Sound and the Fury: Covered Songs!

Martinex1:  Some of my favorite songs are covers - tunes that were originally performed by somebody other than who I am listening.  Covering another musician's creations seems like a constant in recording history.

My tastes are varied, and over the years I have liked many examples.   From Herbie Hancock handling The Beatles' Blackbird to The Who performing Eddie Cochran's Summertime Blues to the Stranglers playing The Kinks' All Day and All of the Night, I have a fascination with these works and the originals.

Here are some of my current (though decades old) favorites:

1. Wall of Voodoo performing Ring of Fire, the Johnny Cash classic, in a weird stripped-down synthesizer version.
2. Mary's Danish  reimagining Foxey Lady, the quintessential Jimi Hendrix Experience' song.
3. Liz Phair and her band playing The Tra La La Song from The Banana Splits cartoon show.

Those may be a bit out of the mainstream, but take a listen below.   What are your favorite covers?  What do you recommend?  What in your opinion were the best covered songs? Who were the best cover musicians?