is there a cover that you prefer to the actual song?

For me, it's a yes. Arctic monkeys covered Nick Cave and The Bad Seed's "Red Right Hand" in 2009. They put the perfect spin on it by integrating one of their unreleased songs "Put Me In A Terror Pocket." I don't think it's everyone's cup of tea on the other hand because of the genre and the fact it'd be classed as 'messy'.