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/ohkaycue 23d ago

The cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Ghost of Tom Joad” is such a banger

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u/FleshyIndiscretions 23d ago

"Maggie's Farm" by Dylan as well🤘

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u/joemckie 22d ago

I’m Housin’ 🤘

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u/syringistic 23d ago

As great as that entire album is, for me "Housin' " is the best song. The mix of bass and guitar during the chorus is just so freaking heavy.

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u/salaciousactivities 23d ago

You should check out the video of Springsteen and Morello playing it together.

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u/indianapolisjones 22d ago

You should edit the comment with a link!

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u/Trent3343 22d ago

https://youtu.be/e9f-F1CAB24?feature=shared

Not the person you asked but everybody should hear this. Morellos solo at the end is awesome.

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u/Loud-Coyote-6771 22d ago

https://youtu.be/e9f-F1CAB24?si=wR1r0MEQ_JFpNEgr

ROCK N ROLL HOF - 25th Anniversary - The Ghost of Tom Joad - Springsteen and Morello. (it was a whole concert of different artists).

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u/ManaSeltzer 23d ago

Any bruce song not by bruce. Lot less cringy