This thread reminded me of a favorite cover for reasons of self-satire: Julie London singing "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" - - she makes it positively pornographic with her lingering diction. (Not that the original was any kind of "classic" that makes this a scandalous alternative!)
A song murdered by someone.
Is there a cover version of a song you like by the original artist that has been in your ears truly murdered by a covering artist?
Mine is 'Everybody Knows' by Leonard Cohen, absolutely murdered by Barb Jungr.
Mine is 'Everybody Knows' by Leonard Cohen, absolutely murdered by Barb Jungr.