Best cover version/remake of a song.

[CELTICPSYCHO]

DISTURBED'S COVER OF "SOUND OF SILENCE", IS BRILLIANT, BUT A FEW YRS AGO, A BAND CALLED " THE AWAKENING" , FROM JOHANNESBURG, COVERED IT. SEEING THEY WERE A GOTH BAND, YOU CAN SEARCH IT ON YOUTUBE. ASHTON KNIGHT, VOCALIST, AND I WERE AT SCHOOL TOGETHER.

ANOTHER GREAT COVER, IS A BAND CALLED " TOUCH OF CLASS". THEY TOOK A CLASSIC, AND GOT ME NOSTALGIC. "THE STORY" , AS SUNG BY THESE TWO, IS ALMOST BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL

Placebo's version of Kate Bush's Running up the hill is a good one,
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4KEEXyRL0qE
The Disturbed rendition of the Sound of Silence is probably better than the original,
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
And while maybe not the greatest I do like this one ,
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=peug224n77E ( sneaker pimps version of how do from the wicker man )

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[Job and Knock]

How's about "The House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals? That was a cover of a traditional song at the time and is all but unknown in the USA to this day

[Razor]

100% the Disturbed version of Sound of silence it's amazing...



Plus Leona's remake of Run by Snow Patrol

[sammy.se]

Michael Jackson's cover of 'come together' is brilliant.
His cover (as a child) if ain't no sunshine also very good.
Finally, Cristina Aguilar's cover of James Browns 'Mans world' also spectacular. Shows her ability.

[sammy.se]

https://youtu.be/ubR9cXWkXv8

Come together


https://youtu.be/3ZltsUE_GhM

Man's world

[Razor]

I don't suppose there are many other Nightwish fans on the forum but all do yourself a favour and try Floor Janson's version of Phantom of the Opera with Henk Poort.

She has possibly the best female singing voice ever and I thought that no one would ever top Whitney!

Go on have a listen and find out why they call it a Floorgasm

[chrrris]

Love this thread. There's some really quality stuff been posted.

How's about this. I honestly believe this the best (and also probably the most unlikely...) cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman you'll ever hear:-

All hail, fat middle-aged men!