best cover version ever

i have no idea, my fave is possibly "Ring My Bell" by Tori Amos on Ruby Trax or Bjork and PJ Harvey doing "satisfaction" on the brit awards.

any covers that are better than the original?

almost forgot "Tonight" from West Side Story by Porno for Pyros. i'll say that's better than the original, even though i love WSS. yes, i am that lame.

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Johnny Cash's "Hurt". But I wouldnt say better. I say as good, but it's a completely different song.

Wild Thing done by X.

Marilyn Manson's covers of "I put a spell on you" and "Tainted Love".

The smoking Popes version of "Pure Imagination" though Gene Wilder is still rad

The smashing pumpkins' cover of 'Landslide' is beautiful, far more so than the damn dixie chicks one. I would say neither is better than the fleetwood mac original tho...

Hendrix: Watchtower
Pigpen: Hard To Handle
Devo: Satisfaction

I like Corgan's version of My Blue Heaven moreso than Landslide



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Almost any track off the Gravelands album by The King, though Whole Lotta Rosie's me personal fave off that lot...

Powerman 5000's version on "let the Good Times Roll" by the Cars Rocks!

The Gentitorturers cover of AC/DC's "Squealer" is pretty good too

Liz Phair and Material Issue---theme song from the Banana Splits
X- Breathless
Joan Jett----Bad Reputation
The MC5---Summertime Blues
Cowboy Junkies--Sweet Jane
Ramones---Indian Give
Camper Van Beethoven---Pictures of matchstickmen and you

Dimmu Borgir did a really good cover of "Burn In Hell," by Twisted Sister..and some band covered "Karmacoma," by Massive Attack and it is great, but I can't remember the band name. Anyone know?? The vocals were done by a female on the cover.

that entire dirtbombs rekkid, "ultrglide in black".

today i am mostly liking uptown girl by me first and the gimmie gimmies, take on me by reel big fish (makes me happy n want to jump like a child with a sugar rush) and millencolin every breath you take.
tomorrow it will change

corgan also does some nice rush covers

Orgy - New Order's "Blue Monday" - Orgy gave it the anger and edge it needed.

Cyndi Lauper - Roy Orbison's "I Drove All Night" - Cyndi gave it a raw, feminine sound.

Dead Kennedys - Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas" - the DK version cracks me up. Biafra gets wild with the chorus.

circle no.5 - the daria theme song "youo're standing on my neck" BONG

Cracker's version of the Carpenter's classic, Rainy Days and Mondays.

Genitorturers- I touch myself
Snake river conspiracy- How soon is now, and Lovesong
Bauhaus- Telegram Sam

Sublime - Scarlet Begonias
Against All Authority - Centerfold
pretty much every cover song Nirvana ever did

yesyesyes sublime's cover of scarlet begonias absolutely! although the orgininal is amazing

Racebannon - Electricity

jimi hendrix: all along the watchtower (bob dylan)
bauhaus: ziggy stardust (bowie)
devo: i can't go no satisfaction (stones)
manfred mann's earth band: blinded by the light (springsteen)

Negtivland's "cover" of U2's "I still haven't found what I'm looking for".

"I mean these guys are from England and who gives a shit?"