what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original?


The first ones to come to mind are Whitney’s version of I Will Always Love You and Allen Stone’s Georgia On My Mind but I would love to hear other contributions as well! I feel like there are a lot of songs where a covered version gets more popular than the original and people end up not realizing that it is a cover (ex. i had a friend that genuinely believed the Jonas Brothers wrote Year 3000). so, what‘a a song that was written by one artist but (figuratively) owned by another?

kazana

Another vote for Eva Cassidy, jer version of Woodstock gives me chills.  I am of that generation, 73 now

This is another good cover of Stairway to Heaven.

Ann and Nancy Wilson
 

   

Many people have covered "Autumn Leaves" over many decades. Hearing Eva Cassidy sing it, was the first time I ever really heard the song.

Kudos Eva!

R.I.P.