Gibson.com has issued a list of the Top 10 cover songs that, in their humble opinion, are better than the original versions:

"The fact is that there are some covers that build on the legacy of the original track to such a degree that you can hardly imagine the song performed any other way. Naturally, a great cover can’t exist without a great song, but here are 10 covers that were so powerful in direction, popularity or just plain originality that they made listeners forget momentarily they were covers."

10) 'Stayin’ Alive' - DWEEZIL ZAPPA

"Disco lovers may still fight to the death for 'Stayin’ Alive', but Dweezil Zappa’s all-star remake on his album Confessions (1991) is sure to come out on top as far as guitar geeks are concerned. Check out that guest list: Zakk Wylde, Steve Lukather, RATT’s Warren DeMartini, EXTREME’s Nuno Bettencourt and Tim Pierce. And the vocals are performed by – wait for it – Donny Osmond (although a version exists with Ozzy Osbourne at the mic, too)."

9) 'Am I Evil?' - METALLICA

"Originally by New Wave of British Heavy Metal band DIAMOND HEAD, 'Am I Evil?' was an underground classic when Metallica grabbed it and made it a live favorite as well as the B-side to 'Creeping Death'. It also appeared on Metallica’s Jump in the Fire EP, The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited, and Garage Inc., and Metallica celebrated the song’s influence on the thrash genre when the band, along with Big Four cohorts MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX, joined forces to cover the track live during the Sonisphere tour in Europe in 2010. The DVD featuring that performance has now gone double platinum, and a large part of its draw is the history-making performance of this song."

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