Favorite cover?


As a (minor) film buff, I almost invariably prefer originals. But when it comes to audio, I  have found more than a few covers that I prefer to the originals. So, to kick things off, and with all due respect to Boz Scaggs, I absolutely LOVE this live Incognito version of Lowdown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH%E2%80%A6

What's on the top of your lists?
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Warren Zevon also covered Back in the High Life Again on his album Life’ll Kill Ya
Marilyn Manson’s cover of Eurhythmics’ Sweet Dreams (are Made of This)
Rickie Lee Jones’ cover of Hendrix’ Up from the Skies on her album, Pop Pop.
Bob Dylan’s House of the Rising Sun. Funny story from Dave Van Runk,

”Then, one evening in 1962, I was sitting at my usual table in the back of the Kettle of Fish, and Dylan came slouching in. He had been up at the Columbia studios with John Hammond, doing his first album. He was being very mysterioso about the whole thing, and nobody I knew had been to any of the sessions except Suze, his lady. I pumped him for information, but he was vague. Everything was going fine and, "Hey, would it be okay for me to record your arrangement of 'House of the Rising Sun?'" Oh, shit. "Jeez, Bobby, I'm going into the studio to do that myself in a few weeks. Can't it wait until your next album?" A long pause. "Uh-oh". I did not like the sound of that. "What exactly do you mean, 'Uh-oh'?" "Well", he said sheepishly, "I've already recorded it".[13]
The Triple Threat in the 70s and 80s was David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. I’m not hot doggin ya! 🌭