That Nina Simone cover that neilbard posted is stunning but then again, everything she did was jaw-droppingly good. In this video from the Montreux Jaxx Festival in 1976, she takes an incredibly cheesy tune 'Feelings' and completely deconstructs it, turning it into something so magical that it...
This is well worth a listen. A Hindi cover of Michael Jackson's 'Don't Stop Till You Get Enough' by Indian Pop Queen Usha Uthup. Seriously, give it a try and tell me you don't like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uz0vyj6SpY
Anyone who doesn't like Natalie Imbruglia's cover of Torn really needs to have a hard think. Stone-cold classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1XWJN3nJo