Les Jones

Warren Zevon did a great cover of "Back in the High Life Again" on his next to last album, turning standard 80s schlock into a really moving, complicated song about regret, knowledge of impeding death, and finding peace with one's self.

Hey, speaking of music, have you ever heard Southern Rock Opera (Drive-By Truckers)? If not, I'll pop a copy in the mail to you -- I was listening to it yesterday, and remembered how much I love it. For about a month, Zan would make me play itevery day when I took him to school -- "I want to hear the Drive-By Truckers. Turn it up Daddy. Louder. LOUDER! Roll down the windows!" Embracing his inner redneck, for sure.

It really is a great great album. While a concept album devoted to defending southern manhood and the cultural legacy of Lynard Skynard, done in the style of Skynard, seems like a moronic idea, they managed to pull it off.

Josh was saying that Drive By Truckers are great. I missed a chance to see 'em last year. I'd love to hear their stuff.

Best Covers
Nirvana Where did you sleep last night
Led Zep Lemon Song
Hendrix All Along the Watchtower
Fugees Killing me softly
Urge Overkill Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon
Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U
The White Stripes Jolene
The Commitments Try A Little Tenderness
Jeff Buckley Hallelujah
The Black Crowes Hard To Handle
Nina Simone I Put a spell on you
Johnny Cash Hurt

There are a lot of good covers out there so I'm sure I will forget some. Anyways, here is a list of a few good covers that come to mind.

Nirvana - "The Man Who Sold The World"
(Original done by: David Bowie)

Van Halen - "You Really Got Me"
(Original done by: The Kinks)

Lenny Kravitz - "American Woman"
(Original done by: The Guess Who)

Jimi Hendrix - "Hoochie Coochie Man"
(Original done by: Willie Dixon)

Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love"
(Original done by: Muddy Waters)

Social Distortion - "Ring Of Fire"
(Original done by: Johnny Cash)

Best Cover Songs EVER.

Pearl Jam - Little Wing
(Original by : Sir Jimi Hendrix)

Stereophonics - Nothing Compares 2 U
(Original by: Sinead O' Connor)

The Sundays - Wild Horses
(Original by: Rolling Stones)

Radiohead - Wish you were here
(Original by: Pink Floyd)

No Use for a Name - Redemption Song
(Original by: Bob Marley)

Ziggy Marley - Drive
(Original by: The cars)

Rufio - Like a Prayer
(Original by: Mamadonna)

That's it ....
No more words.

Elliott Smith - Because
(Original: The Beatles)

another awesome cover which is better than the original is 'I'm Real', originally done by Jennifer Lopez and covered by The Starting Line

Tools cover of No Quarter by Led Zeppelin

train- light my fire (the doors)
maroon 5 - if i fell (the beatles)

Grateful Dead - Desolation Row (Bob Dylan)

Beast of Burden - Bette Midler (Rolling Stones)

I've just created a site, where you can vote, if a cover or the original version is better. Here is the link:
Coversong vs. Original

Not so many songs yet. But there will be added many more songs.

Love Machine - Arctic Monkeys (girls aloud)