Cover songs that are better than the originals.


There is an active thread about terrible cover songs so I thought I'd start one about cover songs that are better than or have completely eclipsed the originals. I'll start:

Randy Newman wrote Momma Told Me Not to Come for Eric Burdon who recored it with the Animals and Newman recorded it too. I have the Newman version and like it but Three Dog Night really seem to capture the mood of the song best in my opinion.
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Feist's version of the Bee Gees' Inside and Out -- very cool.
James Blake's cover of Feist's Limit to Your Love -- WOW -- and a real test for the bottom end of your system!
@stvgray ,

Hey, I'm a fan of Feist. I seem to recall "Limit to Your Love". But I'm not familiar with James Blake.
Urge Overkill’s cover of Neil Diamond’s “Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon”
Harry Nilsson’s cover of Badfinger’s “Without You”
Al Green’s cover of the Bee Gee’s “How Do You Mend A Broken Heart”
Sting’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Sisters Of Mercy”
Prince’s version of Joni Mitchell’s “I Could Drink A Case Of You”