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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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rhutch
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Led Zeppelin — “Dazed and Confused” (Jake Holmes)
The Fugees — “Killing Me Softly With His Song” (Charles Fox/Norman Gimbel/Lori Lieberman)
Patti Smith — “Because the Night (Bruce Springsteen)
Nirvana — “The Man Who Sold the World” (David Bowie)


gpgr4blu
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Ryan Adams' version of Taylor Swift's album 1989. Was it a goof?  Was it an actual tribute? I don't know. I've never heard the TS versions of these songs (except "Shake It Off") ---but I can't imagine I'd like them as much as I like this album by Ryan Adams.
dldennis
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I love Eva Cassidy

I prefer her _Songbird_ to Christine McVie’s

But my favorite _Over the Rainbow_ is by Impellitteri

https://youtu.be/fsebbb_xTtQ
earworm22
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Siouxie and the Banshees / The Passenger AND Trust in Me (from The Jungle Book, Disney movie. You know, with Kaa the Snake...)
David Bowie / See Emily Play
Frankie Goes to Hollywood / Born to Run
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tomcy6
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I have to agree with blueranger. Jimi's cover of All Along the Watchtower is one of the all-time great covers.
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