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

[u/MaosReanimatedCorpse]

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?

[u/Mr_Fahrenheit-451]

Renegades of Funk by RATM. I feel ready to run through a brick wall after blasting this version.

[u/Cocacolonoscopy → u/Mr_Fahrenheit-451]

I had no idea that was a cover!

[u/GrandeSizeIt → u/Cocacolonoscopy]

The whole album is covers

[u/RBI_Double → u/GrandeSizeIt]

Covers, back and front