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Favorite cover?

As a (minor) film buff, I almost invariably prefer originals. But when it comes to audio, I  have found more than a few covers that I prefer to the originals. So, to kick things off, and with all due respect to Boz Scaggs, I absolutely LOVE this live Incognito version of Lowdown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH%E2%80%A6

What's on the top of your lists?
whipsaw
rafevw
70 posts
 
This is a fun thread and a source for a lot of good music!
Cassandra Wilson: Wichita Lineman
Richard Thompson: Season Of The Witch
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armstrod
602 posts
 
I saw the Golden Palominos in Boston in the late 80s, and they did Led Zeppelin's The Ocean with Syd Straw on lead vocals. Best cover I've ever heard.
gochurchgo
892 posts
 
I dislike Jimmy Eat World on a massive scale but their cover of The Prodigy’s Firestarter is straight amazing.

https://youtu.be/qyR27LnGC0s
berner99
214 posts
 
Warren Zevon's cover of Knockin on Heaven's door (youtube) is very powerful--he was dying of cancer when he performed it.
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