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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BDP24, yes you are truly in a minority regarding Jimi's playing and his version of "All Along the Watchtower".  On multiple occasions Dylan has acknowledged that Jimi's version is superior to his.

"Superstition" is one of my favorite Jeff Beck solos, but his version is not better than the original.  There's a story that Wonder wrote the song specifically of Beck.

Otis Redding said "the girl stole my song".  Aretha's version of "Respect" is probably better.