Written and recorded in 1995 by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, and a haunting cover by Johnny Cash in 2002.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt1Pwfnh5pc

Joe Cocker covers The Beatles @ Woodstock

 

Written and recorded in 1968 by Tommy Shames and the Shondells, and covered by Joan Jett in 1982.

 

Written by Ed Cobb and originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964, "Tainted Love" became hugely famous with Soft Cell's 1981 cover mixed as a duo track along with The Supreme's 1964 hit "Where Did Our Love Go" which was written by Motown writers Holland-Dozier-Holland.

 

Devo does a groovy trippy new-wave cover of The Rolling Stones "Satisfaction".

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jadvt7CbH1o

Some purists may consider this to be a train wreak, but I have to admit that I couldn't take my eyes of of it. I really dig and respect Dolly anyhow.

 

Written by James Taylor but I really like Linda Ronstadt's version a bazillion times better.

 

Linda Ronstadt in 1975 covering Smokey Robinson's 1965 "Tracks of my Tears".

 

Linda Ronstadt in 1975 covering Jimmy Cliff's 1969 "Many Rivers To Cross".

 

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Sonic Youth hauntingly covers The Carpenters.

 

Low covers Joy Division's "Transmission".

 

Norwegian electronic band Flunk does a beautifully trippy and mellow cover of New Order's "Blue Monday"

 

Ryan Adams covers "Wonderwall" by Oasis.

 

@Lawnboy13 posted this one a while back...

 

More Than a Feeling - Mike Masse & Jenny Oaks Baker

 

 

anything by Mike Masse is good.