There's a thread going around ON TWITTER about covers that are better than the originals.("Crimson and Clover" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts is always my go-to, followed by Bananarama's "Venus.") "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down" was Cher's second solo single -- and a fine one at that. I never even knew Frank's daughter had covered it until Damian mentioned it to me -- I'm not a Quentin Tarantino's person, so had no idea about is inclusion on the "Kill Bill Volume 1" soundtrack -- but I must confess it does give Ms. Sarkisian-Bono-Allman's original a run for its money.
Wikipedia notes that Nance's version also was the theme for BBC coverage of the 2005 Wimbledon tennis championships, and has been sampled on several hip-hop recordings, including the Audio Bullys' hit "Shot You Down" in 2005.
