Best cover version of a song.............

[John_Q_Public]

Johnny Cash- Ring if Fire- Social Distortion

 

[badjanus]

Arguably one of the most covered songs. Bob Dylan's knock knocking on heavens door.
Guns n Roses - Best
Bob Dylan - Original
Avril Lavigne
Randy Crawford
Sons of Anarchy
Mark Knopfler
Raign
Tracy Chapman
Eric Clapton
Bob Marley
Bon Jovi
Bruce Springsteen
U2
Tom petty
Elvis Costello

 

[Sienna]

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - Brooklyn Duo ft. Dover Quartet

 

[Matt_Next_Door]

All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix written by Bob Dylan

 

[janeyl]

Beatles - With a Little Help from my Friends - Joe Cocker

I concur...

Plus:

Leonard Cohen-Halleluyah-Jeff Buckley

Labi Siffre-It Must Be Love-Madness

Bobby Freeman_Do You Wanna Dance?-Mammas and Pappas

 

[SithLordSexyPants1]

Nick Lowe - What's So Funny About Peace, Love & Understanding - Elvis Costello
Bob Dylan - Chimes of Freedom - Bruce Springsteen
Bob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Warren Zevon (on the album he made while dying)
Jerry Lee Lewis - High School Confidential - The Blasters
Chuck Berry - Promised Land - Elvis Presley
Grand Funk Railroad - Bad Time - The Jayhawks
Johnny Cash - Big River - Waco Brothers
Blind Alfred Reed - How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live - Bruce Springsteen
Ben E King - Stand By Me - Otis Redding
Ben E King - Stand By Me - John Lennon
Otis Redding - Respect - Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin - Without Love - Southside Johnny & the Jukes
Sam Cooke - Having a Party - Southside Johnny & the Jukes
Robert Earl Keene - Road Goes on Forever - Joe Ely

 

[hotoldrguy]

Arguably one of the most covered songs. Bob Dylan's knock knocking on heavens door.
Guns n Roses - Best
Bob Dylan - Original
Avril Lavigne
Randy Crawford
Sons of Anarchy
Mark Knopfler
Raign
Tracy Chapman
Eric Clapton
Bob Marley
Bon Jovi
Bruce Springsteen
U2
Tom petty
Elvis Costello

Here is the weird thing I found out about the Bob Marley cover. It wasn't Bob Marley. It was Eric Clapton covering it in "Bob Marley style"

 

[Wkd_Macey]

Eva Cassidy - Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland

 

[SithLordSexyPants1]

Forgot one...


Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry - Blues Traveler

 

[AKentuckyLady]

Talk Talk - It's My Life - No Doubt.

 

[Hornblende]

Tim Buckley - Song To The Siren - This Mortal Coil

 

[catherinewheel77]

Catherine Wheel ~ Black Metallic ~ Hammock

 

[Crawlingchaos]

Pink Floyd - Welcome to the machine - Shadows Fall

Pink Floyd - Hey You - Bobaflex

 

[Wkd_Macey]

The Days of Wine and Roses - Pinky and Perky (No - I hadn't heard of them either )

 

[Chasingdreams]

Love this thread!!! I’ll start with these.

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah - Bon Jovi
https://youtu.be/RSJbYWPEaxw

Foreigner - I Wanna Know What Love Is - Wynonna Judd
https://youtu.be/D9cLaGJNDYk

Prince - Purple Rain - Adam Levine
https://youtu.be/8w2lNpixqOc

Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You - Whitney
https://youtu.be/3JWTaaS7LdU - still gives me chills.

And one of my all time favorite, makes me ugly cry every time, covers is Cyndi Laupers Time After Time, covered by P!NK
https://youtu.be/URyHG9MBc2I

 

[Chasingdreams]

Lady Gaga - Poker Face - Idina Menzel/Lea Michele
https://youtu.be/K7Z0ddqH5So

 

[jmarx20102012]

Dolly Parton - Gonna Hurry As Slow As I Can - Whitney


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNLKbOiuCEs

 

[Delightfuldeviant90]

Here is the weird thing I found out about the Bob Marley cover. It wasn't Bob Marley. It was Eric Clapton covering it in "Bob Marley style"

Don't forget Rolf Harris complete with wobble board.

 

[Chasingdreams]

Chris Cornell - Black Hole Sun - Norah Jones
https://youtu.be/XbQ08Ixczvo

the chainsmokers and Halsey - Closer - Boyce Ave ft. Sarah Hyland
https://youtu.be/WsptdUFthWI

DJ Snake Let Me Love You/Maroon 5 Don’t Wanna Know - mashed up by Megan & Jac Davies
https://youtu.be/EKQn0B_2WAs

The Black Crows - She Talks to Angels - Blake Shelton
https://youtu.be/fp7NZNW48ig

 

[Chasingdreams]

Shakesphere’s sister - Stay - Cher Lloyd
https://youtu.be/hgUfx8c1W_E

 

[Chasingdreams]

Chris Isaac - Wicked Game - P!NK
https://youtu.be/eI89KQbYRbs

 

[Chasingdreams]

Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, - Always on my Mind - Elvis
(Willie Nelson did a good cover too, but I like the Elvis version best)
https://youtu.be/WVRbtM9EXmA

 

[Ozymandias900]

Green Day - Basket Case - Bastille

 

[Ozymandias900]

Don Henley - The Boys of Summer - The Ataris

 

[Ozymandias900]

Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson - The Lemonheads