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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
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"Smoke on the Water" by a Japanese orchestra.

Heard Deep Purple do it live once (terrible), but like this version.

Not kidding (give it time to get going).

I also collect Koto music, which is how I ran across it.

Smoke on the Water
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