Which cover versions improve on the original?

Therapy? - Isolation
Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls

Now you can hate me...

Anyways, "Mr. Tambourine Man" remains my fave answer here.

Now you can hate me..."

It's not better than the original, but the NIN version does do it justice.

"It's Not Unusual" by the Wedding Present (injects Tom Jones' signature track with an amphetamine-fueled, post-punk twitch).

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Oh, I guess lots would say the same about Janis Joplin's treatment of Me and Bobby McGee...

Seconded, and exactly the same argument applies to "Eloise", as covered by the Damned.

A Perfect Circle "Imagine". They can make anything sound scary. Including this.

Bette Midler "Beast Of Burden". She rocked it.

Foo Fighters "Darling Nikki".

Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Born To Run". I love Brooce, but this is great.

Filter "One". I don't even like Filter that much, but I love this cover.

Much as I love the original, I am hugely fond of the Trash Can Sinatras' take on "To Sir With Love".

Divine Comedy's "Life on Mars"

Kustomized's "Dead Souls"
Volcano Suns' "Red Eye Express"

...with "Needles In The Camel's Eye" at least equalling the Eno vsn, which is in my book to touch godhead.

Has no one mentioned The Gourds' version of "Gin & Juice" ?

Agreed Killdozer's "I'm Not Lisa" good call.

Glass Eye's Celicia blows away S & G, speaking of which as does an old Micronotz cover of "Scarborough Faire"

Speaking of which (Glass Eye, not S & G) I just love K McCarty's "Worried Shoes" though again topping D. Johnston, like topping B. Eno is probably just not possible in my book.

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Aretha - The Long & Winding Road
Bryan Ferry - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Pavement - The Killing Moon
Arto Lindsey - Simply Beautiful

I used to think it was the greatest thing ever; now, not.

Maybe it was b/c of its use on the episode of "The OC" where Seth was sailing across the Pacific Ocean or whatever.....

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Thanks, Brian Hall.

'Gloria' - Patti Smith
'Black Steel' - Tricky
'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' - Saint Etienne
'Your Song' - Billy Paul
'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' - Isaac Hayes
'My Favourite Things' - John Coltrane
'Song to the Siren' - This Mortal Coil
'Hallelujah' - Jeff Buckley
'Hurt' - Johnny Cash
'Heartbeats' - Jose Gonzalez

If you want to hear it sung by a man instead of a boy, try John Cale's version.

and the newer 'sunglasses at night' sounded better that the original

Meh. This is another case of "Oh, someone's turned a pop song into an acousticy earnest number, so it's good," innit?

And does anyone remember the Slappin' Mammy's? New Jersey group (I think) in the early '90s released a disc Blackface In Bondage featuring thrashin' versions of Al Jolson cuts.

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I liked this entire disc better at the time and probably still might because I heart metal and could give a shit about Al Jolson.