Opinions on which cover versions are better than the originals.

[Ding-Dong]

I'll kick off - Wheatus Respect & The Christians Harvest for the World.

[ineedahobby]

I like Faith no More's rendition of war pigs better than Black Sabbaths

[andy hughes]

Joe Cocker's 'With A Little Help From My Friends' is one end of the scale - Wet Wet Wet's is at the other - and if you ask which is which I'll come round and slap your legs!

[OBonio]

Fear Factory's version of Cars. Though Gary Numan did sing on it I think.

Revolver's version of Since Yesterday. Never knew it was a cover.

Sid Vicious - My Way

Marilyn Manson's Sweet Dreams

[Johnmof]

The original vesion of One Way Love by Cliff Bennett was great. Bryan Ferry's cover was better. 

[snapdharlich]

Richard Cheese's rendition of Disturbed's Down with the sickness

Johnny Cash singing 'Hurt' by Nine inch nails

[nicola_red]

Practically everything Me First And The Gimme Gimmes have covered is better than the originals - also Foo Fighters Baker Street and China Drun Wuthering Heights are faves of mine - I like cover versions, as Mr Hughes knows.

[Space]

Santa Esmeralda
and
Meco
come to my mind ... some of their covers are better than originals...

[Quizmonkey]

Sparks' version of 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' is truly superior to the Beatles' original. Listening closely to the latter, the production is embarrassing (okay, I know it was the 60s!). Sparks really breathed lush new life into it.

[AndrewHunt]

All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

Maybe the greatest cover version ever!

[littleoldme]

The Gourds' hillbilly boot-stompin', banjo-twangin' version of Gin And Juice knocks Snoop Doggy Dogg's original into a cocked hat any day of the week :-)

[The_Mac_Lad]

Dave Alvin's version of Highway 61 Revisited is far superior than Dylan's original, although, as much as i like Bob, lots of his early songs have been covered better than his versions.

[silverhawk]

Metallica's version of Whiskey in the Jar is better that Thin Lizzy's. The video rules!!!

[Chessman]

'Under the moon of love', written and record by Curtis Lee in 1961, it never  reched the top fifty, and in 1976, Showaddywaddy got to No1 with it.

[Tracee]

Eva Cassidy's cover of Sting's FIELDS OF GOLD is my fave I think.

I also -love- Muse's rendition of (it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me, and I'm) FEELING GOOD.

[iwbus]

Kate Bush "Rocket Man"

[funkyrich]

The Christian's version of "Harvest for the world" better than the Isley brothers version?? You are having a laugh!

[brachiopod]

The Pogues - Dirty Old Town

[whattheheck]

Sacrilage I know but I actually prefer Far Corporation's "Stairway To Heaven" to Led Zep's.

[Loopylou21]

Wonderwall by Ryan Adams - the orginal is good but the cover is amazing

[Ding-Dong]

No I'm not having a laugh, I think it is better. I asked for opinions - my opinion is that it is better.