So it's quite often the case that a cover version of a song is pretty rubbish. Either because the covering artist isn't right for the song, or doesn't bring any new perspective to it, or perhaps it's just one of those songs that you love so much that it feels like sacrilege for anyone other than the original artist to perform it.
On the other hand.... sometimes another artist covers a song you love, and you actually don't know if you prefer it to the original, or if you enjoy them both equally. It could even be the original artist re-working their own material. I have a couple of examples - Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus", covered by Marilyn Manson, who for me does a great job of it and I really enjoy listening to both versions. And Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now", the original on the album "Clouds" and the re-invention on the album of the same name.
What examples do you have where someone does a really good job of covering a song, without ruining your enjoyment of the original?
On the other hand.... sometimes another artist covers a song you love, and you actually don't know if you prefer it to the original, or if you enjoy them both equally. It could even be the original artist re-working their own material. I have a couple of examples - Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus", covered by Marilyn Manson, who for me does a great job of it and I really enjoy listening to both versions. And Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now", the original on the album "Clouds" and the re-invention on the album of the same name.
What examples do you have where someone does a really good job of covering a song, without ruining your enjoyment of the original?