Within Temptation - Running up that hill
(Better than Kate Bush and Placebo)

Beth Ditto - Careless Whisper

Showing my age I suppose!

A very early Mott the Hoople doing The Kinks "You Really Got me":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeRhZQekVRs

Chicago Transit Authority "Im a Man" - the original being by The Spencer Davis Group:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVLUFl6WO6E

The Faces: Maybe Im Amazed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLhoLkTyNkM

Steve Marriott & Alexis Korner "Get off my Cloud":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKcLet-2Gjk

Johnny Winter "Jumping Jack Flash":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQPlU5q1CBI

And my personal favourite Roger Chapman doing the Stone's Lets Spend the Night Together:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZNDbFz0w7o

The Carpenters - Ticket to ride.

Killdozer - Pour Man

Leona Lewis - Run
Leona Lewis - Let The Sun Shine
Adele - Make You Feel My Love

Say what you will about Glee, but I'd take Darren Criss's version of Teenage Dream over the original anyday, but this version that he's been doing in his latest gigs is just made of awesome.

birdys cover of bon ivers-skinny love

This Mortal Coil - Another Day

Valerie - Ronson & Wino

Celine Dion - The Power Of Love
Beyonce - You oughta know (i think i spelt it wrong)

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywBCXYVlOKc

Acoustic Alchemy covering the well known Dave Brubeck track Take Five. I prefer this version to the original.

Then there's UB40's covers too - Red Red Wine, I Got You Babe and I Can't Help Falling In Love With You for example.

Another fantastic cover of that song by Sinead O'Connor from her new album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmhG4bDr7yw

Pitbull - Walk This Way.

And Pitbull - Rolling in the Deep

Surprisingly good.

....Oh no you didnt....

Birdy better than Bon Iver?!

Walk on By - Isaac Hayes
Wonderwall - Ryan Adams
Stormy Monday - James Brown
Crazy Train - Fun Lovin Criminals
Tina Turner - Keep on Using Me (Use Me Up - Bill Withers)

did i say it was better than the original? NO. the topic was best COVER version of a song, we all no the originals cant be beaten, and mi reply was based on wot i fink was a best/good cover of a song! and in my opinion birdys is a brill version of bon ivers-skinny love, so..get it right.

Express Yourself - Lady GaGa

lol, I'm jk.

I love Nirvana's cover of the Man Who Sold the World (although I still prefer Bowie's). Also love Whitney's I Will Always Love You.

Birdy's version of The XX's Shelter is just as good as the original imo. Would like to see her do something original too though.

'Cum On Feel the Noize' by Oasis - the B-side to 'Don't Look Back in Anger'.

Johnny Cash - Hurt.
The Stranglers - Walk On By.

YESSSSSSSS!!!!!

Obidiah Parker - Hey Ya