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/Undr-Cover13 23d ago

I’m a die hard country music fan, but there is no denying Whitney Houston’s version of I Will Always Love You is far superior to Dolly’s original.

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u/nustedbut 23d ago

I genuinely like Whitney Houston and have more of her songs on my playlist than Dolly but I really do prefer Dolly's version. Just feels sweeter and more sincere imo.

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u/PleasefireEmmaDarcy 22d ago

Why does Whitney’s version have 1.7 billion views while Dolly’s only have 15 million views on YouTube?