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Hurt is the obvious answer, Trent Renzor basically officially handed that song to Johnny Cash.

All Along the Watchtower

The Times They Are A-Changin' covered by Flogging Molly

Original a Bob Dylan song and a bit boring tbh.

Tainted Love by Soft Cell and I also prefer the Midge Ure version of The Man Who Sold The World.

As for worst covers I propose Behind Blue Eyes by Limp Bizkit.

Nobody has ever agreed with me, but I think Sheryl Crow's version of "Sweet Child o Mine" is much better - the original is too whiny, I hate his voice.

I will now accept your scorn.

Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah is better than the original Leonard Cohen version IMO, but both are good.

edit: Speaking of Jeff Buckley, also his cover of Mama You Been On My Mind (Bob Dylan).

everyone's favorite blues & country song they probably are enjoying a 'cover' but idk if that term really applies when no-one knows or listens to the original

even when it's known like you're not really gonna tell me the Kinks & Kokomo Arnold are doing the same song with 'Milkcow Blues', folks will change basically everything about a blues song and claim it's the same real theseus ass shit

Iron and Wine - Such Great Heights (cover of The Postal Service) I think is equivalent to the original

Rage Against the Machine - The Ghost of Tom Joad

Rage Against the Machine - Maggie's Farm

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

Johnny Cash - Hurt

A Perfect Circle - The Nurse Who Loved Me

Mr. Sandman covered by Blind Guardian.

William Shatner's Common People

There's no topping this cover of My Heart Will Go On (Titanic)

ctrl + f "whitney houston"

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smfh

I Fought the Law by The Clash

All their covers are great: Jail Guitar Doors, Police and Thieves, Pressure Drop -- But I Fought the Law is like the best rock cover ever, or at least very close to the top

This PD48 cover of BTS' The Truth Untold is infinitely better than the original. The girls' performance is raw and powerful and it shines because of its rough edges and ambition. By comparison the original is an overproduced autotuned mess.

I know it's an idol elimination show and it's hammed up, but when Miyu's part hits at 1:49 it never fails to make me misty eyed.

I know I can (probably) get away with the BTS disrespect here since I don't think there are many fans on hexbear, but on the other hand I've outed myself as a lapsed kpop fan, so that's its own price to pay.

None of them, they're all bad

The entire album The Cover Up by The Protomen.

I don't know how but they managed to make every single song better, it amazes me everytime.

Also, the album cover goes hard.

Four string winds by Ollie Austin. Or anything Ollie Austin covered. Love his voice

This is barely on topic but I can't stop thinking about this every couple of months for the past like, 10 years

They did some weird covers of various pop songs for Bioshock Infinite. They were basically songs going though whatever timewarp shit they had going on in that game, lyrics or recordings leaking out into the public, and then being covered by 1910's musicians. They did like Tainted Love, Fortunate Son, and a bunch of other relatively modern songs.

They also had this timewarp shit happening and sending you back to Rapture, the original underwater haven from the first game, but showing you what it was like before everything collapsed. Part of the premise of the first game was basically all these people got suckered into signing up for Libertarian Disneyland, thinking they'd become prosperous, while it was really about the biggest richest asshole dominating everyone else... ancapistan. He lured them to the bottom of the sea with promises of freedom and self-actualization only to kill them for trying to unionize their backbreaking shit jobs.

This is all to say I want a one-man folk blues guitar cover of Badfish by Sublime lmao

think about it... THINK ABOUT IT

I think that would transcend the original

Spiderbait Black Betty Cover from the Ghost Rider OST. Same for ghost riders from the sky.

Respect by Aretha Franklin is an obvious one, completely turned the Otis Redding version on its head

A few I adore are Disturbed's cover of Sound of Silence, his vocals are unreal. A less known one is The Ghost of Tom Joad by Junip - the vibe seems to fit the song so much better. Also, First Aid Kit's cover of Running Up That Hill.

I'm a big fan of Secret Machines - Girl From the North Country

https://youtu.be/JVMxjENIkLs

For me it has to be the Cradle of Filth cover of "Hallowed be thy name".

The goth energy of the subject matter is just perfect for some filth. The developments in metal sound since Sabbath invented a ton of it are admittedly a factor, but sometimes a classic can be perfected long after it became one. No shade intended towards the Icons who created the original.

Brother Louie by Kim Kwang Suk (RIP) & Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble

Screaming Females have a cover of Taylor Swift's Shake It Off that just fucking kills. Strips out the pop production for raw, aggressive defiance.

"Omaha" by the Gourds

Most covers of Gary Moore songs. The guy was an amazing songwriter and musician, but Nightwish made Over the Hills and Far Away simply better with Tarja's singing and the use of keyboard.