Sad bastard covers that are better than the original

Inspired by the Giant Bomb staff’s collective hatred of sad bastard covers in video game and movie trailers: here’s a list of sad bastard covers that I think are better than the original.

• Hurt — Johnny Cash (Originally Nine Inch Nails)
  
  • ‘I just lost my girlfriend, because that song isn't mine any more.’ -Trent Reznor https://youtu.be/8AHCfZTRGiI?si=XrnLDQtgzaVbzBky
• Mad World — Gary Jules (Originally Tears for Fears)
  • ’Damn’ -Marcus Fenix https://youtu.be/etSbOs3aUqI?si=1BD8JFQOD-V1bhbM
• Black Hole Sun — Norah Jones (Originally Soundgarden)
  • Captures the mood of Soundgarden, in an even sadder and more beautiful way. The live version is the only recording, five days after the death of Chris Cornell. https://youtu.be/XbQ08Ixczvo?si=zJjnDsCZWAcAGuGM
• Blackbiird — Beyoncé (Originally the fucking Beatles)
  • The Beatles kinda suck. Fight me. https://youtu.be/xhempeEjGUA?si=9f9Cpa_kiPiv3Qzw
• Such Great Heights — Iron & Wine (Originally The Postal Service)
  • The Postal Service covered a cover of their own song. Perhaps the most bearded dad sad song ever devised in a lab. https://youtu.be/fZUE233PCJU?si=fdICLDRlUP2s7Dx4
• Karma Police — Monica Martin (Originally Radiohead)
  • It’s a rendition of a great song but funked up and less cringy. Runner up: Sia’s cover of Paranoid Android long before she was cool. https://youtu.be/rTJvNeHxbyc?si=bcfLJMllJcUivHMH
• Enjoy the Silence – Ki:Theory (Originally Depeche Mode)
  • Nah, this sucks. The duders were right all along, fuck this. https://youtu.be/l3cEWRdCI8w?si=DPEBwGTlQ8Q1Zdgt