This is a spin off of the super secret GAW thread.I kind of like the conversation of original versions of songs people like over covers or vice versa. I'm gonna start off with the Chieftains covering 'Behind Blue Eyes' by the Who. Made much better since they have Roger Daltrey as guest vocalist. The fusion of hard rock and celtic folk is amazing in this piece. I don't think it's 'better', just very interesting and different, and at least to me, still works well.
First released version in 1993, in Danish, actually a cover. :Version released two years later by the original songwriters:The version everyone is familiar with: