actually brian may with the foo fighters did a good job covering have a cigar by floyd. If you like punk chili peppers did great with seek and destroy fromthe stooges
waterloo sunset - elliot smith
dead flower - townes van zandt
hurt - johnny cash
because - elliot smith
Metallica's cover of "Whiskey in the Jar"
Oye Como Va by Santana (Originally by Tito Puente)
I think Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" is pretty powerful, especially when coupled with the imagery in the video.
Also, there's a pretty cool cover of the Tears for Fears song "Mad World" in the movie "Donnie Darko", although I don't know who's doing it.
Oh, I almost forgot Madonna doing American Pie.....NOT!!!
The Johnny Cash version of Hurt is extremely powerful and emotional. When Trent Reznor saw the video for the first time he wept, apparently he never thought of the song that way when he wrote it.
Cash does a great version of Rusty Cage (original by Soundgarden) as well. He last album (American IV), was almost all cover tunes, fantastic album.
A couple of other tunes that was greatly covered is:
Ziggy Stardust by Bauhaus
Wish You Were Here by Radiohead & Sparklehorse
In most cases, I am not a big fan of cover tunes, but sometimes an artist can bring something new to song. It's rare in my opinion, but it can happen.
I think Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" is pretty powerful, especially when coupled with the imagery in the video.
I thought that it was one of the best things he ever did. :lol:
