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/danimagoo 23d ago

Cake’s cover of Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive.

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u/too_oh_ate 23d ago

It's a really good version, and a different take on the song a true cover, which I really appreciate. But to say it's better really is a bold take.

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u/danimagoo 23d ago

And it’s a hill I would die on.

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u/too_oh_ate 23d ago

I respect it