I just hate the way that Gary Jules version got RE - done by a few dumbass American Idol schmucks, which totally cheapened it... and the fact that it got thrown into nearly every "dramatic" episode of this or that show... it just started to get a bit overdone to the point where I actually WANTED to hear the original...

Gary Jules, is pretty damn good, though i've really only heard his daytrotter session

red red wine by UB40
original by Neil Diamond

twist and shout by the beatles
original by top notes

Easy by Faith NpMore easily betters the original... no disrespect to the Commodores, i just very much prefer the FNM version by a long shot!

What was wrong with the original?

i much prefer placebo's version of running up that hill. no disrespect to kate bush, but it just ain't my bag.

Whiskey In The Jar by Metallica (Covered Thin Lizzy's which covered The Dublins or something like that)

I really like that cover version myself!

jenny does really great pop covers