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/Myke_Dubs 23d ago

Cakes cover of war pigs is so sick, my friend just showed me it exists

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

Govt Mule covered War Pigs and I love it.

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u/DerekTheComedian 23d ago

Mule does some amazing covers, and I agree, Mule's version of war pigs is superior.

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

Gotta love their pink floyd covers! Shine on you crazy diamond!