Too many bad cover versions to choose from.
Alt: One of the best cover versions EVER is The Renegades' cover of Bill Haley's 13 Women.
A great song made even greater.

I would also like to nominate my former band's cover of another local band's song, which was so good they started covering our version of it.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 28 Feb 2013, 15:33, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

You mean you all got hammered
and your band gave the other a few tips on how to make their song more awesome.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 28 Feb 2013, 15:37, Reply)

No, I mean I am genuinely a fan of this other band so arranged a cover of one of their songs.
On hearing it they preferred it to their own version and started to play it like us.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 28 Feb 2013, 15:40, Reply)

My version makes you sound more rock'n'roll

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 28 Feb 2013, 15:43, Reply)

I don't need made up anecdotes to be rock'n'roll.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 28 Feb 2013, 15:49, Reply)

My mate's band did a rocked-up 3 guitar cover of Eleanor Rigby at their christmas gig
Everybody kept requesting it at subsequent gigs but they only played it a couple more times as they hadn't asked permission or anything and I think they were bricking it a bit about getting reported.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 28 Feb 2013, 15:49, Reply)

I shouldn't think they would have anything to worry about.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 28 Feb 2013, 15:52, Reply)

I might be letting myself in for a proper kicking here
but wasn't Eleanor Rigby by the Beatles? Were Macca and Ringo really likely to give a shit?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 28 Feb 2013, 15:53, Reply)

No, nor were they losing any money or having their copyright infringed.
The PRS will see them alright anyway.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 28 Feb 2013, 15:55, Reply)