Cover Songs That Are Better Than Originals ?

Saturday Night is all right for fighting, legend song by Elton John, but its a heavy rock song so naturally bands covers sound better than eltons, but which band has done the best cover

YouTube - WASP - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John Cover
YouTube - flotsam & jetsam - saturday nights alright for fighting
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
YouTube - Queen | Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

all Great bands with the exception of Nickleback, whos cover is best in one of the most covered rock songs ever.
 
Daniel Merriweather - Stop Me (The Smiths) is good:)
So is Keane- Another One Bites the Dizzee ( Dance Wiv Me- Dizzee Rascal Queen - Another One Bites The Dust together) just genius:D
 
Save Ferris - Come On Eileen
Reverend Horton Heat - Folsom Prison Blues
The Saturdays - Just Can't Get Enough
We Are Scientists - Hoppipolla
The Specials - Rudy, A Message To You
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The World's Greatest
Streetlight Manifesto - Punk Rock Girl
Faith No More - I Started A Joke
Fun Lovin' Criminals - I Couldn't Get It Right
Kele's live version of Flux, sort of
Pet Shop Boys - You Are Always On My Mind
Lightspeed Champion - Men's Needs
 
otis redding - a change is gonna come [sam cooke]
wilson pickett - i've come a long way [bobby womack]
thelma houston - jumpin' jack flash [the rolling stones]
ryan adams - lovesick blues [hank williams]
ryan adams - wonderwall [oasis]
jeff buckley - hallelujah [leonard cohen]
mystery jets - pioneers [bloc party]
the shins - we will become silhouettes [the postal service]
townes van zandt - dead flowers [the rolling stones]
 
Pennywise - Land Down Under
Goldfinger - 99 Red Ballons
 
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Shay Given said:
Professor Greens cover of Beats international Dub be good to me
Professor Greens cover of INXS i need you tonight
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that man wouldnt know originality if i formed it into a heavy rock and beat him round the head with it :/

anyway, good covers -
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_cyQGWY6Lg"]YouTube - Surrender the Dance Floor Just Dance music video[/ame] surrender the dancefloor - just dance(lady gaga)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PELIhZwURUo"]YouTube - Hit the Lights - How Will I Know (Whitney Houston cover)[/ame] hit the lights - how will i know(whitney houston)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8hhUAYYSVw"]YouTube - A Day to Remember- Over My Head(Cable Car)[/ame] day to remember - cablecar(the fray)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UkzWb_4ijY"]YouTube - daredevil - Fenix Tx - Ordinary World[/ame] fenix tx - ordinary world(duran duran)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzp2hFi20cM"]YouTube - New Found Glory - The Glory Of Love[/ame] new found glory - glory of love(karate kid pt.2)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5ZvvlWNYgo"]YouTube - Take Me Home Tonight - Hinder (Lyrics)[/ame] hinder - take me home tonight(eddie money!) this = win btw :p
 
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZcwPDVfzdw"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7imqO-OBVk"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]
 
nice coach carter :) that song was number one the week i was born as well haha (george not seether :p)
 
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdPQp6Jcdk"]YouTube - The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (1964) High Definition [HD][/ame]
 
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqZnbnEG5KA"]YouTube - Peter *** - House Of The Rising Sun (Reborn in USA)[/ame]

isnt the animals the original?
 
You me at six's cover of Poker Face

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuaeuz0HaPY"]YouTube - Poker Face - You Me At Six[/ame]
 
Evanescence - my immortal. I can't remember who the song was originally written by.
 
One Direction - Torn [original by Natalie Imbruglia] :$
 
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