Saving Songs from Themselves

There are some songs that I hear and think, "This is a really good song.  Why don't I love it?"  In nearly every case, I can eventually identify something (or some things) that, if done differently, would have pushed my opinion of it over the top.  Sometimes, it's the use of a particular instrument, other times it's the singer's voice or the production.  It's made me wish for a collection of cover versions by people who feel the same way I do.

Here are some of the songs that need to be saved from themselves:

1. "Still The One," by Orleans.  This is a good pop song that manages to make me feel good, in spite of the awful singer and the excessive backing harmonies.  If someone with a better voice would cover the song with the same basic arrangement (minus harmonies), I'd be a very happy camper.
2. "Best of You," by Foo Fighters.  Prince's version, during the Super Bowl halftime show, was the best.  I want a recording of that.
3. "Free Ride," by Edgar Winter.  If someone would record it in exactly the same way, but without the dorky synthesizer break in the middle, it would be awesome.
4. "Philadelphia Freedom," by Elton John.  The song is great, the arrangement is fabulous, the production is perfect.  But, Elton John has got to go.  His singing is so affected, he adds so many syllables to the words, that you can barely understand the lyrics.  Someone who can just sing, without going to such great lengths to sound soulful, could push this song into heaven.

I'm sure there are more, but that's all that comes to mind.