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AlCalavicci
10/17/20 1:46:00 AM
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I'm really digging Weezer's Everybody wants to rule the world

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A5modeu5
10/17/20 1:48:11 AM
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Allegaeon - subdivisions (rush cover)
https://youtu.be/1b01SrkwMD4
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BalanceLost
10/17/20 1:49:43 AM
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This is a REALLY hard question imo but gonna throw one out there:

Leonas cover of Snow Patrols Run is such a beautiful power ballad. It and the original are both some of my favourite songs.

https://youtu.be/jqpAgMxhx30
https://youtu.be/AOBs8dU4Pb8

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AssAssasin69
10/17/20 1:49:44 AM
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https://youtu.be/Cb5xUHt3LBA

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NightRender
10/17/20 1:54:54 AM
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It's probably one of those covers no one realizes is a cover, because it's eclipsed the original so completely.

Valerie sung by Amy Winehouse comes to mind.

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Benderill0
10/17/20 2:15:42 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHG-x1KCC28

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Accolon
10/17/20 2:17:49 AM
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FightingJester
10/17/20 2:29:03 AM
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Shamans Harvest cover of Dirty Diana is good.

Ten Masked Men - Push it

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pfh1001
10/17/20 2:29:20 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79043240

Several amazing Chris Cornell covers there.

This is the correct answer though:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY

Bob Dylan said the song wasn't his anymore after he heard Jimi's take on it.
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Thompson
10/17/20 2:39:55 AM
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NightRender posted...
It's probably one of those covers no one realizes is a cover, because it's eclipsed the original so completely.
Indeed. Jimi Hendrix' All Along the Watchtower is actually a Bob Dylan song, Harry Nilsson's Everybody's Talking was originally by Fred Neil, Jackie Moore's disco classic This Time Baby was first recorded by the soul band The O'Jays, and Blondie's The Tide is High was cut by The Paragons some fifteen years earlier.
I'd do a disservice if I didn't provide a link these aforementioned originals, though. These aren't necessarily great songs, but I believe they deserve a listen.

All Along the Watchtower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT7Hj-ea0VE

Everybody's Talkin'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBAOjKBLpqo

This Time Baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3lmf3pXxa4

The Tide is High
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjcWJyKeScI

Anyhow, this topic's not about the originals.
I don't know what is the greatest song cover. I cannot pick a favorite, since that's likely to change by my mood and what I last listened to. I'm sure I know a great cover song that I just can't remember, too. But here are two that I appreciate enough not to forget any time soon.

The People - I Love You (Original by The Zombies)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TnVpGezJqI

Boney M. - Heart of Gold (Original by Neil Young)
Not what you expect; it's not a disco-fied version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCyeIoajBl8

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Questionmarktarius
10/17/20 3:58:33 AM
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BlockAddition
10/17/20 4:00:57 AM
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Some english dude covered nirvanas we passed up on the stairs

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jborgan
10/17/20 4:14:26 AM
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sktgamer_13dude
10/17/20 4:37:37 AM
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All Along the Watchtower
Hurt
Any of the covers on the Nirvana unplugged album
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theiwantsong
10/17/20 4:39:46 AM
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I would say All Along the Watchtower. But here's another:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
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Serious Cat
10/17/20 5:12:58 AM
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Bruce Springsteen does a great version of Dylan's Chimes of Freedom.

pfh1001 posted...
Bob Dylan said the song wasn't his anymore after he heard Jimi's take on it.

To the extent that Dylan's live versions turned into Hendrix covers.

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Joelypoely
10/17/20 5:16:56 AM
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Nazanir
10/17/20 5:20:52 AM
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https://youtu.be/dTZQ2IB_x7c

So much better than the original.

Also:

https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4

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