Best music cover

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
A good song cover is this Metallica one of Whiskey in the Jar:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh1J4rTgVgE

Nina Simone's cover of Bob Dylan's, "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues."

Originally posted by epiphinehas
Nina Simone's cover of Bob Dylan's, "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues."

Probably my two favourites:

Tori Amos - "Smells like teen spirit"
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wcHNZVrxEts

Oysterband & June Tabor doing a gorgeous version of "Love will tear you apart".
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YYPg8qCrNAY (rubbish sound quality, but you get the idea)

Originally posted by badmoon
Sorry.

I guess we're in a rock vein.

Hendrix doing All Along the Watchtower

Haunting...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mFAHVIyhtb0

Brilliant....
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4_GzADuJQlI

Originally posted by Mexico
I quite like Cake's version of I will survive.

My favorite is Joe Strummer singing bob Marley's "redemption song" with Johnny cash.

I'd say it's Jimi Hendrix' cover of The Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock. He "adapted" it in a way which was shocking back then, to symbolise the way America had screwed-up in relation to Vietnam
(where he had himself served), ie horror, shock, mayhem, drugs.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MFLy8eGtSYo

As previously mentioned...

Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane (Velvet Underground)
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan)

The Byrds - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)
Pearl Jam - Keep on Rockin' (Neil Young)
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy (Beatles - ok, go easy on this one)

The Cure - Purple Haze

Tori Amos - Smells like Teen Spirit (wow)

Husker Du, eight miles high,truly awesome.

Faith No More - War Pigs
Styx - I Am The Walrus

And you know, we could probably list dozens of great covers. There are plenty of songs that are covered better than the originals. These two tried to stay true to the original and succeeded.

Manhattan Transfer doing Weather Reports "Birdland"

Chaka Kahn doing Beatles "We Can Work It Out"

Earth Wind & Fire doing Beatles Gotta Get You Into My Life