Song remakes

[Strider]

Talkin' to Jebus in the chat room earlier inspired this thread.

A lot of artists have rehashed old songs with a bit of new flair. Sometimes it's good, and other times it's not. American Woman, Behind Blue Eyes, Smooth Criminal. . . the list goes on.

What do you consider some of the best song remakes ever? Alternatively, what do you think are some of the worst remakes?

[White Raven]

Best: Metallica - Turn The Page
(Honerably Mention: AC/DC - Baby Please Don't Go)

Worst: Avril Lavine - Knocking on Heavens Door

[Skogs]

Best cover EVER:
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower (originally by Bob Dylan)

Hon. mentions:
Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar (traditional)
Guns 'n Roses - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson)
Muse - House of the Rising Sun (The Animals)
Reel Big Fish - Take on Me (A-Ha)

Icky-bad covers:
Madonna - American Pie (Don McLean)
Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes (The Who)
Guns 'n Roses - Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling Stones)
Will Young - Light My Fire (The Doors)

[Ethéré]

the chili peppers had a really nice funk version of Jimi Hendrix's Fire, it actually does justice to a great song

[TheAbominatrix]

Most of what Skogs and White Raven mentioned.

Bad:
Micheal Jackson - Come Together (originally by The Beatles)
Avril Lavinge - Fuel (originally by Metallica)

Good:
Save Ferris - Come on Eileen (originally by Dexy's Midnight Runners)
Skankin Pickles - Turning Japanese (cant remember who did it originally)
Metallica - Die Die My Darling (originally by The Misfits)

[Skogs]

Oooo... another bad cover:

Placebo - Where is my Mind? (Pixies)

[jrgen]

Best Ever: Stahlhammer - Jeanny (Original by Falco.)

[White Raven]

Ah yes another good one:
Manfred Mann - Blinded by the Light (Originally done by Bruce Springsteen)

[metCloud]

Metallica-Turn the page...(Bob Segar)Sp?

Bob segar's version is better IMO but Kirk added one of the best solos ive ever heard....Amazing!

Breadfan is a good one too!

Any Ska cover just doesnt sound right to me so I say all of those are the worse.

[Breine]

A good one is:

Whitney Houston - I will always love you. That's originally done by Dolly Parton.

[metCloud]

Well...This could be the next good one.

Master Of Puppets album by Dream Theater!!!

Master Of Puppets (Covered by Dream Theater) (http://www.ytsejamrecords.com/ProductCart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=7&idproduct=16)

[Agent Proto]

I thought Cake's remake of I will Survive was pretty good.

[Strider]

The Living End did a pretty good remake of Softcell's "Tainted Love" a few years back. It was pretty good, with a healthy dose of rock and roll. :D

[Mr_Bojangless]

Not only the best remake, but the best remake of the best 80s song....

All - Rebel Yell, originally done by the master.. Billy Idol of course.

[TheAbominatrix]

Originally posted by Agent Proto
I thought Cake's remake of I will Survive was pretty good.

That totally rocked.

[escobert]

linkin Parks remake of the Deftones my own summer was pretty good. It's a live version I found on Kazaa