Sat, pi##ed with some mates having a chat, the question arose!

What’s your vote?

Futureheads – Hounds of Love

Any of the songs in b&q. So bad they’re good.

[video]http://youtu.be/SzoebhQ7hjQ[/video]

If we want to keep to Kate … Wuthering Heights , China Drum

Gotta be robson and jerome

Anything by shatner

This should help…

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/cover-song-that-eclipsed-the-original

The Aldo Vanucci version of Smile, originally by Bad English.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nTo8rjo-lM[/video]

Best? Not sure but love this one. Unremarkable for three minutes, but then it becomes unmistakably Billy, and that makes me smile

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFPGpzyLOTM[/video]

Stranglers – Walk on by
Originally by Dionne Warwick

Go on listen to them both. Let us know what you think.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjdXGNjB3vc[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iXAA3ZJbMo[/video]

Opinions and all that……..

Obv
[video]http://youtu.be/gsm_fOzvktQ[/video]

The Lemonheads – Mrs Robinson?

Ain’t no love in the heart of the city – Whitesnake?

Ruth Moody – Dancing in the Dark

Radio 2 had a vote this week. The winner was this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2aMaMkDwTA

(I have no idea how to embed).

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoY3NULu0Rc&sns=em[/video]

Tori Amos – Strange Fruit

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bQGRRolrg0&sns=em[/video]

Nilsson – Without You

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esjrHxpiet0&sns=em[/video]

Elvis Costello – Shipbuilding

[video]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HKnxmkOAj88[/video]

Anything by Dread Zeppelin

I Fought The Law. By the Clash. End of debate.

Sepultura do good covers

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya8N9FhMq5s[/video]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns6Gl0Y1jK8[/video]

‘fraid not, dannyh! “With a little help from my friends” by Joe Cocker. Now that’s end of.

I’m sure to get slated for this but.. knocking on heavens door – Selig.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2DlKf8_8Ck[/video]

Johnny Cash – Hurt

[video]http://youtu.be/YpufzJNrZ2Y[/video]

[video]http://youtu.be/Eh9Q6BGGU50[/video]

[video]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bRzKUVjHkGk[/video]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY[/video]

The late Big Mama Thornton, great voice and mustard on the harmonica. Includes some seriously sizzling sax playing.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXoRljXZwK0[/video]

Don’t think All along the Watchtower by Hendrix will ever be beaten but its closely followed by

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOGbugz5V5s[/video]

and

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aF9AJm0RFc[/video]

Camera obscura covers bruce Springsteen
tougher than the rest.
Very different from the original and very sweet.

Don’t think All along the Watchtower by Hendrix will ever be beaten

Hands down the best cover ever IMO. Good shouts for the Johnny Cash version of Hurt and Jeff Buckley.

Not the greatest but these two are awesome:

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEkIou3WFnM[/video]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqIFZFwMClE[/video]

The best covers are better than the originals………..

The animals
House of the rising sun

Pure class, better than the Original folk version, and a bagilion % better than any other cover, including joe dockers !

Unremarkable for three minutes, but then it becomes unmistakably Billy

But it’s only three minutes long.

Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah is a magnificent shout.

I’d go with either:
Foo Fighters – Band On The Run
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSIUrba-aoc[/video]

Or Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Over The Rainbow
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZFkXQKCuBc[/video]
You are dead inside if that doesn’t make you smile.

You beauty!

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEJh2FFUUoU[/video]

As per the other link provided. The answers are threefold.

Johnny Cash – Hurt
Jimmy Hendrix – All along the Watchtower
Britney Spears – I love Rock and Roll.

Jimmy Hendrix – All along the Watchtower

Generally said to be the best cover ever. However it isn’t even the best Dylan cover ever*:

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUwK7kRibiI[/video]

*may contain personal opinion.