What's your favorite remake of a song

Kimberley Locke's remake of "Band of Gold"
Wham's remake of "If you were there"

What about Garth Brooks covers of Chris Gaines songs.

"If you don't know me..." definitive version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN41XutK61Y

"Gone, Gone, Gone" Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (original by Everly Bros. is still better)

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" Johnny Winter And Live

801 Live (Eno, Manzanera w/ an amazing bass player whose name I am not recalling) did a cover/massive re-do of the Beatle's Tomorow Never Knows, listed as TKN. Runs about six minutes, and burns, baby, burns!
BerkBob

Let's not forget the covers of "Stairway to Heaven." I like the Dolly Parton version.

Even better is the curious "hybrid" version that takes the lyrics from the opening to Gilligan's Island and sets them to Stairway. It's called "Stairway to Gilligan's Island."

I also like the various Porky Pig covers of songs, done by various comedians such as Robin Williams. Springsteen's "Fire" is amusing, as is "Slow Hand" (I'm dwiving in my car. I turn on the wadio. . .").