[Quiet Man Cometh]

I preferred the Limb Bizkit version of "Behind Blue Eyes" when I first heard it. I didn't realize it was a cover until I heard the song on the radio that turned out to also be a cover. The original was sung by "The Who" I believe and it just felt odd to hear their pacing in the song versus what I was used to from hearing Limb Bizkit.

Another cover that I'm fond of is Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt." He changes it a little compared to the original by Nine Inch Nails but I think he does a good job. I wouldn't say the original sucks at all, but the tone is different. NIN's version sounds more raunchy and the mood comes off as more sinister or desperate, while Cash's version seems more nostalgic and resigned. I heard someone say it was a fitting song for him to sing given his past.

Another cover which I've heard dozens of times is "Hallalujah." The first time I heard it was in Shrek which I think is the Rufus Wainright version. I really like it then. After learning it was a cover I searched out some of the other artists. The original was Leonard Cohen, and he has a very drawn out, sort of quirky way of singing it that makes the song take sages. I like it though. Of the ones I've heard, I'd say I prefer Jeff Buckly's the best since it's more melodic than Cohen's but is closer to his version than those by Wainright and K.D. Lang. I think Lang did a great job singing it but some of the lyrics shifted and I'm not as fond of the changes.

Apparently The Fugee's "Killing me Softly" is a cover but I've never heard the original.