Hello, it's Me -
Todd Rundgren and The Isley Brothers.
two completely different sounding songs, man. Both great.

Thats What Friends Are For-Rod Stewart/Elton, Stevie, Dionne, Gladys

Downtown Train-Tom Waits/Rod Stewart

Summer Breeze-Seals n Croft/Isley Bros

Superstar-The Carpenters/Luther Vandross

All Along The Watchtower-Dylan/Hendrix

A House Is Not A Home-Dione Warwick/Luther

Losing My Religion - REM / Tori Amos

Sacrifice - Elton John / Sinead O'Connor

The 1st Cut Is The Deepest - Cat Stevens / Sheryl Crow

The Beautiful Ones - Prince / Mariah

Open Arms - Journey / Mariah

Don't Play That Song - Aretha / Mariah

wavesofbliss said:

An excellent choice and I would add kd Lang's version as well ~ stunning

Respect - Aretha/Otis

where the streets have no name by pet shop boys or u2

Take Me To The River - Al Green/Talking Heads

Axchi696 said:

Good one. Annie Lennox also did a good cover but I think the definitive version of "Take Me To The River" would be debated as Green vs. Heads

wavesofbliss said:

I was just thinking about this because of something I posted on another thread, but:

T. Rex and Power Station both do great versions of Get It On (Bang A Gong). I like the original best, but Power Station's take on it is pretty damn good, yet really different as well. That bassline.
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Jealous Guy

John Lennon & Donny Hathaway.
Donny did a great live version of this on his 1972 'live' album, maybe even better than the original.

Try A Little Tenderness and Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay by Otis & The Ohio Players
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"Now that we found love". The original done by the O'jays and the brilliant cover done by, Third World.
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Got to Get You Into My Life - Beatles/EWF

"It´s All Coming Back To Me Now" - Celine Dion and Meat Loaf

Nightcrawler said:

Wasn't it Bonnie Tyler who sang it and not MeatLoaf? I know that Meat's producer and writing partner, Jim Stienem wrote it. Maybe that is why it sounds like Meatloaf.

Sweet Jane--Velvet Underground, Cowboy Junkies

Blowin in the Wind--Dylan, Peter Paul & Mary

Both Sides Now--Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell

TonyVanDam said:

I'd have said Roy Orbison's was more definitive than Celine Dion.

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder / Frank Sinatra

The Locomotion - Little Eva / Kylie Minogue

Who's Lovin' You - The Miracles / Jackson 5

Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan / Guns N Roses

Ball of Confusion - Temptations/Love and Rockets

Rod Stewar

Ellie said:

Live & Let Die--Guns 'n' Roses & Paul McCartney

Cloudbuster said:

This made me think of "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart." I fell in love with Al Green's version as a teenager, and never knew that it was a cover of the Bee Gees song until much later. I still prefer Al's, but they're definitely two different takes on a heartbreakingly beautiful song.

"If Loving You Is Wrong" - Luther Ingram and Millie Jackson
"Reasons" - Earth Wind and Fire (studio and live version)

Ellie said:

Michael's vocals on the J5 version is absolutely one of the most stunning vocal performances of all time.

MoonSongs said:

I agree, all 3 are amazing

Hurt--NIN & Johnny Cash

CinisterCee said:

Buddy Guy does an incredible live version of this also.

MoonSongs said:

I think Counting Crows also did one, no?

“Let’s Stay Together” – All Green & Tina Turner
“Everybody Knows” – Leonard Cohen & Concrete Blonde
“Just Like Heaven” – The Cure & Dinosaur Jr.
“Time” – Tom Waits & Tori Amos
“Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” – Elton John & Oleta Adams
“After the Gold Rush” – Neil Young & k.d. Lang
“China Girl” – Iggy Pop & David Bowie
“People Are Strange” – The Doors & Echo and the Bunnymen
“Train in Vain” – The Clash & Annie Lennox
“Passionate Kisses” – Lucinda Williams & Mary Chapin Carpenter
“The Man Who Sold the World” – David Bowie & Nirvana