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?

Not read the whole thread and looking forward to going back and doing so but:

Stereophonics- Boys of Summer
Tom Odell- Dancing in the Dark
Amy McDonald- Waiting for a Star to Fall

Metallica, Whiskey in the Jar

Dan Henig Get Low

Now don't get me started on Elton Johns Revamp album, no one can cover an Elton song

Radiohead "nobody does it better".

Some of my favourite covers:

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by The Dear Hunter.

The Cure's 'Love Song' covered by Kevin Devine.

And, lastly, a song that I hated originally, due to being overplayed everywhere. However, I heard this and absolutely fell in love with it - Rolling In The Deep by Go Radio.

m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=wOwblaKmyVw

I was pleasantly surprised at Miley Cyrus's version of Jolene.
Rally good.

Wrong whattheactualfuckery!

Listen to Roger Daltreys cover of Elton's Don't let the sun go down on me.

Also kings of Leon's cover of Dancing on my own in radio 1's live lounge is the best cover of that song. Much better than the one someone released last year or the year before. Can't remember his name.

Carter USM's covers of Mannequin (originally by Wire), Down in the Tue Station at Midnight (The Jam) and Trouble (Shampoo)

Patti Smith - Because the Night, a Springsteen song - she does a great version!

Mike Flowers - Wonderwall

Everything But The Girl's covers of 'Alison' and 'Downtown Train'

Patti Smith's version of Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Orkestra Obsolete's version of Blue Monday

And also Maxence Cyrin's version of the Pixies' Where Is My Mind.

I love Jamie Cullum's cover of Frontin' by Pharrell.

Dancing On My Own by the Kings of Leon.

@DollyLlama I love the Bad Wolves cover of "Zombie" too.

The Flying Pickets - Only You

Tainted Love / Soft Cell

But I love, love Kate Bush’s cover of Rocket Man

I love so many of the covers that have already been mentioned.
I adore Erasure's version of Voulez Vous. In fact the whole Abba-esque EP was the source of much joy.

Fiona apple across the universe
Shirley Bassey Something
Moloko A day in the life
Amy Winehouse Valerie
Kirsty Macoll New England
KD Lang Crying
Jolene Mindy Smith

Black Steel by Tricky (cover of Public Enemy)
Gin and Juice by the Gourds (cover of Snoop Dogg)

Oh and Wonderwall by Mike Flowers Pops

Sinead O'Connor's 'Nothing Compares 2 U'.

Too Drunk To Fuck: Nouvelle Vague (Dead Kennedys cover)