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The best covers of all time?

tainted love by soft cell and dancing in the moonlight by toploader deserve a mention. Both miles better than the originals
 
A good cover should stand up as a decent song in it's own right, not necessarily better than the original as this is subjective.
i.e Metallica's Whiskey in a Jar - (or their version of Budgie's Breadfan) are IMHO better that the original, but many would disagree!

Some of my favourite covers:
Hard to Handle - Black Crowes (Otis Reading)
Heroes - Motorhead (Bowie)
The Man who sold the world - Nirvana (Bowie)
Take on Me - Reel big fish (Aha)
Bad Romance - Halestorm (Lady Gaga)
Dance Monkey - 'Leo' (Tones and I)
Land of Confusion - Disturbed (Genesis)
I Will Survive - Cake (Gloria Gaynor)
 
Palace Old Geezer said:
Nice one Stirling. I've got a US 45 of Mr Postman coupled with Roll Over Beethoven on my jukebox - frequently played.

Adele's version Make Me Feel Your Love is a beautiful interpretation of Dylan's fine love song.

While we're at it, a cover I hate is Whitney Houston screeching I Will Always Love You.
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That worst ever cover is undoubtably, Scissor Sisters-Comfortably Numb, they should be hung, drawn and quartered for that insult
 
Too many

All Along the Watchtower undoubtedly the best but...

Halleluiah - Jeff Buckley (Cohen)
Say a Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin (Warwick)
Respect - Aretha Franklin (Redding)
Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds (Dylan)
Go Now - Moody Blues (Bessie Banks)
Black Steel - Tricky (Public Enemy)
Cant Take My Eyes off You - Andy Williams (4 Seasons)
Silence is Golden - Tremeloes (4 Seasons)
Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More - Walker Brothers (4 Seasons)
Working my Way Back to You - Detroit Spinners (4 Seasons)

As you can probably guess, I am rather fond of the one man pop song masterclass that is Bob Goudio (but I am not including Bye Bye Baby!).
 
PalazioVecchio said:
i have heard many Covers of songs by Tom Waits. They never even touched the sides of his genius.

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You are so correct, the best songwriter of any generation, the man is a true genius, for my money "Small Change" is the finest album i have ever heard, each song a masterpiece.
 
Suzi Quatro’s version of Glad all over is much better than the Dave Clark 5’s….but then I am biased, school boy crush and all that 😍
 
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