Artist	Song
Goldfinger	99 Red Balloons (Nena)
Ra	Every Little Thing She Does (Sting & the Police)
Dope	You Spin Me Right Round (Culture Club)
Metallica	Whiskey in the Jar (The Dubliners)
Anberlin	Love Song (The Cure)
Pearl Jam	Last Kiss (J. Frank Wilson)
Guns N Roses	Hair of the Dog (Nazareth)
Disturbed	Shout (Tears for Fears)
Alien Ant Farm	Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson)
Bush	Just What I Needed (The Cars)
Ben Harper/Jack Johnson	High Tide or Low Tide (Bob Marley)
Foo Fighters	Darling Nikki (Prince)
Green Day	I Fought the Law (The Crickets)
Jeff Healey	While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles)
Nonpoint	In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins)
Spiderbait	Black Betty (Ram Jam)
Stone Temple Pilots	Break On Through (The Doors)
Johnny Cash	Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode)
Lenny Kravitz	American Woman (Guess Who)

Comment:

Here is a random sampling of cover songs that I think were done as good or better than the originals. They may not all be incredibly innovative, but they all sound pretty damn good.

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