Best cover version of a song ever

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Can't decide my favourite, either Disturbed's 'Sound of Silence' or Chrissie Hynde's 'Creep' both much better than original! What are yours?

First thing I thought of was Disturbed's Sound of Silence...it's awesome!

Isn't it, loved the original then I heard Disturbed and well wow it just blew me away

Bastille 'we can't stop' live lounge cover of Miley Cyprus song

Or

Credence Clearwater revival 'I heard it through the grapevine' The guitar solo on this is amazing!

I love Disturbed but can't stand that song their cover of Land of confusion however is great!

I think mine is probably Machine Heads version of Message in a bottle.

Johnny Cash, Hurt. Its amazing and the video is so touching

Not my final answer but the first one I thought of is Linkin Park performing Adele - Rolling in the deep. It's on YouTube.

Ooh yes the Bastille one is marvellous.

Also Article Monkeys version of Drake's Hold On, We're Going Home is pretty awesome.

Behind blue eyes - Limp Bizkit

The 4 chord song!
Covers nearly every famous recent song- though the recorded versions are poo, the live version is amazing! I'll see if I can link

Leona Lewis -Run it gives me goosebumps and depending on my mood on hearing it I will burst into tears. (Sorry snow patrol )

'Gimme Shelter' by The Sisters of Mercy

Commander Chris Hadfield's cover of David Bowie's Space Oddity, recorded in space on board the International Space Station.

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Sting’s version of Little Wing. The Hendrix original is fabulous, but Sting’s version is just sublime.

Jeff Buckleys Hallelujah.

Soft cell tainted love. Although I do like the original too.

I love Rufus Wainwright's "Across the Universe" and second Cdr Hadfield's "Space Oddity" - but my all-time favourite is Ian McCulloch's version of "Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen (available on YouTube).

I agree with PP about the Johnny Cash cover of hurt. Much better than the original

Aztec Camera's version of Jump by Van Halen - 30 years on it's still one of my all time favourites

Sound of silence by disturbed, heard it through the grapevine, slits, just about anything covered by Johnny Cash, but Mercy Seat is awesome.

Harry Nilsson - Without You.
Originally recorded by Badfinger.

Also agree with Tainted Love.

Agree with many of these. Adding

GNR live and let die

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love

Billy MacKenzie’s version of Roy Orbison’s It’s Over.