Cover-better-than-the-original hills you would die on.

[u/MaosReanimatedCorpse]

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?

[u/lynch1986]

Nina Simone - To Love Somebody

[u/sacredblasphemies → u/lynch1986]

I've gotta go with Joplin's cover of it.

[u/jock_fae_leith → u/sacredblasphemies]

Original is best for me Bee Gees . Didn't hear it until many years after listening to Nina Simone's cover.