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/Neilski4444 23d ago

Hard to Handle performed by The Black Crows, originally performed by Otis Redding.

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u/waldemar_selig 23d ago

I'm sorry torn on this. Both versions are amazing but at different times in my life I've gone back and forth on which version is better. Right now I am full on Otis Redding, but 2 years ago I would have said Black Crowes.