Cover Songs that are better than the Original

Blinded By The Light by Mannford
Man originally by Springsteen.

Red Red Wine by UB40 originally by Neil Diamond. 
I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston originally by Dolly Parton.

Fields Of Gold by Eva Cassidy originally by Sting.

Nothing Compares 2U by Sinead O Connor originally by Prince. 

Autumn Leaves by Eva Cassidy,  
A Song for You by the Temptations (wow!)
Here's to Life by Marilyn Scott.  What a wonderful version with great music behind her.
I thought about you.  Shirley Horn
someone mentioned Jumping Jack Flash earlier.   I still laugh to this day remembering Woopie Goldberg's movie where she kept replaying the Rolling Stones original version trying to figure out the lyrics.  That is soooo funny and true.  

enjoy

"Mannford Man"

Haha!  That is a good one.



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Hate to override Jimi but Savage Grace did the best version of "All Along The Watchtower". (And there were MANY.)

Some that have not been mentioned yet:
Burning Down the House - Bonnie Rita (Road Tested)
Papa was a Rolling Stone - Was (Not Was)
Ode to Billie Joe- Tom Scott (Patty Smyth vocals)
People Get Ready- Jeff Beck/Rod Stewart

Agree with you on People Get Ready; might not be better than the original (at least the vocal side, not a big fan of Stewart's voice), but the guitar work by Beck is superb.