Which song is better? The original or the cover? To qualify, the cover must be a recorded version, as there are infinity live covers in existence (give or take a smaller level of infinity...nerd joke). Any suggestions will be reviewed. Please feel free to argue.

FORMAT:
Song - Winner>Loser (any required explanation)

Ground Control to Major Tom - David Bowie>Peter Schilling

Hooked on a Feeling - B.J. Thomas>Blue Swede>David Hasselhoff

Fly Like an Eagle � Steve Miller Band>Seal

Baby I Love Your Way � Peter Frampton>Will to Power

Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney>Lonestar

Bitches Ain't Shit - Ben Folds>Dr. Dre

Land of Confusion - Genesis>Disturbed

Mony, Mony - The Lovin' Spoonful>Billy Idol

Where Is My Mind? - NadaSurf>The Pixies

Let It Whip - SR-71>The Dazz Band

Kids in America - Kim Wilde>LEN>Bloodhound Gang

In the Sun - Joseph Arthur>Michael Stipe

Gold Dust Woman - Fleetwood Mac>Hole

Because the Night Belongs to Lovers - 10,000 Maniacs>Jan Wayne

Destination Unknown - Smashing Pumpkins>Sash!

Faith - George Michael>Limp Bizkit

Such Great Heights - Iron and Wine>The Postal Service

Fell in Love with a Girl/Boy - The White Stripes>Joss Stone
(Why would you cover a brand new song? And why would you change the lyrics? And why would you make it all gay?)

Sweet Dreams - The Eurhythmics>Marylin Manson

I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick>Letters to Cleo

Dizzy - Self>Tommy Roe

Let It Whip - SR-71>The Dazz Band

Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones>Vanessa Carlton

Tiny Dancer - Ben Folds>Elton John

Snowblind - System of a Down>Black Sabbath

Light My Fire - The Doors>Tommy Tucker

Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison>Van Halen

Money - Pink Floyd>Velvet Revolver

Gold Dust Woman - Fleetwood Mac>>>>>>Hole

Get Your Hands Off My Woman - The Darkness>Ben Folds

Imagine - John Lennon>A Perfect Circle
(This was quite an easy choice.)

Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney and Wings>Butch Walker>Guns and Roses

Walk this Way - Aerosmith>>>>>>>>>Macy Gray

There She Goes - Sixpence None the Richer>The La's

Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison>Everclear
(Easily)

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor>everyone else>Cake
(Cake sucks.)

I Think We're Alone Now - Tommy James & The Shondells>Tiffany

It's My Life - Talk Talk>No Doubt
(No, Gwen didn't write this crappy song.)

Take My Breath Away - Berlin>>>>Jessica Simpson
(She is just terrible. Why does she always act like she's having a seizure when she sings?)

Baker Street - Foo Fighters>Gerry Rafferty

Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder>The Beatles
(Sorry, people. I just like his better, though I think I like the vocals of the loser better.)

Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm>Michael Jackson

Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 - Pink Floyd>Class of '99

Behind Blue Eyes - The Who>Limp Bizkit

D'yer Maker - Sheryl Crow>Led Zeppelin
(I don't really like this song, but I'd rather hear her moan than Robert Plant.)

Dancing in the Moonlight - Smashing Pumpkins>Thin Lizzy

The Bluest Eyes in Texas - A-Camp>Restless Heart
(I haven't heard Restless Heart's version, but I'm pret-ty sure it's not better than good ole Nina.)

Clone (We're All) - The Smashing Pumpkins>Alice Cooper
(I hate when songs have parentheses in their titles...stated in parentheses.)

Drift Away - Dobie Gray>Uncle Kracker
(Hard choice? Nope.)

Landslide - Fleetwood Mac>The Smashing Pumpkins>Dixie Chicks

Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins>The Supremes

Heroes - David Bowie>The Wallflowers

My Sharona - The Knack>Veruca Salt

She Don't Use Jelly - Ben Folds Five>The Flaming Lips

You're all I've Got Tonight - The Smashing Pumpkins>The Cars

I'm a Believer - The Monkees>Smash Mouth
(easy choice)

My Generation - The Who>Green Day

Burnin' Down the House - The Cardigans and Tom Jones>The Talking Heads
(Not that the original is bad at all...VERY tough decision, and it proboaly resulted in this because of Nina...Tom Jones is scary...especially in the video. The shiny, dancing things are cool, though.)

Let's Go All the Way - Insane Clown Posse>Sly Fox

The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy>The Cardigans

LA Woman - Days of the New>The Doors
(I'm probably gonna get crap for this one...BRING IT!)

Iron Man - The Cardigans>Black Sabbath

Reelin' in the Years - Marvelous 3>Steely Dan
(Man, SD's singer can't hold a tempo.)

Always Something There to Remind Me - Marvelous 3>The Naked Eyes

Hurt - Johnny Cash>Nine Inch Nails

American Pie - Don McLean>Madonna
(EASY choice.)

What a Fool Believes - Self>The Doobie Brothers
(TDB's version is good, but Self's was made with only toy instruments.)

Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne>Phantom Planet

Turn the Page - Metallica>Bob Seger

Boys of Summer - The Ataris>Don Henley
(This was kinda a tough choice since I hate punk, but I like how this one sounds more.)

Blue Monday - Orgy>New Order

Video Killed the Radio Star - The Presidents of the United States of America>The Buggles

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