Originally posted by Quincy
I'll call your Jeff Buckley and raise you a Johnny Cash Hurt
That's fair.
Some others:
Strange Powers by The Shins
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side by Jeff Buckley
Poupee De Cire by Arcade Fire
I Fought The Law by The Clash
Masters of War by Eddie Vedder
Microphone Fiend by Rage Against The Machine
sf covered neil young
Mr Tambourine Man by the Byrds
Sweat Loaf by the Butthole Surfers (I don't really know if that counts)
The Freed Pig by the Breeders (original by Sebadoh)
In Heaven by the Pixies (original from Eraserhead)
Take Me to the River by Talking Heads (original by Al Green)
Just Like Heaven by Dinosaur Jr. (Original by The Cure)
There are tonnes more, countless more, probably so many that I'd kick myself for forgetting but my mind has gone blank
Painkiller by Death (original by Judas Priest)
Bonnie and Clyde by Luna (original by Serge Gainsbourg and Briget Bardot)
Stop Breaking Down by the Rolling Stones (original by Robert Johnson)
Black Diamond by the Replacements (original by Kiss)
Preaching the Blues by the Gun Club (adapted from another Robert Johnson song)