I was listening to the radio last night and heard for the first time the cover version performed by Disturbed of the Simon & Garfunkel classic, The Sound of Silence. I thought it might be the best cover version of a song I had ever heard. That guy has pretty good vocal range for a heavy metal singer.
I was trying to think of other contenders. Whitney Houston's version of I Will Always Love You was pretty great. As was Sinead O'Connor's Nothing Compares 2 U. All three songs are notably different from the original. Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah is great, but quite similar to the original.
Anyone else have any favourite cover versions of songs (classic or otherwise)?
I was trying to think of other contenders. Whitney Houston's version of I Will Always Love You was pretty great. As was Sinead O'Connor's Nothing Compares 2 U. All three songs are notably different from the original. Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah is great, but quite similar to the original.
Anyone else have any favourite cover versions of songs (classic or otherwise)?