Favorite covers.

[DungeonmasterCal]

Motley Crue: "Helter Skelter" (The Beatles)
Joe Cocker: "A Little Help from my Friends" (The Beatles)
Eagles: "Old '55" and "Please Come Home for Christmas" (Tom Waits and Charles Brown, respectively)
Ethel the Frog: "Eleanor Rigby" (The Beatles)
DrainSTH: "Ace of Spades" (Motorhead)
Judas Priest: "Diamonds and Rust" (Joan Baez)
The Donnas: "Keep on Loving You" (REO Speedwagon)
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes: "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)
The Coolies: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Simon and Garfunkle)
Nazareth: "Cocaine" (J.J. Cale---Not Eric Clapton like most folks think)
Don Henley: "The Unclouded Day" (Traditional Hymn)
Yngwie Malmsteen: "Mistreated"

Like Phil, I could on forever....and a day.

 

[Renton]

Is it originally Portishead or are they the ones covering the song? That's a great song (on a great album).

AFAIK it's a portishead original. John Martyn covered it live and did an incredible version of it. Not sure if it's on an album, but you can find it other places.

 

[Torm]

Pop/Rock

"Faith Of The Heart" by Russell Watson (the theme from Enterprise), originally by Rod Stewart
"China In Your Hand" by Petrus, originally performed by T'Pau
"Crying" by T'Pau, originally performed by Roy Orbison
"I Drove All Night" by Cyndi Lauper, originally performed by Roy Orbison
"Close To You" by The Cranberries, originally performed by The Carpenters
"Dreams" by The Corrs, originally performed by Fleetwood Mac
"Come Together" by Soundgarden, originally by The Beatles
"Only Happy When It Rains" by Richard Cheese, originally by Garbage
"Super Trouper" by Abba Teen, originally performed by Abba
"King of Pain" by Alanis Morissette, originally by The Police
"Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm, originally by Michael Jackson
"Eternal Flame" by Atomic Kitten, originally by The Bangles
"Lay Down Your Arms" by Belinda Carlisle, originally performed by The Graces
"Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Avril Lavigne, originally by Bob Dylan
"Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Guns and Roses, originally by Bob Dylan
"Ruby Tuesday" by Over The Rhine, originally by The Rolling Stones
"You've Lost That Loving Feeling" by Hall & Oates, originally by The Righteous Brothers
"Ain't No Sunshine" by David Sanborn and Sting, originally by Bill Withers
"My Sharona" by Veruca Salt, originally by The Knack
"I Feel Free" by Belinda Carlisle, originally by Cream
"In A Broken Dream" by Jan Cyrka feat. Carol Decker (T'Pau), originally by Rod Stewart
"Some Guys Have All The Luck" by Rod Stewart, originally by Barbara Mandrell
"Overkill" by Lazlo Bane feat. Colin Hay, originally by Men At Work
"Cars" by Fear Factory feat Gary Numan, originally by Gary Numan
"Shout" by Disturbed, originally by Tears For Fears
"Voices Carry" by Collapsis, originally by Til Tuesday
"I Alone" by Anouk and K's Choice, originally by Live
"Don't Dream It's Over" by Sixpence None The Richer, originally by Crowded House
"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" by Will To Power, originally by Cat Stevens and Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Easy" by Faith No More, originally by The Commodores
"The Touch" by Heather Nova, originally by Peter Gabriel
"Let's Go All The Way" by ICP, originally by Sly Fox
"How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" by Michael Bolton (who wrote it), originally by Laura Branigan
"Come On Eileen" By Save Ferris, originally by Dexy's Midnight Runners
"Without You" By Mariah Carey, originally by Nilsson
"The Devil Went Down To Georgia" by Primus, originally by the Charlie Daniels Band
"How Soon Is Now" by Love Spit Love, originally by The Smiths
"How Soon Is Now" by TATU, originally by The Smiths
"How Soon Is Now" by Snake River Conspiracy, originally by The Smiths
"Rock On" by Michael Damian, originally by David Essex
"Wild World" by Mr. Big, originally by Cat Stevens
"Blue Monday" by Orgy, originally by New World Order
"Wild Thing" by Sam Kinison, originally by The Troggs
"With Or Without You" by String Quartet, originally by U2
"Sea Of Love" by The Honeydrippers, originally by Phil Phillips and The Twilights
"Burning Down The House" by Tom Jones and The Cardigans, originally by Talking Heads

Country

"The Grand Tour" by Aaron Neville, originally by George Jones
"I Never Go Around Mirrors" by Keith Whitley (who wrote it), originally performed by Merle Haggard
"When You Say Nothing At All" by Alison Krauss and Union Station, originally performed by Keith Whitley
"Statue of a Fool" by Ricky Van Shelton, originally by Jack Greene
"Tell It Like It Is" by Billy Joe Royal, originally by Aaron Neville
"Will You Be There (In The Morning)" by Blackhawk, originally by Heart
"Purple Rain" by Leann Rhimes, originally by Prince and The Revolution
"The Rose" by Conway Twitty, originally by Bette Middler
"Counting Flowers On The Wall" by Eric Heatherly, originally by The Statler Brothers
"Hurt" by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Ince Nails
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Dwight Yoakam, originally by Queen
And pretty much everything by The Kentucky Headhunters

And yes, this is just a list of remakes I LIKE. You'll note I didn't put such blasphemous junk as "I Drove All Night" by Celine Dion, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Nicki French, or worst of all, "Take My Breath Away" by Jessica Simpson.

 

[Torm]

Pet Shop Boys: "Always on my mind". Originally the King.

Only if by The King, you mean Willie Nelson. But yes, that is an excellent one I forgot.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Only if by The King, you mean Willie Nelson. But yes, that is an excellent one I forgot.

That's a good song! And a better remake, IMO, than Willie's version.


And with a list like you did, it's easy to miss one or two...

My list(most may not have the original artist listed):

"Smoking In The Boys Room" by Motley Crue
"Lovesong" by 311
"Don't Be Cruel" by Cheap Trick (original by Elvis)
"Knocking On Heaven's Door" by Guns n' Roses
"Faith Of The Heart" by Russell Watson (original by Rod Stewart)
"Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm (original by Michael Jackson)
"Let's Go All The Way" by ICP (original by Sly Fox)
"Don't Dream It's Over" by Sixpence None The Richer (original by Crowded House)
"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" by Will To Power (originally by Cat Stevens and Lynyrd Skynyrd)

There's probably more but I'm too tired and soon need to "hit the sack" as I've gotta get up waaaay too early for work in the AM.

 

[tonym]

Sinead O'Connor did a nice job with Nirvana's "All Apologies"

Tony M

 

[IronWolf]

"Word Up" --> Korn
"Sweet Dreams" --> Marilyn Manson
"Planet Caravan" --> Pantera

 

[GlassJaw]

Here are my faves:
Bush: Razorblade Suitcase
RUsh: Different Stages (Live)
Genesis: Invisible Toucj
Mortal Kmobat: Original Motion Pictures Score
Matchbox 20: Mad Season

I don't think these are covers at all. Or did you mean album covers?

"Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm (original by Michael Jackson)

Good tune. I was going to mention that one.

Fiona Apple's cover of Across the Universe

Great cover and unfortunately, not very well known.

Some others:

Muse - "Feeling Good" (Nina Simone) - Muse is an amazing band by the way.
The Blues Brothers - "Soul Man" (Sam & Dave)
Puya - "Spirits In the Material World" (The Police)
Primus - "Making Plans for Nigel" (XTC)
Primus - "Have a Cigar" (Pink Floyd)
Pantera - "Cat Scratch Fever" (Ted Nugent)
Scott Weiland - "But Not Tonight" (Depeche Mode) - I love this song.
System of a Down - "The Metro" (Berlin)
Underoath - "Wrapped Around Your Finger" - The Police

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

So many covers...

Slayer - Agressor (Judas Priest)
Ramones - California Sun (The Crickets)
John Lennon - Stand By Me (Ben E. King)
Ben Harper & Innocent Criminals - Whole Lot of Love (Led Zeppelin)
Eric Clapton - Travelin' Light (J.J. Cale)
Anthrax - Bring the Noise (Public Enemy)
Cry Cry Cry - Shades of Grey (Robert Earl Keen)
Jimmy Buffett - Southern Cross (Crosby Stills & Nash)
Phish - too many great covers to list
Grateful Dead - El Paso (Marty Robbins)
Grateful Dead - Morning Dew (Bonnie Dobson)
Grateful Dead - Love Light (Bobby "Blue" Bland)

 

[Zenodotus of Ephesus]

Rufus Wainwright's cover of Across the Universe (eerie video with Dakota Fanning)

Seal's remake of Dionne Warwick's Walk On By

Kate Rusby's version of The White Cockade (Robert Burns)