Cover versions you like better than the originals

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Just kidding. It is a really nice cover, but nobody can top Otis. Although, I'd probably rather wake up next to this lady than Otis.

You never know though. :party:
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The Thin White Duke covers the Boss in 1975. This is from the early sessions for "Diamond Dogs" and features Ronnie Wood (yep, that Ronnie Wood) on lead guitar:

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Can't prove anything, but this seems like a thinly veiled Cat Stevens rip to me:

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^ That reminds me
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Ha ha.

Jamaican music is chock full o' covers that're better than the originals.
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To continue on my Jamaican tangent, lots of people've covered this song, but this's my favourite version:



(Complete w/ Spanish subtitles?)
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^ Oh, man, that reminds me:



Which in turn reminded me of this:



Even Joe Jackson likes this better than his original :crackjam:
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