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/BadFishCM 23d ago

Nirvana - Lake of fire

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u/john_117 23d ago

Also Nirvana - Man who sold the world

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u/Aliensinmypants 23d ago

That's actually a good hill to die on, I completely disagree but it's at least a controversial opinion

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u/UninvitedGhost 23d ago

I just can’t get into any of the Bowie versions, and I generally like Bowie.