Favourite Cover Versions you prefer as much/more than the Original

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I don't judge covers as being better than the original (although sometimes I think they are) but like it when they bring a different side to the song. Sometimes just having someone else sing the lyrics is enough to change a song in an interesting enough way for it to be interesting to me.

Here are some of my favorites:

Dinosaur Jr - Just Like Heaven (The Cure)
The Pixies - Cecelia Ann (The Surftones)
The Dollyrots - Brand New Key (Melanie)
Jonatha Brooke - Eye In The Sky (Alan Parson's Project)
Oasis - I Am The Walrus (The Beatles)
Mr. T Experience - Up And Down (Sesame Street)
Shonen Knife - Top Of The World (The Carpenters)
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane (Lou Reed)

I've got a lot more, but they're not coming to mind now.

Tony