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?

I love Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah too.

Also Only Love Will Break Your Heart by St Etienne.

And Mad World from Donnie Darko.

Years ago Oasis did their cover of I Am the Walrus on Jools Holland. It was spine-tingling. Best I've ever seen Liam G perform.

The Sundays- Wild Horses, I like the original too though.

I came here to write....
Bastille 'we can't stop' live lounge cover of Miley Cyprus song
... but saw someone already did. Thought I’d second it x

Matt Cardel - your face

Sue Boyle - wild horses

I read somewhere that your man who wrote ' hurt' said it felt like watching your ex girlfriend walking down the street with a better looking new boyfriend when he heard johnny cash singing it 😂

Frankie Miller doing John Lennon's Jealous Guy. Even John said it was the definitive version

Just like Heaven - Dinosaur Jr
or
Polly - Amanda Palmer

David Gray's version of Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Soft Cell)

The Futureheads - Hounds of Love

Oh jane that futureheads cover was going to be on my list too!

Agree with Johnny Cash cover of Hurt.

The 4 chord song is hilarious!

I'm going to say David Gray 'I think its going to rain today'.

not the worlds best cover ever ....best but I loved this

Halo by Gary Lightbody from the film Cake

loved the film

Cake - Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

There are many fantastic covers out there, but my absolute favourites are:-*
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The Kills - Pale Blue Eyes
Placebo- Where Is My Mind
Nirvana - Molly's Lips/The Man Who Sold The World
Japan- Second That Emotion

You can so tell my age from those tracks!!!!

An old one (because I'm old) Sinead O'Connors version of Nothing Compares 2 U.

Two Jackson covers- I want you back by Graham Parker
And Smooth Criminal by.....arrgh I can't remember!

Alien Ant Farm OhWhatFuckery?

The Vines - 'Ms Jackson' (the OutKast song)

It is the most amazing cover and I'm so upset that I can't find a CD copy anywhere.

I also love Ryan Adams 'Wonderwall'. I think even Noel said it is better than his original.

Ooh Placebo running up that hill!

Oh yes I love that Placebo cover @dontticklethetoad Molko's voice is perfect on it.

Placebo do great Covers. I love their version of Big Mouth Strikes Again. Brian updates the lyrics from "Walkman" to "Discman" as they recorded it in the 1990s

Valerie by Amy Winehouse is better than the original IMO

My favourite covers are:
Beatles version of Twist and Shout
Nirvana cover of Love Buzz
Metallica cover of Turn the page ( although the video is uncomfortable to watch)
HIm's cover of Wicked Game
Alien Ant farm's Smooth Criminal is a favourite cover as well.

Seether, Careless Whisper.

Linkin Park Rolling In The Deep makes me sob.

The cover of Hurt by Johnny cash

There's a great slot all about this on the Robert Elms show on Radio London on Thursdays - about 12pm. They take a song and the cover and then discuss which one is better. This week was Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water vs Aretha Franklin's version. The original won this time (rightly imho) though it doesn't always and the discussion is always great.

I love any cover of a Bob Dylan song on the basis that the songs are great but the singing is bloody awful. So Nina Simone doing I Shall Be Released is fab.