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What's your favorite remake of a song

I know most remakes fall short of the original, but I suspect that it's usually due to the fact that the original was known and popular. The remake usually pales by comparison, but I've heard a few things lately that I really liked, and wondered what others have enjoyed...
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yoby
539 posts
 
Simply Red's rendition of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes)
vman71
218 posts
 
Kimberley Locke's remake of "Band of Gold"
Wham's remake of "If you were there"

What about Garth Brooks covers of Chris Gaines songs.
comfortstarr
6 posts
 
"If you don't know me..." definitive version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN41XutK61Y
tomryan
796 posts
 
"Gone, Gone, Gone" Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (original by Everly Bros. is still better)

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" Johnny Winter And Live
berkbob
15 posts
 
801 Live (Eno, Manzanera w/ an amazing bass player whose name I am not recalling) did a cover/massive re-do of the Beatle's Tomorow Never Knows, listed as TKN. Runs about six minutes, and burns, baby, burns!
BerkBob
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