I love the Kinks original and Van Halen’s in equal measure, even though I’m not at all keen on Van Halen in general. I think the new version is true to the original, but the extra licks really pump it up.
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This is better than the original from Wacko imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CDl9ZMfj6aE
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Prefer this version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fregObNcHC8
Originally posted by @Halo-Stickman
Being a teenager through large parts of the seventies I was a fan of David Bowie; therefore, I’m slightly embarrassed to say that I much prefer Lulu’s version of The Man Who Sold The World, mainly because of the saxophone.
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Yes, that is a nice cover, Mangobean.
But no sax. 
Orange Juice do Al Green. What’s not to like?
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Along the lines of what Bletch was on about. One of my favourite covers, it really takes a cracking song, gives it a new feel and makes it feel almost unrecognisable from the original.
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Few more for funsies:
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Recorded only six months after Dylan released the original #totaleclipse
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Uncanny, Mange Noba.
This is certainly one of my favourite covers, and I’d forgotten all about it.
I dabble with the guitar and as soon as I heard this, I had to learn to play it.
Thanks!
Another strong shout…
Definitely better than the original. #controversial.
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Nowt controversial bout it. 100% true.
On the subject of Jimi Hendrix, it was only recently that I learnt that my favourite song of his was actually a cover:
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This is a fantastic cover , not many people can do an Etta james cover justice.
Originally posted by @Mangobean
This was a good version too
This is the best cover of a Hendrix song i’ve heard . it’s also features the best three guitarists on the planet IMHO.
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I would like to enjoy this gorgeous little number just before I die.
… and the song’s quite nice as well.
How could I forget one of my favourite covers? Possibly because I’ve never actually heard the original. Here we have the late, great James Carr singing To Love Somebody, a song written by the Brothers Gibb so, I would assume, originally recorded by them as well.
One of the great soul voices, as this and so many other of his songs attest. However, James was afflicted by severe stage fright and found it almost impossible to perform live. He did record a fair number of records, but his career never really took off.