What's your favorite cover of a song?

[petra]

The original was great, but man, the cover is amazing. What comes to mind?

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[petra]

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[rhi]

Bangles, "Hazy Shade of Winter." I love their cover better than the original. And I love Simon & Garfunkel.

Come to think of it, I think I prefer Disturbed's cover "Sound of Silence," but that may be just because of the last 3 years...

[petra]

I like Disturbed's cover of "Sound of Silence" too, definitely.

[minoanmiss]

"Tangled up in blue", Indigo Girls.

[petra]

Oo, good choice!

[mific]

Ellie Goulding's cover of Take Me to Church, because she didn't change the pronouns.
https://youtu.be/yDtR8sn4z-A

[alexseanchai]

wait you mean there's more than one

because I came to rec Neon Jungle's

[mific]

Heh, that's a very cool cover, too!

[alexseanchai]

so is the Goulding! *bounce*

[petra]

Yay sharing the wealth!

[petra]

Nice!

[aurumcalendula]

Copilot Music + Sound's cover of Gold Dust Woman (you used to be able to buy it as part of the Dishonored 2 soundtrack, but that doesn't seem possible anymore)

Neon Jungle's cover of Take Me to Church is awesome! (Demi Lovato also covered it without changing the pronouns)

[petra]

Nice, thank you!

[dine]

My Chemical Romance's cover of Desolation Row

[petra]

I hadn't heard that one. Thanks!

[hannah]

"Lovers in a Dangerous Time," Barenaked Ladies.

"End of the World," Great Big Sea.

"Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth," Neko Case.

[illariy]

"Hurt" as covered by Johnny Cash. I first discovered it in a fanvid for old!Spock set to footage of the reboot Star Trek film series, for which it is the absolute perfect song. But still love the cover all by itself, while the original doesn't move me as much because the music genre does not agree with my tastes. ;-)

[petra]

Oh, agreed, that is an excellent cover.

[fred_mouse]

Nicki French did 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', and while I like Bonnie Tyler's version, and I've enjoyed lots of others, this is the version of my heart.