Holly Cole does an excellent cover of this song as well, if you're into jazz.

I definitely agree with that. I was raised with Simon and Garfunkel, I can't stand that sh*t.

I prefer the original by a good margin, but it is the best cover of that song I've ever heard, that I agree. The one part that annoys me is how the sound of the drop of water in the well of silence near the end is completely missing in Disturbed's version - in the original, it sounds like the words are falling and then hit the bottom of the well when the singer says "...and echoed". It's a part that I loved in the original.

(for me) specifically the version on Conan

Re: Joe Cocker.
As much as I liked The Beatles' original,Cocker's cover of "A Little Help..." is superlative.

The other cover that immediately springs to mind is The Byrds' one of Dylan's "It's All Over Now,Baby Blue". I really do like Bob Dylan and have repeatedly defended his technically-poor singing voice by concentrating on the feeling he sings with; the humour,the pathos,the bitterness,the sarcasm...very rarely can anyone sing a Dylan song better than Dylan. But...
...The Byrd's take this song and push emotion right through it and if those yearning,sun-warmed harmonies alone don't bring you to some kind of godless epiphany,I'll buy you an Ed Sheeran album instead and send you on your way...

I have very,very strong opinions about music. Does that come across,or..?

@EdMalarkey Since it is my profession l do too. ☺

@Sticks48
Two of my brothers are drummers! Another was a bassist. I sing.
Many of my best friends are musicians and I owe them a great deal.

@EdMalarkey l always appreciate anyone who has a passion for music. My brother is a singer/songwriter. He was with Willie Nelson publishing in the 70's and 80's. I owe him my career. Playing with family is such a great thing to experience.

Yep.

Loved 3 Dog Night-saw them live once.

I totally agree with you on the "nothing compares 2 you" song. Yes I will give credit to Prince for writing that song, as well as many other songs as well, but I think that Sinead O'Connor version was much better.

Posted this earlier but must have been deleted. Harry was the father of my friend Zak-keyboard player and friend in my ex's band. Here's Harry, Zak his godfatherRingo and 2 band members at Ringo's house 22 years ago.

@sassygirl3869
Harry Nilsson had an amazing voice.

Ugh In A Gadda Da Vida. Autofuckup strikes again

Clarification - the Sinead O'Connor cover of the Prince song (dunno if someone else has also done it)

Love Weird Al.

What a surprise! Really good. Liked it a lot. So glad I thought of doing covers or I never would know this existed.

@Donotbelieve I second that!

@TroyBarber64 i love bowie saw him with duran duran. I am annoyed so many friend played with bowie amd talked to him. I would have loved to met him

@Donotbelieve i love bowie but nirvana s cover awsome i remember seeing bowie with duran duran

@DavidAckerman I was a musician in the Seattle area as Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone, Nirvana, etc., Rose to fame, it was a great time to be in the right place at the right time. We came on the scene in '89, had some radio airplay, but never left the region.

I agree with you that Nirvana's version is great, but I am a hardcore Bowie fan, I was devastated when he died, it felt like part of me was lost.

@TroyBarber64 i am in portland oregon doing band photos. Portland and seattle bands going back and forth. I want to seattle 3 times with bands. Photos of nirvana opening for mudhuney. It was a great time in the nw

@DavidAckerman yes it was. Do you remember a couple Portland bands: Love On Ice, and Sweaty Nipples? I've seen both a few times, once together - that was an amazing show!

@DavidAckerman