Your favorite cover songs, time to share

[NullNomad]

I have a love for the greats, but every now and then we get a cover that's just a notch above the original and you have to respect it. I'm not looking to start a war over whose version is best, but damn there's some good ones out there that I'll fight for. So fellow music lovers of all genres, share what you got. I'll kick this off with one of my favs, Little Wing by Stevie Ray Vaughn, sitting at the top of my list. SRV being a god of the guitar himself, taking on one of his idol's tunes and making it his own, sets the bar when a legend covers a legend. Jimi's original without a doubt was amazing, but when SRV ripped his rendition of Little Wing it was something magical to me.

Original by Jimi Hendrix

Cover by Stevie Ray Vaughn

 

[twiget]

I'll play.

I know Nickleback gets a lot of shit, but I really like their cover of The Devil Went Down to Georgia. The first time I heard this, my ex and I were on a road trip and it came up on Spotify. We both recognized the song and looked at the infotainment screen to see who the artist was and we saw that it was Nickleback. I like Nickleback, but she doesn't so it was surprising to hear her say it was one of the best covers of that song she'd ever heard.

Disturbed did a cover of Simon and Garfunkle's The Sound of Silence. I've seen top 10 lists where this is the #1 best cover of a song, ever. And I've seen worst 10 lists where this was the #1 worst cover song ever. I think its definitely earned its place in the top 10 best.

 

[AXE]

I always thought that Korn did this live cover of Pink Floyds's Another Brick in The Wall better than anyone else. It isn't often a live song sounds as good as the original, but they hit the pinnacle here. Vocals, lead guitar, drums, and bass all hit hard. It's a long one at 15 minutes, but worth it. Gotta listen on good speakers or headphones or you won't get the full effect.