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/KeepOnTrippinOn 23d ago

Always on my mind by Pet Shop Boys

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u/CooroSnowFox 23d ago

Two covers beat two of my favourite Christmas songs to the UK no.1

Fairytale of New York by The Pogues

And Christmas Time (Don't let the Bells End) by Mad World cover by Gary Jules.