The Goo Goo Dolls add just the right amount of rockin' to the song, changing the lyrics just a little. But to those who haven't heard this song before, no one is the wiser. It stays pretty close to the original version. O'Riordan's eerie screeching gets to be too much. John sounds like he's still performing songs for The Lion King soundtrack.
Legacy is a good example of why tribute albums are a bad idea.
Sometimes it's better to leave the original CD to its own glory.