re: Best Cover Songs....

Ryan Adams did a bangin version of Grateful Dead's Wharf Rat... good stuff.


For me, two come to mind....

Gov't Mule doin Humble Pie's 30 Days in the Hole LINK

Sam Bush doin Little Feat's Sailin Shoes LINK

Framing Hanley- Lollipop

don't hate... its a good song

Some of my personal favs..

Johnny Cash-Hurt
David Bowie-China Girl
Jimi Hendrix-All Along The Watchtower
Eric Clapton-Cocaine
Jeff Buckley-Hallelujah
The Replacements-Another Girl, Another Planet
Rufus Wainwright-Across The Universe
Sting-Little Wing
Guns N Roses- Live And Let Die
The Clash-I Fought The Law
The Honeydrippers- Sea Of Love
Sinead O'Connor-Nothing Compares To You
Jeff Healey Band- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Metalica-Whiskey In The Jar
Rod Stewart-Downtown Train
Stereophonics-Best Of You
Josh Rouse-Straight To Hell
Willie Nelson-Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Sting-Someone To Watch Over Me
Lucero-Kiss The Bottle
Dream Academy- Please, Please Let Me Get I Want
Soft Cell-Tainted Love
Van Halen-You Really Got Me
The Kingsmen-Louie Louie
Nazareth-Love Hurts
Gary Jules-Mad World
Joe Strummer-Redemption Song
Naked Eyes-Always Something There To Remind Me
Big Head Todd-Tangerine
Barbra Streisand-Somewhere
Barbra Streisand- Ave Maria
Josh Groban-Cinema Paradiso

Great & Well Researched List.. digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/best_covers

Marilyn Manson, Sweet Dreams are made of this
Green Day and U2, Saints are coming
that rock version of "In the air tonight"

but I agree with a previous poster on Hurt, Johnny Cash..

Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver (DIO cover)

Deftones - Simple Man
No Ordinary Love
If only tonight we could sleep

The Cure - Purple Haze

Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls

Nonpoint - In the Air Tonight

Johnette Napolitano - The Scientist

A Perfect Circle - When the Levee Breaks

Deadsey - Tom Sawyer

Anthrax - Got the Time

Ben Folds Five - Bitches aint shite

Flunk - Blue Monday

Revolting Cocks - Do Ya think I'm Sexy

Failure - Enjoy the Silence

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Ben Folds Five - Bitches aint shite

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Buckley's Hallelujah and Adams' Wonderwall are at the top of my list. I will fight anyone who says Wainwright's Hallelujah is better than Buckley's...

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Steve Earle-Pancho and Lefty

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Whole album was great. I like the Rake cover but couldn't find the youtube of it.

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-Ben harper - Sexual Healing

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Haven't heard it, but i'll add my favorite version:

Soul Asylum - Sexual Healing. I feel it's better than the original. It's really that good.

Van Halen doing:

Intruder/Pretty Woman by Roy Orbesson
You really got me The kinks
Where have all the good times gone The kinks

Motley Crue
Smoking in the Boys Room Brownsville Station

Tesla
Signs by The Five Man Electrical Band.

The Rolling Stones
Get Off My Cloud