I was at physical therapy (hip) the other day and I heard this remake of Last Kiss playing in the background, and I thought to myself that is a killer version, much better than the original hit. I didn't immediately find out who sang it, but a little searching turned up Pearl Jam. Anyway, since this is a fairly old song by Pearl Jam, I wonder how much I have been missing as far as other remakes of songs from the 60s go. (I mostly listen to country) Just off the top of my head I have two other remakes that I also listen to frequently: Dwight Yoakam--Sin City (originally by the Flying Burrito Bros. I think) and Dwight Yoakam--Baby Don't Go (originally by Sonny and Cher). If you folks know of any other killer remakes that I should be exposed to please post them, be they rock pop country,whatever. Thanks.

these are the remakes

I Hear You Knockin - Dave Edmunds
Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu - Johnny Rivers
Suzy Q - CCR
Flying Saucer Rock N Roll - Robert Gordon
Red Hot - Robert Gordon

A few favorites listing the remake and then the original artist:

Hazy Shade of Winter--Bangles (Simon & Garfunkel)
Ain't That a Shame--Cheap Trick (Fats Domino)
Working in a Coal Mine--DEVO (Lee Dorsey)
Unchain My Heart--Joe Cocker (Ray Charles)
I Can't Help Falling in Love With You--UB40 (Elvis Presley)
Harlem Shuffle--Rolling Stones (Bob & Earl)
Bobby's Girl--Tracey Ullman (Marcie Blane)

Mony Mony by Billy Idol (Tommy James)
You're Sixteen by Ringo Starr (Johnny Burnett)
Words of Love by The Beatles (Buddy Holly)
It's So Easy by Linda Rondstat (Buddy Holly)
The Locomotion by Grand Funk (Little Eva)
Money by The Beatles (Barrett Strong)
You Got a Hold on Me by The Beatles (The Miracles)
Rockin' Robin by The Jackson 5 (Bobby Bird)
The Mighty Quinn by Manfred Mann (Bob Dylan)
Pretty Woman by Van Halen (Roy Orbison)
Groovy Kind of Love by Phil Collins (The Mindbenders)
You Keep Me Hanging On by Vanilla Fudge (The Supremes)
Baby I Love You by Andy Kim (The Ronettes)

Hey, thanks for the responses! I'll get on over to iTunes and check them out.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Midnight Special" (Leadbelly)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Night Time is the Right Time" (Ray Charles)
Rolling Stone - "Not Fade Away" (Buddy Holly)
Ike and Tina Turner - "Proud Mary" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Pretenders - "Stop Your Sobbing" (Kinks)
Bangles - "Going Down to Liverpool" (Katrina and the Waves)
Aretha Franklin - "Respect" (Otis Redding)
Animals - "House of the Rising Sun" (?????)

remake first, original second:

House of the Rising Sun - Animals (Nina Simone)
Respect - Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
Twist and Shout - The Beatles (Isley Brothers)
Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone - Michael Jackson (Bill Withers)
Take Me in Your Arms - Doobie Brothers (Kim Weston)
I Can't Help Falling in Love With You - Elvis Presley (Marlene Dietrich)
Beyond the Sea - Ray Conniff Singers (Bobby Darin)

and some of the many Dylan covers

Bye Bye Baby - Bay City Rollers (The Four Seasons)

Only Wanna Be with You-Bay City Rollers (Dusty Springfield)
The Great Pretender-Freddie Mercury (The Platters)
Stand By Me-John Lennon (Ben E King)
Brown Eyed Girl-Jimmy Buffett (Van Morrison)

House of the Rising Sun - Frijid Pink (The Animals)
Trying to Live My Life Without You - Bob Seger (Otis Clay)
It's All in the Game - Four Tops (Tommy Edwards)
Walk Away Renee - four Tops (The Left Banke)
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)
Gonna Get Along Without You Now - Skeeter Davis (Patience & Prudence)
Sunglasses - Tracey Ullman (Skeeter Davis)
When You're Young & in Love - The Marvelettes (Ruby & the Romantics)
That's How Heartaches Are Made - The Marvelettes (Baby Washington)
Everlasting Love - Carl Carleton (Robert Knight)
River Deep, Mountain High - Supremes & Four Tops (Ike & Tina Turner)
A Dear John Letter - Skeeter Davis & Bobby Bare (Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky)
Ball & Chain - Big Brother & Holding Co (Big Mama Thornton)
In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett (The Young Rascals)
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (Gladys Knight & Pips)
Respect - The Rationals (Otis Redding)
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (Memphis Minnie)

Check out Neko Case doing Train From Kansas City (Shangri Las song).

I really like PM Dawn's cover of Norwegian Wood.