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Song covers that are better than the originals

I was listening to Billy Idol's cover of LA Woman, and I thought to myself that his version is way better than the original. So I thought I'd post a few covers that I enjoy more than the originals and see what others can add. My top five in no particular order:

LA Woman - Billy Idol
Just a Gigolo - David Lee Roth
Feelin Alright - Joe Cocker
Roll Over Beethoven - The Beatles
MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
slanski62
larryi
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Shonen Knife: Top of the World
Nazareth: Love Hurts (and I love Orbison)
Persuasions: Angel of Harlem
Cowboy Junkies: Thunder Road
Eagles: Hotel California (tell me this is not a steal/cover of Jethro Tull's "We Used to Know")
bongofury
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Los Lobos "Somewhere in time"
acresverde
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Forgot to mention Perfect Circle's redux of "Imagine"
qdrone
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Wall of Voodoo's cover of Ring of Fire.
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Springsteen covering Springsteen `Blinded By the Light`
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