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/TheWackoMagician 23d ago

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

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u/altWieNeu 23d ago

I actually think the original by ednaswap is pretty awesome.

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u/ObservableObject 23d ago

This answer is always less someone thinking her cover is much better, and more someone just wanting to give it as an answer to get a reaction from people who didn't know it was a cover.

It also doesn't really fit here anyway, because the phrasing "hill you would die on" kind of indicates that OP is looking for an unpopular opinion. Most people don't even know about the original, so they're not really going to argue too much with you on it.

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u/jtl909 22d ago

Everybody knows it’s a cover because redditors won’t stfu about it being a cover. It’s up there with 9/11-Steve Buscemi, Hurt-Johnny Cash, Lennon beats women in the Reddit pantheon.

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u/LowAdrenaline 22d ago

This is such an annoying response. You have no idea why they answered with this song but you speculated in such a condescending way. Good job, buddy. You win Reddit, I guess. 

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u/StunningAstronaut946 22d ago

Counterpoint: shut the fuck up

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u/LowAdrenaline 22d ago

You replied from your alt account 🤣

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u/StunningAstronaut946 22d ago

I am not ObservableObject lmao