Covers that are better then the original
 

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Johnny Cash's "Hurt"

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Theme song to the Spiderman cartoon show.

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Frank Sinatra's version of New York, New York.

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All Along the Watchtower

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All Along the Watchtower has got to be a champ on that count.

I don't think Cash's redo of Hurt was as good as the original.

I don't think Take Me to the River was an original of The Talking Heads, and I think I heard the original and liked the Heads' version better.

Also, Ted Nugent did Cat Scratch Fever way better than the Pope.

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Even Lou Reed admits that the Cowboy Junkies' cover of Sweet Jane is superior to the original Velvet Underground studio cut.

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"Hazy Shade of Winter" by Simon and Garfunkle, redone by The Bangles for the awesome 80's movie Less Than Zero.

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Gary Jules's "Mad World" is far better than the Tears for Fears version. Also, Blind Melon did a cover of "Three is a Magic Number" which is incredible.

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Oh, also Tom Jones' version of Kiss is better than the one Prince did.

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All Along the Watchtower has got to be a champ on that count.

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I disagree. Dylan's version is severely underrated. I like the Hendrix version, but they're both great music.