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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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midwestjerry
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Mott the Hoople's cover of "All the Young Dudes" is better than the original by David Bowie
George Thorogood's cover of "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" is better than the original by Muddy Waters.
Van Halen's cover of "You really Got Me" is marginally better than the original by the Kinks
midwestjerry
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I wholeheartedly second OBLGNY's nomination of Joe Cocker's cover of "A Little Help From My Friends".  And, I'll bet, so does Ringo Starr.
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