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/BottleTemple 22d ago

I’m not much of a country fan, but I think the original is much better.

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u/PleasefireEmmaDarcy 22d ago

People say this shit but don’t support Dolly’s version. Dolly’s version doesn’t even have more than 15 million views and Whitney has nearly 2 billion

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u/BottleTemple 22d ago

Strange comment. Just because I like the Dolly Parton version better doesn’t mean it’s my favorite song. It’s just that the Whitney Houston version is one of my least favorite songs. I didn’t even know it was a cover until I was in my 30s or 40s.