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...
nrchy
Yes, I've heard of The Velvet Underground who I was listening to in 1969, along with local boys The Stooges and The MC 5 - none of whom was called "punk". I know, I know...it's quite popular to now talk about The Stooges as the "first punk band", but I'm talking about pop culture happenings and not the music. (You could call the Flamin Groovies the first "punk rockabilly band" but there ain't no rockabilly 'till it's called that.)

The appearance of New Wave band Devo (like that term better?) on SNL in '77 ('78?) was a moment in pop culture like The Beatles and Elvis appearing on Sullivan. Not as big or far reaching, of course, but still America's first national exposure, as I remember, to the new wave of music coming on the scene. I remember the SNL cast member introducing Devo with an expression on her face of "what or who the hell are these guys???" I also remember me and my friends talking about it the next week.

I think I was behind that trend then since my wife, while still in high school, dressed as a punk rocker (safety pins, chains, and all) for Halloween, 1977. I don't know if the Sex Pistols had even released their only album in the USA by then.
I have to say that STEVIE RAY VAUGHN'S remake of Voodoo child has to be one of the most intense remakes I have ever heard. Evertime I play it for someone , It's not until Stevie starts singing that people don't realize it isn't hendrix.
My friend DEVO was punk. Alot of the music that was popular for them was there mellow stuff, there earlier stuff was much more intense. Another great band from that era that made it big and people don't realize they started punk, was OINGO BOINGO
Oingo Boingo - there's a blast from the past. Kinda remember them for that red haired front man and his threatening punk style attitude. Speaking of punk and remakes - how about Sid Vicious' remake of "My Way"? And Dead Kennedys' "Viva Las Vegas"?
DK'S now your talking. Lets not forget X'S version of breathless from that terrible richard gere movie!!!