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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
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If you like REM's version of Wichita Lineman, you ought to hear Cassandra Wilson's cover. Also, Stevie Ray's cover of Little Wing is amazing.
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drubin
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Luka Bloom's cover of U2's "Bad"
martykl
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Luka Bloom's cover of LL Cool J's "I Need Love".
Don't know if he's ever recorded it, but a showstopper in concert.
jfz
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Bruce Springsteen's version of Jimmy Cliff's Trapped.
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jedinite24
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I'm probably a minority in this thought but I preferred Gun N' Roses renditions of Live and Let Die and Knockin on Heaven's Door to the originals. I especially like the Knockin on Heaven's Door off of the GnR Live Era 2 CD set where Axl's says Gimme some Reggae.
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