Five Songs That Were Better the Second Time Around

Sometimes there is nothing quite like the original. Sometimes, things are better the second time ,and here's five cover songs that were truly better the second time around.

Songs are like movies. No matter how good the first one was, somebody wants to re-do it and make it their own. There's certainly nothing wrong with that at all, but then it opens the door to comparisons such as this. In my opinion, these five songs were each far better than the original.

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1
Mr. Tamborine Man - Byrds
Bob Dylan wrote the song and recorded it, and released it on his 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home, but it was never a Billboard hit. The Byrds released it that same year and took it all the way to #1.
2
You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
Diana Ross and the Supremes took You Can't Hurry Love to #1 in 1966, and it was a great song. But, in 1982, Phil Collins hit the charts with his re-make and took it to the top 10. Although his version didn't fare as well on the charts, his peppy, updated version was like a breath of fresh air making the song sound brand new.
3
Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
As it often happens with singer/songwriters, someone comes along who can take their song and just make it explode. Bruce Springsteen wrote and recorded Blinded By the Light but it wasn't released as a single. Enter Manfred Mann's Earthband who took it straight to #1 in 1976. We still don't know what the song means, but the tune is so catchy it doesn't even matter.
4
Without You - Nilsson
Without You was written by two members of Badfinger, and the band released it on their No Dice album in 1970. The song has been recorded by over 180 artists, and although Mariah Carey's version was awesome, none are better than Harry Nilsson's 1971 cover that spent 4 weeks on top of the charts.
5
Shop Around - Captain and Tennille
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles' 1960 version of Shop Around was ranked #500 on the Rolling Stone list of the greatest songs of all-time. But, the Captain & Tennille gave the song a little bit of an edge and took it to the top 10 in the height of their glory days in the mid-70s.

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