Cover Versions That Are Better Than The Original Song

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It is a well known fact that cover versions are never as good as the original song. But are they? I have compiled here a modest little list which I think disproves the rule.

Want to contribute? Please post your suggestion below, where I will either nod sagely in agreement or laugh mockingly at your foolishness. I will tentatively accept remixes (cf. JXL below) as long as they are strikingly different from the original.

NB: The author's verdict is final. Correspondence will be willingly entered into, but you're unlikely to change my mind.

Here goes:

SongArtistOriginal Artist
A Little Less ConversationJXLElvis Presley
Always On My MindElvis PresleyBrenda Lee
Baker StreetUndercoverGerry Rafferty
Blinded By The LightManfred MannBruce Springsteen
Blue MoonMarcelsElvis Presley
California DreamingBeach BoysMamas and Papas
Caravan Of LoveHousemartinsIsley Jasper Isley
Combine HarvesterWurzelsMelanie
Don't Leave Me This WayCommunardsHarold Melvin & the Bluenotes
EasyFaith No MoreCommodores
Hit Me Baby One More TimeTravisBritney Spears
HushDeep PurpleJoe South
It Must Be LoveMadnessLabi Siffre
KissArt of Noise feat. Tom JonesPrince
My Favourite ThingsMe First & the Gimme Gimme'sJulie Andrews
Needles And PinsRamonesSearchers
On Her Majesty's Secret ServicePropellerheadsJohn Barry
Only YouFlying PicketsYazoo
Red Red WineUB40Neil Diamond
Spirit In The SkyDoctor And The MedicsNorman Greenbaum
Tainted LoveSoft CellGloria Jones
Too Much, Too Little, Too LateSilver SunJohnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
Unchained MelodyRighteous BrothersJimmy Young
WonderwallMike Flowers PopsOasis

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