Favorite cover?

When I was composing my post in the ongoing "One Hit Wonder" thread I was reminded of the cover of "Harlem Nocturne" by The Viscounts, which was released in both 1959 and 1966. A totally unique and IMO fantastic cover of an old jazz standard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfAv8yAaHps

(I suspect that the speaking which follows the recording is from the soundtrack of the 1983 film "Christine," which used The Viscounts’ recording in its soundtrack).

Regards,
-- Al

A bit off the beaten path, but one of my all-time favorite rock albums is "Projections" by The Blues Project, ca. 1967.  While many of the songs on the album were written by members of the group (especially Al Kooper and Steve Katz, who later were co-founders of Blood, Sweat & Tears) a couple of songs on it are great covers IMO:

"You Can't Catch Me," originally by Chuck Berry.
"Cheryl's Going Home," originally by Bob Lind (as the flip side of "Elusive Butterfly").

Just about every song on "Projections" is terrific, IMO.

Regards,
-- Al