Favorite cover songs

For every band there is a cover band. A lot of people hate cover versions of their beloved songs, since cover bands often manage to mess up a perfectly good song. However, there are some versions which bring forth new dimensions to a song. Here are some classic ones.

• Gary Jules – Mad World (Tears For Fears)
• Nine Inch Nails – Dead Souls (Joy Division)
• Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
• Marilyn Manson – Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics)
• Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
• Johnny Cash – Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
• This Mortal Coil – Song to the Siren (Tim Buckley)
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Tower of Song (Leonard Cohen)
• The Animals – House of the Rising Sun (Woody Guthrie)
• Tori Amos – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
• Soft Cell – Tainted Love (Gloria Jones)
• The Knife – Heartbeats (José González)
• Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind (Brenda Lee)
• Nirvana – The Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie)
• José Feliciano – California Dreamin’ (The Mamas & The Papas)
• Cowboy Junkies – Sweet Jane (Velvet Underground)
• Tori Amos – Enjoy the Silence (Depeche Mode)
• Ryan Adams – Wonderwall (Oasis)
• Placebo – Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush)

Any suggestions to great songs that should be on the list?

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