Best Cover Song

I'm one of those people that enjoys a good cover, especially if the artist making the cover can find a new way of spinning the original song and making it their own. So here are some of the coolest ones I've found:

"Posession"

Originally by the 90s goddess, Sarah McLachlan, it was remade by one of my all-time favorite rock bands, Evans Blue. I know that any sort of heavier punk/screamo music has faded from its former glory/popularity, but I still love this band and I still listen to their first two albums. Sometimes, I just like heavier music, depending on my mood. But I was really struck by this one cover of theirs. I think it's one of the only recorded covers they've done on an album and I just thought it was so odd that they, a hardcore rock band, would choose to cover her  of all people. I didn't even know they knew who she was, let alone that they must have listened to this song of hers at some point, sat down, and said, "Hey, this is pretty good, I think we could make a sweetass cover of it." 

"Crossroads"

Originally a country blues song by the legendary Robert Johnson, it has been covered over and over.

Here's a popular one by guitar legend, Eric Clapton.

And here's another, more recent one, by a rising guitar god, John Mayer. 

BUT, even though these are excellent remakes that succeed at giving new life to older songs, nothing, nothing can rival my all time favorite cover: Sara Bareilles singing "Take On Me." The once lively, super upbeat 80s pop hit has been slowed down, almost totally revamped into a chill, almost acoustic version. She is really able to show off her voice in it. If I wasn't paying close attention when listening, I don't think I ever would have realized that these are the same song:

Original "Take On Me"

"Take On Me" cover