Best Song Covers

Here2GetFit
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To go along with my worst remakes thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/651044-worst-remakes

What are the best song covers in your opinion?

The first one that comes to my mind is Whitney Houston's cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You"
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  • SVCat
    SVCat Posts: 1,483 Member
    Framing Hanley - Lollipop ...remake of Lil Wayne's Lollipop
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbUR0SRceD0
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,280 Member
    It Ain't Me, Babe - The Turtles
    Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
    Till There Was You - The Beatles
    Twist and Shout - The Beatles
    Sunday Kind of Love - The Del Vikings

    And, yeah, I am showing my age. :tongue:
  • digitalbill
    digitalbill Posts: 1,410 Member
    Bring the noise
    Anthrax remade from the Public Enemy song.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Everything Muse ever touched came out amazing!
    Loved Johnny Cash!
    Nirvana's cover of Lake of Fire (I didn't even realize it was a cover until about a month ago)
    Avenged Sevenfold's Walk
    Adele's cover of Love Song
    Chris Cornell's cover of Billie Jean

    So many many more!!
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Bring the noise
    Anthrax remade from the Public Enemy song.

    Wasn't that more of a collaboration than a cover?
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  • heatherAnnXOX
    heatherAnnXOX Posts: 56 Member
    atreyu - you give love a bad name.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szjv8DjD1rE
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    Personally, I love John Mayer's cover of Tom Petty's Free Fallin'. It's so tender and acoustic and lurvely.

    But, I love John Mayer.........soooooooooo.............I'm biased :blushing:
  • ImKindOfABigDeal40
    ImKindOfABigDeal40 Posts: 807 Member
    Careless Whisper - Seether
    Hurt - Johnny Cash
  • lbetancourt
    lbetancourt Posts: 522 Member
    first one that popped in my head.

    girl in a coma cover of patsy cline
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VfN6UmQlfI
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

    Def another favorite!!
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    Gary Jules-Mad World (better than the Tears for Fears original, IMO)
    Cowboy Junkies- Sweet Jane
    Nirvana-Man Who Sold the World

    I know there are many others I am forgetting, but these are the first to come to mind

    ETA: Jeff Buckley-Halleluja (how could I forget that one!)
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    All's cover of Hot Rod Lincoln
    Judas Priest's covers of Green Manalishi and Diamonds and Rust
    1000 Homo DJs' cover of Supernaut
    Motley Crue's cover of Smokin in the Boys Room
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  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Gary Jules-Mad World (better than the Tears for Fears original, IMO)

    Is that from the Donnie Darko soundtrack? I :heart: that movie!
  • jenkidney
    jenkidney Posts: 149 Member
    Oh good topic! I typically hate covers, so it takes a lot for me to like one.

    Seether - Careless Whispers (Wham!)
    Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
    Gary Jules - Mad World (Tears for Fears)
    The Fugees - Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack)
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Oh oh oh...

    Orgy's Blue Monday
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Shinedown's Simple Man
  • Pedal_Pusher
    Pedal_Pusher Posts: 1,166 Member
    The Cure covering Jimi Hendrix
    Purple Haze

    Johnny Cash covering Trent Reznor---Hurt
  • iLoveMyPitbull1225
    iLoveMyPitbull1225 Posts: 1,690 Member
    Metallica did turn the page by Bob Seager. love it.
  • TangledUp_InBlue
    TangledUp_InBlue Posts: 397 Member
    Raspberry Beret - Hindu Love Gods (original by Prince)

    All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (original by Bob Dylan)

    Knockin' On Heaven's Door - GNR (original by Bob Dylan)

    The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana (original by David Bowie)
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    IMHO, Marilyn Manson really improved "Sweet Dreams" (original Eurhythmics)
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  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Cake - I Will Survive
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  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    Shinedown's cover of "Simple Man"...just fantastically awesome!
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    Florence and the Machine's cover of Take Care (Drake version)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmRuQd7uje8

    Johnny Cash does a great cover of Hurt by NIN
  • jenkidney
    jenkidney Posts: 149 Member
    IMHO, Marilyn Manson really improved "Sweet Dreams" (original Eurhythmics)

    I'm not typically a fan of his stuff, but I enjoy his version of Tainted Love

    His cover of You Spin Me is also great.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Guns 'n Roses - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Korn's The Wall

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