What cover songs were better than the original versions?

[Wayne]

Inspired by the "What Are You Listening to" thread. What cover songs do you think are better than the original?

Here are a few of mine:

Higher Group - RCHP (originally Stevie Wonder)

Superstar - Sonic Youth (originally The Carpenters)

Planet Caravan - Pantera (Black Sabbath)

Where Did You Sleep Last Night/Any other cover from Unplugged - Nirvana (originally Ledbelly)

Cat Scratch Fever - Pantera (originally Ted Nugent)

Anything covered by the Beatles...

Under My Thumb - Social Distortion (originally the Rolling Stones)

OK, thou hath blasphemed. I don't even like Higher Ground, but whoever the hell RCHP is did NOT do a better job of it than Stevie Wonder. I've heard the rocked out version and it sucks. Just because you throw in a couple guitars doesn't make a remake better than the original.

That being said, here are my nominees:

Shout, by Disturbed

Word Up, by Korn (I'd say it's more like a tie, though)

Isn't that Creep song by Radiohead a remake?

Hey Joe, by Jimi Hendrix

Landslide, by Smashing Pumpkins (mainly because I can't stand the original singer's voice)