Best covers of popular songs?

I think this cover is pretty rad
If you don’t like it then too bad

Rammstein’s cover of ‘Stripped’ by Depeche Mode is incredible.

I was blown away by Johnny Cash’s cover of Trent Reznor’s ‘Hurt’.

Chris Cornell did an amazing version of Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’.

Rad Cover Lurve @teh_kvlt_liberal

Tiguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr….....

I like STP’s cover of Dancing Days way more than Led Zeppelin’s original version.
Also, A.C Newman does a fantastic version of A-ha’s Take On Me (thanks, eponymoushipstr).
And Bob Schneider does a lovely rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

Jane’s Addiction’s cover of Sympathy for the Devil
Stone Temple Pilots’ cover of Dancin’ Days
Johnny Cash’s cover of Hurt

Anything from the movie Across The Universe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u959BWmN928
master of puppets-Dr know
imo better than the original D:

Jimi Hendrix’ cover of All Along the Watchtower
Again, Johnny Cash’s cover of Hurt
The more recent Counting Crows’ cover of Big Yellow Taxi
Louis Armstrong’s cover of Somewhere over the Rainbow

Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World.

Bro. Iz. Combines Wonderful World with Over the Rainbow and ukelele. Really unique and beautiful.

Can’t do link on iPhone but pop it into YouTube

Also watch the Good Morning Vietnam version of Wonderful World on YouTube. Stunning imagery.

Smashing Pumpkins cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Landslide
Ryan Adams cover of Oasis’ Wonderwall

Pearl Jam’s cover of J. Frank Wilson’s Last Kiss
The Killers cover of Joy Division’s Shadowplay

Regina Spektor’s cover of “Real Love” (John Lennon)
TV on the Radio cover of “Mr. Grieves” (the Pixies)
Polyphonic Spree cover of “Lithium” (Nirvana)
Ben Folds (five?) cover of “Bitches Ain’t Shit” (Dr. Dre)

The Mike Flowers Pops’ version of Wonderwall by Oasis

I also like Motorhead’s cover of Enter Sandman and Emergency

Melissa Etheridge & Joss Stone covering Janis Joplin – Take Another Piece of My Heart, Cry Baby

Sam Kronis covering David Bowie – As The World Falls Down

Roy Tully covering John Lennon – Mother

Cat Power covering Oasis – Wonderwall

Chris Cendana covering Santana – Smooth

Shirley Manson covering Grateful Dead (sorta) – Samson and Delilah

Landmark 105 covering Ani DiFranco – Grey

(The next two are a bit sketchy)

Muse covers Nina Simone – Feeling Good

Evanescence covers Nirvana – Heart Shaped Box

Also, pretty much everything Blake Korbanian, Boyce Avenue, and Chris Cendana does.

Earth, Wind & Fire does a great cover of the Beatle song Got To Get You Into My Life.

I really wish I could find the full version of Cat Power’s cover of Space Oddity by David Bowie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_JGDO3X87g

And great suggestions so far, everyone. I plan to check all of these out. Keep ‘em coming.

Ryan Adam’s cover of Alice In Chains, Down in a Hole
tho I very much like both versions
See ya….Gary aka wtf

Check out Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – they do really great punk covers of all sorts of songs (classic rock, musicals, just about everything). My very favorite is their cover of The Rainbow Connection (from the album Are a Drag).

Alien Ant Farm does a pretty decent version of MJ’s Smooth Criminal. Also Matisyahu covers John Lennon’s Watching The Whells and Ziggy Marley actually improves the song Drive by the Cars.

Decent? Excuse me?
IT’S THE FLIPPING BEST.

Best? Gonna disagree with you there. Disagree hard.

After much searching I finally found what I was looking for:

Foo Fighters covers Prince – Darling Nikki

Nirvana’ s cover of David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold the World
The Fray’s cover of Kanye West’s Heartless

forgot about that David Bowie cover!

Also, Korn does a pretty okay cover of Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall

Probably the best cover of that song, actually.

@Grisaille
WHAAAATTTT

What, “what?”

@jamielynn2328 Bono’s I am the Walrus was the worst cover I have heard in years.

@AstroChuck Alien Ant Farm’s cover of MJ’s song was one of my guilty pleasures back in (high school?). Yeah, it’s pretty decent.

The Klaxons did a pretty good cover of No Diggity by Blackstreet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgt416S_NC8

Fall Out Boys cover of MJ’s Beat It

John Mayer’s cover of Jimi Hendrix’s Axis Bold As Love

@whatthefluther That MJ cover ain’t half bad. Not at all.

U2’s cover of the Beatle’s Helter Skelter
hey, wtf?....who let me loose?

it’s okay, I did the same thing

:P

Green Day’s cover of John Lennon’s Working Class Hero

Why hasn’t this been said yet. WHYY
I fought the law -Dead Kennedys (the clash)
Rockin in the free world -Pearl Jam (Neil young)

Urge Overkill’s cover of Neil Diamond’s Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon

Nancy Sinatra “Bang Bang” (original from Cher)
Gary Jules “Mad World” (original from “Tears for Fears”)

Communication breakdown -Maiden (YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS)
Pokerface -FNM
I’m Eighteen Anthrax (Alice cooper)

Rodrigo Y Gabriella cover of Metallica’s Orion
something a little different

Better by you Better than me -JP
I forgot who was the original

Lifehouse’s cover of Keane’s Somewhere Only We Know
I’m done…I’m old….I need a nap

Mr Freeze Slayer(Dr know)
Kids in America -Lawnmower deth (I dunno)
These boots -Megadeth(Nancy Sinatra)

I had to come back for one more…..it’s that special

@whatthefluther RickRoll filters engaged.

Metallica’ SO FUCKING WHAT
And why didn’t anyone bring this up?
FNM- Easy

The Atari’s cover of Don Henley’s Boys of Summer

Motorhead God save the queen
Buckethead Wrathchild
Anthrax Pipeline
Agent Orange Seek and Destroy

Soft Cell’s cover of Gloria Jone’s Tainted Love

Fates warning Saints in hell

@teh_kvlt_liberal,...Hey kid….where did everyone else go?
Maybe there is a better question?
Late….wtf

I think everyone moved to that thread about the 19 kids or something

Lovesong, originally by The Cure (more popularly known by the cover 311 did), redone by Snake River Conspiracy. Love it.
Also, Ituana’s cover of “Waiting In Vain”.
Cradle Of Filth’s cover of Hallowed Be Thy Name.
The Deftones covering The Chauffer.
Kidneythieves covering Crazy.
Richard Cheese doin Down With The Sickness. Hilarious.
Mm. And that’s all I can think of right now.
Oh, and Cradle Of Filth doing Mr. Crowley and Emperor’s cover of Bathory’s “A Fine Day To Die.” A bit over the top vocally, but still superior in alot of ways.

Have fun!

Gary Jules cover of Mad Love (Tears for Fears)

Oh, someone said that.

Dave Matthews’ cover of The Maker (Daniel Lanois)
Willie Nelsons’ cover of The Maker (Daniel Lanois)

I really like Cake’s version of Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’.

@Noel_S_Leitmotiv – ditto that on Johnny Cash’s Hurt cover.

He also did Great job on U2’s One

oh my god, I HATE Cradle of filth’s cover of hallowed and Mr Crowley
Like my friend once said “They shouldn’t even be allowed to touch their own songs”
And Emperor’s cover was okay, I still prefer Bathory doing it. No one can top Quothorn

@teh_kvlt_liberal The Bathory version has some things over the Emperor cover. I never said it didn’t. For one, Emperor was trying too hard, and the original is alot more haunting during the solo. I prefer For All Those Who Died, though. I don’t know why. It’s just fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nPAkX1oot0

William Orbit doing Samuel Barber…

How about the Talking Heads excellent cover of the Reverend Al Green’s Take Me To The River?

Ziggy Stardust Bauhaus
AFI can fuck off with their shit cover

Seether’s cover of Careless Whisper. AWESOME.

How could I forget the Jimmy Cliff cover of Johnny Nash’s I Can See Clearly Now?

Eddie Vedder Let My Love Open The Door