Stairway to Heaven...by Rolf Harris
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It’s down to taste - without thinking too long about this - I like Alien Ant farms version of Smooth Criminal over the Michael Jackson original. Simon and Garfunkel Sound of Silence is a classic but I also like The Disturbed version. And Tears of a Clown by The Beat is a fun update of the Smokey Robinson version
Stairway to Heaven...by Rolf Harris
Street Fighting Man - Oasis
Believe - DMA's
I am the Walrus - Oasis
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys (I believe rated the best cover ever, some years back. Willie Nelson does a superb alternative mellow style cover as well).
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Can’t get Used To Losing You - The Beat
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
I Love Rock n’ Roll - Joan Jett
MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin
Can’t Help Falling in Love With You - UB40
Johnny Was - An SLF classic. I love Marley’s version too but Fingers version is so so good. Fantastic live too
Willie Nelson The Scientist
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Not for me, prefer The Zutons.
I thought this was good:
https://youtu.be/H4xYTspgC4M
Gary Jules (?) mad world
Florence and the Machine you've got the love (standing well back)
forgot about this one - Believe DMA's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmwFnoMoDDg
Can't Get To You
Original by the Temptations-
Much better cover by The Jess Roden Band (skip to 6 mins - though the first track is good, too)-
This might apply if you liked the song when you first heard it but not if you didn't.
Here's an exception (in addition to the Scissor sisters one already mentioned ) Ramones' version of Baby I love you was a banger, loved it, but the Ronettes I heard afterwards and is better IMO.
Surprised no-one has mentioned Jimmy Nail's version of Rose Royce's Love Dont Live Here Anymore.