Best Song Covers

bassmanlarry

I have to say any cover Johnny Cash did (Hurt, Rusty Cage, One, Personal Jesus). He had a way of taking any song and making it his own. Not sure if they count as covers since they don't appear on any album, but the Civil Wars' covers of Michael Jackson's Billy Jean and the Smashing Pumpkins' Disarm are amazing. Both can be found on YouTube.

trhjrh06

I'm a GLEEK so IMO I think Glee did an amazing cover of

Queen's Somebody To Love:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vQj4i4awhY&feature=related

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Journey's Don't Stop Believin'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WxPyUzWSPA

CallMeCupcakeDammit

Hurt - Johnny Cash

Love this remake! Ah-MAZING!

~ I also like Social Distortion's remake of Ring of Fire and Dead Kennedys I Fought the Law ~

YES!!!

laurenkoszola

NOt sure who it is originally by but 311 redid "Love Song"...one of my faves!

_the_feniks_

Hurt - Johnny Cash

FTW

UsedToBeHusky

NOt sure who it is originally by but 311 redid "Love Song"...one of my faves!

The Cure did that song originally and it has been covered a couple of times. And let's just face facts... all these covers wouldn't be so good unless the original was completely awesome... and it is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXCKLJGLENs

bassmanlarry

ZZ Top's new song Gotsa Get Paid is kind of a cover of the song 25 Lighters on My Dresser.

BillyC96

I'm a big Metallica fan, but they should have left Turn The Page and Whiskey In The Jar alone. The originals are better.

Pearl Jam does a great 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away'
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
The Turtles - It Ain't Me Babe
The Ramones - Out Of Time and Needles And Pins
The Clash and Tom Petty do good versions of I Fought The Law
Bruce Springsteen's version of Trapped
Cream doing Crossroads!
The Beatles - Please Mister Postman
Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
Eddie Money - You Really Got A Hold On Me (The Beatles version isn't too shabby either)
J Geils Band - Where Did Our Love Go? (smoking!)
Gary Jules - Mad World
Linda Ronstadt - It Doesn't Matter Any More

76tech

Flickerstick - Fade Into You
(awesome in it's own right, and means a lot to me. good stuff.)

Johnny Cash - Hurt
(In this case, I think the cover is so much more meaningful than the original. And I love NIN)

Gary Jules - Mad World
(Love this version)

spicypepper

The Ramones - Needles and Pins!

http://youtu.be/__F5bfTJlfY

jamiem1102

Rufio - Like a Prayer

fatgirlslove

Hey ya- Obadiah Parker http://youtu.be/8-8nkkOA_AM

jallison12

This one I watch / listen to several times a month:
The Faces doing "Maybe I'm Amazed", the Paul McCartney song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLhoLkTyNkM

mevalentina

Framing Hanley - Lollipop ...remake of Lil Wayne's Lollipop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbUR0SRceD0

YES! i love Framing Hanley anyway, but that is an awesome cover fer sure!!

paint_it_black

Anything by muse as previously stated and Jose Gonzales cover of Heartbeats (The Knife)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4_4abCWw-w&feature=fvst

BillyC96

This one I watch / listen to several times a month:
The Faces doing "Maybe I'm Amazed", the Paul McCartney song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLhoLkTyNkM

I didn't know this existed. Freaking superb!

jallison12

Hey ya- Obadiah Parker http://youtu.be/8-8nkkOA_AM

Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for reminding me about this

rew05d

Fiona Apple Across the Universe

TangledUp_InBlue

The Ramones - Needles and Pins!

http://youtu.be/__F5bfTJlfY

Very cool!

jallison12

Hey ya- Obadiah Parker http://youtu.be/8-8nkkOA_AM

If you like Obadiah, try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILA1HdwRnHo
Ray Lamontagne & Damien Rice - "To love somebody" by the Bee Gee's

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