Awesome covers awesome.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPhpnaB5IEA&feature=related[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAriDxTeed8[/video]
Much better than Jonny Cash’s
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And don’t laugh, but I really like this
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9YlTBEBwIQ[/video]

This thread is meaningless without the Apples

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL3X20QP4Ts[/video]

The Clash cover of Cadillac is very good, Vince Taylor original, not sure tho, some of the lyrics are The Renegades version.

And, most stuff by The Cramps is betterer, of course. Goes without saying, I expect.

The Flying Ox – Member

Johnny Too Bad – Taj Mahal

thanks for that one

Here´s my pick:

Thrashing Doves – Sympathy For The Devil
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-c7m32-iMQ&feature=related[/video]

and
Outkast – Spottieottie Til Infinity (cover/rips Souls of Mischief)
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRNUXxZcxes[/video]

Elbow have done some great covers, funny and otherwise

Working Class Hero
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuIUv19Ln0U[/video]

Independent Woman
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSQDR1yF3uQ[/video]

Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before – Mark Ronson.

All Smiths fans should hate this, but it works. Morrisey likes it too, which is nice.

Just remembered this Neil Young cover from Laura Marling.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yxBeq0Std4&feature=related[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30ad2cyxZCE[/video]

[video]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijsbPThZ-w4[/video]

[video]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aur8Miwq9Rc[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FCT2SDacpU[/video]

Some great suggestions already, but this is my all time favourite.

Dire Straits’ ‘Money for Nothing’ by Royal Trux:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R658C-Phwn4[/video]

It’s what the original SHOULD have sounded like.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvMFm5nKeUc[/video]

Nirvana doing Man who sold the world on unplugged

[video]http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F%3Fgl%3DGB%26hl%3Den-GB&hl=en-GB&gl=GB#/watch?v=l4H9yZBjgSI[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVU5UwLyDXw[/video]
(cover of a Nate Dogg/Eve track)

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxHIVxz1K5M[/video]
and most of the tracks from RATM

Obviously the only decent cover versions are the ones that change the style of the song completely eg.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0tG6uuksbc[/video]

This one’s a classic, rather surprised it’s not already on here:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=y8AWFf7EAc4#t=16s[/video]

Here’s a rather left field one I never thought I would post:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jqpAgMxhx30#t=4s[/video]

Shouldn’t work, but it does, Scissor sisters – Comfortably numb

The Hayseed Dixie cover of Comfortably Numb is superb. A bit tricky to find however. Their covers of Ace of Spades and holiday are excellant as well.

“Stone Sour – Wicked Game”
http://youtu.be/ho2C_OFKFaA

Oops I did it again – Richard Thompson

I thought Leona Lewis did a really good job of Run… The backing’s a wee bit overfussy but it’s a fine vocal. Also, she’s nicer to look at than Gary Lightbody

Loving that Elbow version of Independant Woman. The cats are the icing on the cake.

[video]http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=GB#/watch?v=VuEnSaZC_kA[/video]

+1 for Nirvana ansd man who stole the world.

Also rather like Manic street preachers cover of Umbrella.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQxvo_9DEqY[/video]

RIP Ari

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5K0aPGw9Rk&feature=related[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUxWmDgSXP4[/video]

FFS – Leona nailed ‘Run’ on the Live Lounge admittedly, but the produced version and Radio 1 killed it. Can’t bear to listen to it – much prefer Snow Patrol and I don’t really like Snow Patrol

Mechanical Bride Umbrella (Rihanna)
Cheshire Chord I Predict A Riot
Foo Fighters Baker Street
Tori Amos That’s What I Like Mick (Chas & Dave)
Belly Hot Burrito #1
Calexico Alone Again Or

Van Halen- You really got me

Anything by Richard Cheese FTW –

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvmA5V4wKuc[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBhZ8gCgfg0[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U15U3IEBxA[/video]

😀

Oasis My generation and Sex Pistols Substitute and The Fall A day in the life.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CPHnZV0K-k&feature=player_embedded[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3w0vyAl640[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUaCyBiPkzA&feature=related[/video]

and

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5GWuV4bIQ4&feature=related[/video]

give up on this linky thing

Cud – You sexy thing

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G-wZ5uY0_o[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhFbpkijQ9A&feature=related[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFVdTw4PwE0[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrSSY3q1rZc[/video]