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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"Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone," was written and sung by Bill Withers, produced by Booker T. Jones with Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass, Al Jackson Jr. on drums and Stephen Stills on guitar. 
A really fine song but the recent version by Buddy Guy and Tracy Chapman tops it, in my opinion.