Possibly best cover ever?

[Bucket]

I love Radiohead, therefore:

and

 

[ElvisFan]

Here's the king showing Simon & Garfunkel how it's done:

 

[SexyGreyFox]

This is the best cover ever -

and this -

Both of them are Peter Green Fleetwood Mac songs and I don't actually like that band.

 

[robgmun]

now, i like Korn. ive seen them what, 3 times. but that is a ******* awful cover. if it wasn't for Word up, it'd be the worst song they've probably released. but no, their cover of word up is a whole 'nother lever of awfulness.

Gun did a much much better cover of Word Up

 

[Skidder]

You feel ashamed for me?

I think you presume incorrectly that your judgement on my taste of music somehow affects me.

That's the single most beautiful thing about music its perceptual

I was just gently mocking but thank you for explaining the painfully obvious in the single most beautiful and pretentious manner.

edit: and back on topic how about the Gourd's version of Gin and Juice, that is great

 

[Dup]

By no means the greatest, but I love it all the same.

 

[jellybeard999]

 

[lee32uk]

My fav cover versions both by Roy Buchanan

Down by the river (Neil Young)

Hey Joe

 

[taz488]

Clearly hendrix - all along the watchtower, no competition

 

[loltim]

 

[Johnny|lucidcomposure]

MUSE - Feeling good.

 

[Bennie-Mac]

I concur with the OP.

Only joking its horrible.

My choice would be Statesboro Blues by the Allman Brothers.

 

[Cybermyk]

Just some that I like

Spot on

Total absolute outright winner prize goes to:

 

[SixTwoSix]

Here is a polar opposite to Placebo's version of Running Up That Hill...

 

[semi-pro waster]

The cover in the original post isn't too bad but it's not even the best cover by 30 Seconds From Mars, never mind the best cover ever. I'd say the below is better.

However Shed Seven's version of Wired For Sound as Belmit mentions is great, China Drum covering Wuthering Heights is pretty fantastic. Even better than both is Sinead O'Connor's cover of Nothing Compares 2 U is one that is so good few people even realise that it isn't the original. Embrace's version of How Come is also worth searching out, I think I prefer it to the original now.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

This is one of the best covers band -

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ten+masked+men&aq=f

Too many to list

 

[chippie]

I'd like to nominate:

Dave Matthews: All Along the Watchtower

Agreed, although the versions they do as a whole band are awesome.

is one of them. Loads more on youtube. It's worth noting they only ever play it live, it's not on any of thir studio albums.

 

[physichull]

Nobody does it better....than this....

 

[Keyser Soze]

a few that I like

Metallica have done some good ones too, but won't post them all

 

[xb8browney]

BBC Radio One Live Lounge is great they come out with some great stuff.