Some covers are incredible:
'All Along The Watchtower' gets trotted out every time we talk about this, but it's a superb example of how to record a cover. No-one give two shits about Dylan's original version.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:11, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

'cos Dylan is shit

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:14, Reply)

It gets trotted out every time we talk about this for exactly those reasons
Dylan's version is only alright, and no-one has ever, in the history of the world, described the Hendrix cover as "average". I think popular (uneducated) opinion is that Hendrix' is the original.

I know you're going to give me shit for this, but Pendulum's live covers of both 'Violet Hill' and 'The Catalyst' are vastly superior to the originals also. The admittedly not great originals.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:15, Reply)

Pendulum's live cover/remix of Voodoo People is immense
Better than the original, and I like early Prodigy.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:31, Reply)

I disagree
the original is the business.

Not as good as the Narcotic Suite stuff though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:33, Reply)

The original is good
But Pendulum give it more oomph.
Claustrophobic Sting is the best of the Narcotic Suite stuff, but then that whole album is sublime.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:35, Reply)

that is very true
I have a good load of quality cover songs like A Perfect Circle's take on Imagine. Infintely better than the original pap.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:15, Reply)

God yes
Thank you for the reminder, I'm off to look that up on We7
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 11:22, Reply)