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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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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
539 posts
 
Simply Red's rendition of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes)
vman71
218 posts
 
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.
comfortstarr
6 posts
 
"If you don't know me..." definitive version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN41XutK61Y
tomryan
796 posts
 
"Gone, Gone, Gone" Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (original by Everly Bros. is still better)

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" Johnny Winter And Live
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