Best Cover Songs

[ONeill]

Top 3?

[Solo_run]

Johnny cash cover of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails

Disturbed cover of Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel

Shinedown cover of Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Howard Jones does a very good version but not of the whole song.

[AustinPowers]

Off top of my head

Fine young cannibals - suspicious  minds

Paul Young - wherever  I lay my hat

Boyzone - Words (no, really)

[Captain Obvious]

Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds

The Clash - I Fought the Law

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You.

[Oraisteach]

Capt Obvious, you nabbed two of my choices, so

Shake Your Moneymaker—Fleetwood Mac
Proud Mary—-Ike and Tina Turner
Bryan Ferry—A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall

[Blowitupref]

Wish you were here (Aslan)
Dirty Old Town (The Pogues)
When You Were Sweet Sixteen (the Fureys and Davey Arthur)

[Puckoon]

Established songs covered by other artists, or songs written by artists made famous by other artists?

[gallsman]

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
Hounds of Love - The Futureheads
Love Will Tear Us Apart - José Gonzalez

[Windmill abu]

All along the watch tower - Jimi Hendrix
I shot the sheriff - Eric Clapton
Smooth criminal - Alien Ant Farm

[ONeill]

Bad Moon Rising - Thea Gilmore
Whispering Your Name - Alison Moyet
Solitary Man - Johnny Cash

[ziggy90]

Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
Green Green Grass of Home - Tom Jones

Two and three could change in an hour but the top one will always be there.

[sensethetone]

Whiskey in the jar - Metallica

About you - saw doctors

Always on my mind - Pet shop Boys

There's too much choice on this.

[tyroneman]

Top 3 (currently - changes a lot):

Frente - Bizarre Love Triangle
Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding
Dinosaur Jr - Just Like Heaven

Honourable mentions:

Gaslight Anthem - Baba O'Reilly
Scud Mountain Boys - Please Mr Please
Nick Cave - Rainy Night in Soho
Bill Fay - Jesus Etc
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
Afghan Whigs - Band of Gold /  Dark Side of the Street
Chris Cornell - Billie Jean / Redemption Song
Nina Gordon - Straight Outta Compton
Bell X1 - Boys of Summer
Johnny Cash - I See a Darkness / Hurt
Tricky - Piece of Me
Iron & Wine - Such Great Heights
Jeff Tweedy - SImple Twist of Fate

[JoG2]

http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=25175.0

[weareros]

Can't Help Falling in Love - Lick The Tins
Different Drum - The Stone Poneys
Tainted Love - Soft Cell