Cover versions: They've always been around, like it or not ? And it can go either way.
There's the straightforward recreation of the original and then there's the interpretation or re-worked version. It's a personal thing and can often depend on your love for the original as to whether a new rendition works for you.
So covers can be tricky to carry off or, lets say, get away with. I know I feel there are many that should never have seen the light of day, while others really add something extra. 
Enough preamble, 1991 saw the release of a tribute album called "Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin", it contained 16 songs, by various artists and it's widely considered that this is one of the best interpretations of Elton John's 1989 original release. 
Sinead O'Conner performs 'Sacrifice'

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