A song murdered by someone.

This thread reminded me of a favorite cover for reasons of self-satire:  Julie London singing "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" - - she makes it positively pornographic with her lingering diction.  (Not that the original was any kind of "classic" that makes this a scandalous alternative!)

The Turtles’ cover of “Like A Rolling Stone” 

Just about anything from Rod Stewart’s “Great American Songbook” series.  

Tom Waits?!?!  Can’t be judged the same way.  Unique artist. Besides, he writes most of his own material.  

I for one greatly prefer that version to the better known recording that was done in the 1960s by the Righteous Brothers.

Not me. The Righteous Brothers version has way more soul. Bobby Hatfield kills it.  It makes Al’s sound like Wonder Bread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiiyq2xrSI0

Even live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYj2hex99gY

Eric Burdon, Paint it Black.  Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/11eNP7kitbY