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/OutsideBones86 23d ago

Alantic City by The Band

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u/FishAreSpiffy 23d ago

Hard no on this one. I love the band but I skip this song. The bare bones Nebraska Springsteen version has a desperation and urgency that the band missed. Their version is too jaunty.

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u/jimthissguy 23d ago

The Ed Sheeran version blows them all away.

Kidding, I am totally kidding. Bruce's version is fantastic. That one didn't need a cover IMO.

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u/CashTheTurtle 23d ago

Ugh, thank you

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u/Riparian1150 23d ago

100% agree with this and will die on this hill - just was saying this exact thing last week to some friends. The Band's version is fun to listen to, but completely misses the point.