I don't see the point of covering a song if you're going to play it absolutely nothing like the original. Why even bother?
I don't mind when a band changes a song to suit their style, like changing the key, arranging it to fit their specific instruments, changing up some melodies, adding some of their own signature embellishments, but if you're playing it that differently, I see it as disrespectful to the original, like it wasn't right as it is. It should still be the same song at its core. That bore zero resemblance to the original other than the lyrics. It was just worthless and pointless.
I prefer covers to be close to the originals. Just the process of a band covering a song already imparts their own character on it to make it different enough to the original. I don't think I've ever liked a cover that was that different to the original, unless it's some joke Youtube thing you watch once for a laugh, or if I didn't like the original song to begin with.