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What's your favorite remake of a song

I know most remakes fall short of the original, but I suspect that it's usually due to the fact that the original was known and popular. The remake usually pales by comparison, but I've heard a few things lately that I really liked, and wondered what others have enjoyed...
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qdrone
889 posts
 
Larryi,
"Ready for Love" by Mott the Hoople kicks crap all over the more popular Bad Company version.
jppenn
130 posts
 
Bob Dylan's Mr.Tamburine Man
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synthfreek
627 posts
 
Mudhoney livens up The Rose bit!
cleaneduphippy
323 posts
 
Jimi Hendrix remake of Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"
Gregg Allman remake of Jackson Browne's "These Days"
Warren Haynes remake of U2's "One"
Arthea Frankin remake of Otis Redding's "Respect"
Otis Redding remake of the Rolling Stone's "Satisfaction"
yoby
290 posts
 
Simply Red's rendition of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes)
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