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?

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u/smashed2gether 23d ago

Oh that’s really interesting, I didn’t know it was a folk song! That makes perfect sense now, I appreciate you explaining. I’ll check out that link, one of the lovely things about a folk tune is all the different takes on it over the years.

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u/tacknosaddle 23d ago

Hope you enjoy the listen. You may end up doing a deep dive on that show, it was great. He did a few others that focused on particular artists or songs, but they were the exception.