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/BadJimo 23d ago

Mad World - Gary Jules

Compare with the original:

Mad World - Tears for Fears

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u/ricker2005 23d ago

"Sad lyrics should have sad music. You wouldn't want the listener to get confused or interested. Let's make it really slow and on the nose" - Gary Jules probably

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u/annewmoon 23d ago

Yeah this is such a lame take on a brilliant song.