better. AFI covered "Last Caress" and it was really good, too. I don't even really like AFI that much. Their singer did a live version of "Radio" with Rancid and it sounded awesome though.
And that Vines cover isn't weird. I like the Lemonhead's version of "Mrs. Robinson" better than the original.

Instrukt:
that isn't a Marylin Manson cover by G'n'R. That is a CHARLES Manson cover by G'n'R. Charles Manson wrote that song. Charlie Manson, as in Helter Skelter.

RoVale:
Awesome. Learned something I didn't know. I thought "Hey Joe" was a Hendrix tune. I should have known though. It sounds nothing like the rest of his stuff.

Answer 1

blue oyster cult's cover of the animal's "we gotta get out of this place"
christopher o riley's cover of radiohead's "let down"
grandaddy's cover of the beatles "revolution"
radiohead's cover of the smith's "headmaster ritual"
brad mehldau's cover of radiohead's "paranoid android"

Answer 2

Here are some of the covers I think are especially good:

Got To Get You Into My Life - Earth, Wind, & Fire (The Beatles)
Summertime Blues - Blue Cheer (Eddie Cochran)
On Broadway - George Benson (The Drifters)
Respect - Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
I Wanna Be Your Man - The Rolling Stones (The Beatles)
Sugar, Sugar - Wilson Pickett (The Archies)
New York, New York - Frank Sinatra (Liza Minnelli)
Twist & Shout - The Beatles (The Isley Brothers)
Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart (Eddie Floyd)
Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down - Nancy Sinatra (Cher)
Pinball Wizard - Elton John (The Who)
Love Will Keep Us Together - The Captain & Tennille (Neil Sedaka)
Tainted Love - Soft Cell (Gloria Jones)
You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt (Betty Everett)
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix (The Leaves)
I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow (The Strangeloves)
Indian Reservation - Paul Revere & The Raiders (Don Fardon)
Emotion - Destiny's Child (Samantha Sang)

Answer 3

1 Mr Tambourine Man (DylanOriginal):Byrds
2 Twist And Shout (Isley Bros Origianl): Beatles
3 Hurt (Nine Inch Nails Original): Johnny Cash
4 Hey Joe(Trad' Orginal): Hendrix
5 Route 66(Bobby Troupe Original): Stones

Answer 4

Rush's cover of The Who's Summertime Blues
Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nail's Hurt
Tom Petty's cover of Thunderclap Newman's Something In the Air
The Vines' cover of Mrs. Jackson (weird, I know)

Answer 5

Better than the original/

"Frozen" Madonna cover by Talisman
"The Evil that Men do" Iron Maiden cover by After forever
"Baker Street" Gerry Rafferty cover by Foo Fighters
"Look at your game girl" Marilyn Manson cover by GNR
"Wicked Game" Chris Isaak cover by HIM
"Scarborough Fair" traditional english ballad cover by Queensrÿche
"Drive" don't know cover by Scorpions

of course i meant to type Charles Manson, Marilyn Manson would make no sense...

Answer 6

The only cover worth mentioning is Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails. Absolutely brilliant and what an amazing last release. It was almost like his atonement for all he had done in his life.

99% of covers are rubbish and not worth listening too.

Answer 7

Blue Cheer's cover of Summertime Blues.
The Beatles' cover of Roll Over Beethoven.
George Thorogood's cover of One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.

Answer 8

Joe:
Magnificent as "Hurt" is, it's only one of many superb covers by many artists over the decades.
It's also not his last release even though it would have been a fitting conclusion to JC's career.

My own fav.
Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring-Beach Boys (orig. Four Freshmen)

Answer 9

I like Radiohead's cover of Pink Floyd's Wish You Here.

Tool's cover of Led Zeppelin's No Quarter

Answer 10

fiona apple's cover of "across the universe" by the beatles. loved that one ever since that movie "pleasantville" came out. it's a great cover.

guns n roses' cover of "live and let die" by paul mccartney

johnny cash's cover of "hurt" by nine inch nails

those are the only covers i can stand, and i love them both, almost as much as the originals.

and the metallica cover of "die die my darling" sucks ***. misfits (danzig line-up) rocked so much harder than metallica ever could.
sorry, had to get that out.

Answer 11

Blue Cheer's cover of "Summertime Blues"
ELO's cover of "Roll Over Beethoven"
Ike & Tina Turners cover of "Proud Mary"
Elton Johns cover of "Pinball Wizard"
George Thorogood's cover of One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.