Cover Versions - favourites

[Mi-Amigo]

With the announcement that Kyle Minogue is doing a cover of Oasis song "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" for Children In Need - see here [scroll down for video]

I was wondering what are your favourite cover versions of well-known songs ?

Here is one of mine

[Anonymous]

I love that track and love the cameo is amazing (AE)

[pgn]

Bikes and vestal virgins - what a mix! 😉

[welshsteve76]

There are quite a few I could name. Here a few (original artist in brackets):

Blacktop Mojo - Dream On (Aerosmith)

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan)

Black Stone Cherry - Can't You See (The Marshall Tucker Band)

Metallica - Astronomy (Blue Oyster Cult)

I could actually name quite a few Metallica ones here:

Am I Evil? (Diamond Head)

Turn The Page (Bob Seger)

Stone Cold Crazy (Queen)

[pgn]

K.D. Lang - Hallelujah

Bon Jovi - Hallelujah

Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah

[jonsie]

prefer KD Lang version

[pgn]

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@jonsie wrote:
prefer KD Lang version

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The best of the three above, yes, @jonsie. 

[welshsteve76]

This is a great cover version:

[pgn]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

As good as that is @pgn, I do prefer the Bob Dylan version. The man was a poet. More like a busker at times. As for the song, I think it has now been classed as the anthem for 2020!

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Just heard that Dylan has handed rights to his entire catalogue over to Universal - wonder how that will impact all the cover versions of his work, royalties, etc...? 

[Cleoriff]

Yes, it was on the news last night. The terms of the deal weren't made public but thought to be 100's of millions of dollars @pgn 

[jonsie]

I heard the figure of $228M mentioned
I would have thought once sold the royalties would go to the buyer of the rights?