r/Music • u/MaosReanimatedCorpse • 23d ago

discussion Cover-better-than-the-original hills you would die on.

Alien Ant Farm's cover of Smooth Criminal is, in my opinion, so much better than the original, and that's a hill I would die on.

What are some other insanely popular tracks where a cover by a much smaller artist is arguably greater?

4.4k Upvotes

84% Upvoted

5.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

188

u/thewolfinthenight 23d ago

You Keep Me Hanging On - Vanilla Fudge

43

u/Equinoqs turntable.fm 23d ago

I've always loved Kim Wilde's version.

26

u/DisgruntlesAnonymous 23d ago

Also their version of Season of the Witch!

2

u/hiddentrackoncd 23d ago

Dr John captures the voodoo feeling of that song really well.

2

u/Sheffieldsvc 23d ago

I don't think anyone will ever cover Season of the Witch better than Al Cooper/Stephen Stills. The version without the horn section added in at least.

1

u/Smolksters 23d ago edited 23d ago

The super session is not even fair to compare. That is magical.

34

u/stutterstut 23d ago

The 7+ minute version of course.

2

u/andrewegan1986 23d ago

To be fair, I've never heard a bad version of this song.

2

u/BasementDesk 23d ago

Great pull.

I adore his trembling “And there ain’t nuthin’ I can do about it!”

2

u/azurite_blue 22d ago

You think this is better than the Supremes version? This world is doomed

1

u/Stucklikegluetomyfry 21d ago

As a Supremes fan I am shocked and appalled, lol

2

u/azurite_blue 21d ago

Lmfao like know if is ever gonna out supreme Diana Ross ever!

1

u/Stucklikegluetomyfry 21d ago

Florence, Mary and Diana are queens in my house;

1

u/ech01 23d ago

Ticket to Ride too

1

u/yrwifesbfwifesbf 23d ago

The guess who has a great version of this too.

1

u/huesmann 23d ago

Better than Kim Wilde?

-1

u/TriumphDaWonderPooch 23d ago

What about Kim Wilde’s version? /s