I just don't care...IMO:

Offspring - I wanna be Sedated

Offspring did an amazing version of I Wanna Be Sedated... actually a lot of the covers while *I* wouldn't say they were better were great on the Ramones tribute cd. One of the best tribute CDs I've heard along with Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper.

!BWAH!:mad:

I dunno about better, but I think the Natalie Merchant version of "Because the Night" is pretty much equal to the Patti Smith version

Coal Chamber w/Ozzy - Shock the Monkey
Rotting Christ - Lucifer Over London
Six Feet Under - In League With Satan
Ratt - Walk the Dog

I also agree with Johnny Cash's Hurt.


Oh, Cannibal Corpse - Zero the Hero! :)

Dunno if anyone's said this, but I'd say the best cover ever was:

- 'Scarlet Begonias' by Sublime.

Kicks the shit out of the Grateful Dead version, and I like the Grateful Dead.

Another good one is:

- 'Dead Bodies' by Nekromantix

It was cool to see a Rancid song remade, and it was certainly well done. And, again, I love Rancid, but this version only improved the song.

Better might be pushing it, but I love Atreyu's version of You Give Love A Bad Name.

Despare- Totally agreed on Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting. I really like the original, but I love that version.

off the top of my head....

Joy Divison - sister Ray - Velvet Underground
Swans - Love will tear us apart - Joy Divison
Melvins - Ballad of Dwight - Alice Cooper
Blood Axis - We Walk In Line - Joy Division
Sonic Youth - Superstar - The Cqarpenters
Shadows of Knight - G L O R I A - Van Morrison

Fantastic cover, but I gotta say that I prefer Bob Dylan's version.

While these may not be better than the originals, they are some of my favorites:
Ziggy Stardust(Bowie)- Bauhaus
Rusty Nails(Soundgarden)- Johnny Cash
Wish You Were Here(Pink Floyd)- Human Drama
Last Caress(Misfits)- Metallica
Stone Is Very Very Cold(?)- Spell/Boyd Rice
Wild Horses(Rolling Stones)- The Sundays
Can't Find My Way Home(?)- Swans
Don't Fear The Reaper(Blue Oyster Cult)- Unto Ashes

*EDIT* Rusty Nails??? What was I thinking? Rusty Cage of course.