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What is the best "cover" song you know of?

It would be great if you could post a video. My favorite is Cheap Trick doing an old Elvis standard "Don't be Cruel", although Pat Boone's heavy metal covers crack me up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsPtCnyxMsE
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Marked as Best! October 12, 2009 11:03 AM
Ruth Copeland's cover of Gimme Shelter is total genius. Not only is her voice gorgeous and powerful, but she has Eddie Hazel accompanying her on guitar. Totally epic and underrated.
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October 12, 2009 11:41 AM
Could tell me what is cover song?
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October 12, 2009 12:52 PM
Alien Ant Farm, Smooth Criminal.

A cover of Michael Jackson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cJB2Z_aTEQ
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October 12, 2009 11:00 PM
Yuck!
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October 12, 2009 03:12 PM
Reel Big Fish - Fame, Fortune, and Fornication.
It's a whole cover album.
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October 12, 2009 06:01 PM
Allison Crowe's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is rather amazing.
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October 12, 2009 11:06 PM
This is a great song. KD lang also did a great version.
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October 12, 2009 06:30 PM
Land of Confusion from Disturbed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0tsTgBKmhU

Here is the Genesis original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oepXF2B5NK4
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October 12, 2009 06:42 PM
Hands down, my favorite is Melissa Etheridge covering Tom Petty's "Refugee". It's like he wrote the song for her voice. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvNcsgJ2RBA
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October 12, 2009 08:02 PM
I like Harry Nilsson's - Without You.

This was a cover of the original track written by Badfinger.

Play the two and contrast them, you'll see there is little comparison!

I love the way Nilsson arranged a whole orchestra around his version.
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October 12, 2009 10:13 PM
Johnny Cash's cover of "rusty cage" by soundgarden.
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October 12, 2009 10:58 PM
Johnny Cash covering Nine Inch Nails

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go
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October 13, 2009 05:27 PM
I would say either Hurt by Johnny Cash, cover of a Nine Inch Nails song. It was very heartfelt and worked well for the time that it came out. If not Hurt, I would say Pantera's cover of Planet Caravan.
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