Between the covers

[Jah Lush]

Oh God yes! I've always pretty much hated Frank Sinatra and any drunken old git in a pub who fancies himself doing a bit of "Frank" Please just shut it but this really is the canine's testicles. Sid's finest hour indeed!

Sid Vicious - My Way

[Jeremy]

Just a few off the top of my head...

Better than the original:

Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out

Ken Boothe - Ain't No Sunshine

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Not better than the original, but still great:

The Jam - Heatwave

Nirvana - Man Who Sold The World

Specials - Monkey Man

Reasonable / interesting:

China Drum - Wuthering Heights

Joss Stone - Fell in love with a Boy

Ben Folds - Bitches Ain't Shit

Significantly Worse:

Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields

Sugarbabes - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

The entire commitments soundtrack

[SeanMacGabhann]

Heard at the weekend, from Tricky's new album, a cover of Kylie's "Slow"

I liked it. A lot

(not on youtube as yet - follow enough linkage and you should be able to download for free from here)

[SeanMacGabhann]

Dizzee Rascal covering Ting Tings

That's Not My Name

[bignumber5]

Guns 'n' Roses have done a few fantastic covers - their version of Live and Let Die is almost cartoonish (if it is possible to sound so), and their version of Knocking on Heavens Door is possibly the best version there is!

For covers that are not so much better than the original but approach it so differently that it takes on a whole new form, the Tori Amos version of Smells Like Teen Spirit, performed as a solitary, emotional ballad and a tribute to Kurt, is chilling.

[HonaloochieB]

Twist And Shout by The Beatles not just a cover but the definitive version.

[david_carnell]

Wow BN5, just listened tot hat Tori Amos cover.....amazing! Sooo different but awesome. Thanks for that.

This was a hit a few years ago and (I think) widely derided, but I kinda like it...

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

[david_carnell]

Ooh, and....

Folk legend Richard Thompson does Britney (no, not like that!)

[HonaloochieB]

I Fought The Law - The Clash

[Keef]

BN5, as a huge G N'R fan, I tip my hat to you sir!

Eva Cassidy doing Kathy's song by Simon & Garfunkle, and Alanis Morissette doing King of pain by The Police (or was it just Sting) on her old unplugged album was very good.

[Jah Lush]

I like Iggy Pop's upgrade of the fabulous Johnny Kidd & The Pirates song Shakin' All Over but it's hard to top the original.

[macroban]

Ryan Adams - Wonderwall

A youngster introduced me to this musician who seems to be quite good.

[mockney piers]

Emmy the Great - Where is My Mind

She's prettified well enough, but I can't help she's missing the point.

[pk]

quality elton john cover

[Keef]

Lucy in the sky

[Brendan]

Here're a couple, both better than the originals

Dinosaur jr - just like heaven

Lagwagon - Brown eyed girl

[mockney piers]

controversial......

[SeanMacGabhann]

words out of my mouth piers...

someone will be saying this is better than the original next

[Brendan]

Ah you see, what we have there is what is known as a ?difference of opinion?* or as I like to refer to it, ?someone else being wrong.?

*Commonplace where music is concerned.

[Brendan]

Cracking cover this. I think they did it originally for Radio 1 Live Lounge.

the Youtube clip is a bit naff.

[mockney piers]

Richard Cheese does his Aperitif for Destruction with a cover of Welcome to the Jungle

[mockney piers]

Marvellous, I'd never heard of Richard Cheese before, but this made me chuckle, Manilow's Copacabana covered...ish with the story of Star Wars..ish

The Star Wars Cantina

[Keef]

Hmmm, his version of chop seuey is interesting.

[Brendan]

Balls! I really want to listen but can't at the moment.

[mockney piers]

Quite enjoyed his Sunday Bloody Sunday. Ay chihuahua.

The comments do support the XKCD theories of youtube comments however.