Post examples of covers or remakes of songs which are actually better than the original

[Damião de Góis]

Some, may disagree. I don't care.

I didn't even clicked on that, and almost gave you my first Thumb Down...

[SardiniaAtlantis]

I didn't even clicked on that, and almost gave you my first Thumb Down...

Have a listen.

[Bell Beaker]

I didn't even clicked on that, and almost gave you my first Thumb Down...

Wise words.

[aimar]

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[Tooting Carmen]

This sort of counts:

[Han Cholo]

Way more hardcore than the original Body Count song. Props for the Spanish translation too.

[Tooting Carmen]

Not sure if this counts as a remake or just a sample, but I prefer it to the original in any case:

[hurtuv]

Better than the original Alpha Blondy version

[Tooting Carmen]

Arguably, Cyndi Lauper sings it better than Cher:

[Tooting Carmen]

Speaking of Lauper, I actually prefer her reggae re-recording of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun:


To the original itself: