Best cover that beat the original
Covers that outshone the songs they borrowed, from Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower to Johnny Cash's Hurt. Every entry is the cover version: which one is the greatest?
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- Hound Dog — Elvis Presley
- Mr. Tambourine Man — The Byrds
- Respect — Aretha Franklin
- All Along the Watchtower — Jimi Hendrix
- With A Little Help From My Friends — Joe Cocker
- Piece of My Heart — Big Brother & The Holding Company
- Without You — Harry Nilsson
- Blinded by the Light — Manfred Mann's Earth Band
- Tainted Love — Soft Cell
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun — Cyndi Lauper
- Red Red Wine — UB40
- Always on My Mind — Pet Shop Boys
- Nothing Compares 2 U (2009 Remaster) — Sinéad O'Connor
- I Will Always Love You — Whitney Houston
- Hallelujah — Jeff Buckley
- Killing Me Softly With His Song — Fugees
- Hurt — Johnny Cash
- I Love Rock 'N Roll — Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
- Mad World — Michael Andrews, Gary Jules
- Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse) - Version Revisited — Mark Ronson