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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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the_treble_with_tribbles
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Wild Thing, of course everybody knows The Troggs, but I was fortunate to live up in Chicago in the '70s where they played the much lesser known but better cover by Fancy.

Son Of A Preacher Man covered by Joss Stone is better than the original too, in my opinion.
the_treble_with_tribbles
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Ike and Tina Turner : Proud Mary

Has to be one of the best.

the_treble_with_tribbles
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For Proud Mary, Ike and Tina Turner vs. CCR, I think Ike Turner's vocal sets the song up so well for Tina Turner.

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