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Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower. iIn fact most people who covered a Bob Dylan song did it better than him, brilliant writer and all right singer/guitarist etc but most bands improved on his versions, with the exception of Guns and Roses Knocking on Heavens Door. (Sisters of Mercy did it much better :-))

Other very good covers include Gun's Word Up, Faith No More's War Pigs, Dickies Paranoid and the Jam's Heatwave.

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heres a great track i forgot was a cover just played it. Chris Farlowe - Out of TIME. the original was a stones track on some album aftermath maybe,cant remember. but Farlowes is a real Classic.;)

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Also I love his version of U2's One and, even though when I heard about it thought it was sacrilege, his version of Nick Cave's Mercy Seat.

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I think his version of Personal Jesus is better than the original by far.
Also shows Marilyn Manson how fear really sounds.

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Well just heard Blondie is back hehehehe

Blonde versus edison revamped version of heart of glass

Loved the original & this doesn't seem too different in modern version:rolleyes:

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Oh FFS just found another - the original was fantabulous but the cover of do they know its xmas version 2 ggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr i've just spent mins with my eyes shut & ears covered :mad: dont like - cringe! & cover 3 wasn't great either!

The 1st band aid song was good why ruin a good thing!

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talking of blondie. atomic- sleeper version on trainspotting soundtrack was spot on.

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Weird Al is your man for covers.
All better than originals and wet yourself funny.
Love "the Saga begins" = American Pie for Star Wars fans.
Michael Jacksons - Eat It and FAT
Amish Paradise, Pretty Fly for a Rabbi, Smells like Nirvana
And my own personal favourite "It`s all about the Pentiums Baby !"
Check `em out if you aint already.

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Ooops I forgot U2s "Numb Me, Drill Me, Floss Me, Bill Me"

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I like U2's cover of Helter Skelter (Beatles); though prefer the Oasis live version.

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What about the Siouxsie and the Banshees version ?