Awesome Cover Songs You've Heard

[Quixote]

Not all cover songs are awesome, some are downright ghastly 

Some however, fall nothing short of amazing...
Post a song or two you feel has been done justice!

Starting with an amazing African cover of The Beatles's "Don't Let Me Down":
http://youtu.be/RjVW4aQ4JB8

 

[RalliX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNVhGD_JYB0&feature=related

Týr's cover of Black Sabbath - I

 

[Verbeek]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7DbZ-C4EMQ

Ensiferum covering Uriah Heep

 

[BattleOfValmy]

Still this for me, some dude named Greg del Giudice's cover of the song Ocean by John Butler Trio:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_y1_iownG4

 

[Taimat396]

**** cheese rendition of Chop Suey.

Actually, let's add the Imperial March to this.

 

[BattleOfValmy]

**** cheese rendition of Chop Suey.

Heard that a long time ago, I never knew who did it! Awesome.

They sound like a much better, classier They Might be Giants. <3

 

[AWdeV]

**** cheese rendition of Chop Suey.

Actually, let's add the Imperial March to this.

That guy has one of the best voices ever. I'm now enjoying his bohemian rhapsody.

 

[McBeverage]

Van Canto covering Kings of Metal by Manowar.

They manage to take a ****ty song and make it great <3

 

[Almalexia]

Anyone know any good ones for In A Gadda Da Vida? The riff has potential, but the vocals annoy me.

 

[Brestos]

Wow awesome cover by Boney M 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbMJJNqUKFw&feature=related

 

[Jace]

I've found that I have waaaayy too many cover songs/remixes. And enjoy waaay too many of 'em, especially if they take the song into a completely new genre, **** Cheese as an excellent example. A good portion of 'em tend to be better than (or at least as enjoyable as) the originals. But that doesn't really make 'em be classified as "awesome" yet.

(Adding these as they come to mind)

But first, I suppose Pig With the Face of a Boy - A Complete History of the Soviet Union Through the Eyes of a Humble Worker, Arranged to the Melody of Tetris counts as a cover. And it's most def. awesome.

Representing the bulk of OCremix, djpretzel - Gerudo Interlude

Continuing along game song covers, Tony Dickinson - Hell March to the Apocalypse (2 Guitar Arrangement)

Would be a disservice to the thread to not link more **** Cheese though: Rape Me

More gametune covers, it seems! Machinae Supremacy - The Great Giana Sisters

Bluegrass! Jussi Syren - Wings of a Butterfly

And last but definitely not the least, They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

 

[Magorian Aximand]

Exit Music - Brad Mehldau

Simply brilliant.

 

[Archonsod]

Could be here all day.

The Dickies - Banana Splits
1000 Homo DJ's - Supernaut
Kunt & The Gang - I sucked off a bloke, I didn't like it
Alestorm - You Are A Pirate
The Wurzels - Rockstar
Zombina & The Skeletones - Monster Mash
The Wildhearts - Battleship Chains
Happy Ol' McWeasel - The Irish Rover
The Toy Dolls - 500 Miles
Street Dogs - Into the Valley
The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets - Walking On The Moon
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer - Redemption Song
Social Distortion - Ring of Fire
Skindred - Electric Avenue
Skindred - Back In Black
The Rumjacks - I'll Tell Me Ma
Roger Miret and the Disasters - New York Belongs To Me
The Real McKenzies - Loch Lomond
Paradise Lost  - How Soon Is Now?
Anthrax - The Bends
The Offspring - I Wanna Be Sedated
Allister - Fraggle Rock
The Skunks - YMCA
My Chemical Romance - Desolation Row
The Donna's - Safety Dance
The Misfits - This Magic Moment
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Detroit Rock City
Me First and the Gimme Gimme's - Country Roads
Machine Head - Message in a Bottle
Le Tigre - I'm So Excited
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards - To Have and Have Not
Lard - They're Coming to Take Me Away
Laibach - Geburt Einer Nation
The Killer Barbies - Skulls
Inkubus Sukkubus - Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Inkubus Sukkubus - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
Hi Standard - California Dreamin'
Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons
Flogging Molly - The Rare Auld Times
Reel Big Fish - Monkey Man
Dropkick Murphys - Worker's Song
Clawfinger - Vienna
Fear Factory - Cars
China Drum - Wuthering Heights
Bruce Dickinson - All The Young Dudes
Black Sweden - SOS
Billy Bragg & **** Gaughan - The Red Flag
Backyard Babies - Pet Sematary
The Business - Step Into Christmas

 

[Jace]

Are they all AWESOME or just 'good'?

 

[Vieira151]

Everyday - Rogue Wave(Buddy Holly cover). This is an awesome cover. In my eyes, it's even better than the original(mainly because I prefer the way they rhythmically changed some parts compared to the original).

 

[faradon]

Eddie Hazel- I want You

 

[Archonsod]

Are they all AWESOME or just 'good'?

Awesome. If I were adding the just good ones there'd be another two pages

 

[Familyguy1]

This guy is awesome.

Game of Thrones-Violin Cover

And here he is doing a Skyrim Cover

 

[Archonsod]

Pfft, tell him to come back when he can do something impressive

 

[Διγενής Ακρίτας]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl9EoINFXAI Fates Warning Covering Rush

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AvbzfKpmXY hammerfall covering Stormwitch