Let's talk covers. What band or artist did a cover that was better or just as good as the original

Better:

Blinded by the Light - Manfred Man's did it better than Springsteen

Black Magic Woman - Santa did it better than Fleetwood Mack

Every cover by Robert Palmer was better than the original.

Just as good:

Venus - Shocking Blue and Bananarama.

Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney and Faces

Sorry but it's a fact. Younger folks might not know him. If your a fan from way back he was a guitar god.

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Edie Brickell and New Bohemians covered Bob Dylan’s A hard rains gonna fall for the movie Born on the Forth of July. So much better than his own version

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Wallflowers covering David Bowie "Heroes" not better, but just as good.

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Love me some Tommy Keene but the Goos doing his Nothing Can Change You is better.

Happy Mondays -Step On. Much better than the original.

Close to home. The Arrogant Worms wrote it but you gotta love the Captain Tractor version.

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Rachid Taha's cover of the Clash Rock the Casbah[media=https://youtu.be/ecFa1N9dmBg]

Deftones cover of If Only Tonight We Could Sleep by The Cure:
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This version has no lyrics but the kid makes the guitar sing! Abim Finger still loving you scorpions cover[media=https://youtu.be/AMfPWXuvilo]

Johnny cash cover of nine inch nails song hurt

Badfinger song Without you cover by Harry Nilsson

Tears for Fears mad world gary jules cover

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