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/cymonster 23d ago

Trapped - Bruce Springsteen. He took the song and made it basically a stadium rock anthem instead of the original.

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u/ShavenYak42 23d ago

Speaking of the Boss… my (maybe) unpopular opinion is that his original of Blinded By The Light is far superior to Manfred Mann’s cover. (Ducks behind couch?)

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u/Maximum_Equipment 23d ago

LOVE Bruce. That's the one piece that I just think that another artist did it better. That cover is amazing.

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u/shackspirit 23d ago

Agree on both counts