Who did it better, the original or the cover?

[Brian37]

Joan Jett, 'I Love Rock n Roll'

Rolling Stones, 'Time Is On My Side'

CCR, 'Suzie Q'

Sinead O'Connor, 'Nothing Compares 2 U'

Isley Brothers, 'Twist and Shout'

Aretha Franklin, 'Respect'

Janis Joplin, 'Me And Bobby McGee'

Blondie, 'The Tide Is High'

Pat Benatar, 'Heartbreaker'

Virtually everything ever recorded by Linda Ronstadt.

Not posting the videos, you can find them online.

Boru

I love Rock and Roll, who did that before Joan Jett?

Blondie, who did "The Tide Is High" before Blondie?

Pat Benatar, who did Heartbreaker" before her?

I think you missed the point of this post. Who did better covers than the original artist?

For example I think Pat Benatar did a better cover of "I Need A Lover" than John Cougar Mellencamp"

Or Pat Benatar's cover of The Beatles " Helter Skelter"

Blondie "I'm A Gonna Love Ya Too" a cover of the Buddy Holly song.

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I think Whitney Houston did a better version of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You"