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Agreed...

The B-side to Tainted Love is also a cover if I'm correct - and a brill one too. I like how the two songs "link-up".

I also prefer the Visage cover version of In The Year 2525 over the Zager and Evans original - IMO.

Theres also that great version by The Human League of - 'Nightclubbing'.

The best covers that come to mind are Rowland Howard's menacing take on Billy Idol's "White Wedding" (never cared for the original) and Gallon Drunk's version of "To Love Somebody," which is so awesome that the first time I heard it I failed to recognize it as a Bee Gees song!

Agreed about Bowie's version of "China Girl" -- I like it far more than Iggy's.

There are many versions of 'Superstar' but I think Karen Carpenter's is the absolute definitive one.

Surf Punks did a brill cover version of Ballroom Blitz.

Surprised that no-one mentioned this one. All of the songs on this album are very different from the originals. They add MORE: Ferry turns them into NEW songs. Like a Christmas tree getting new branches. Bryan Ferry: Taxi (album)

Which brings us nicely back to:

Roxy Music - Jealous Guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FuMi2hhg_w

Of course, why didn't I think of that ? It's such a great cover.

Well there is that Marilyn Manson cover......