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Genre: Music
Date of upload: May 21, 2023 ^^
Rating : 4.942 (222/15,033 LTDR)
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I'm glad Dolly's getting a huge payday from Whitney's version. That said, some of us are old enough to know that Dolly brought that song to #1 not once, but TWICE. I'd say plenty of people like her OG version too. I liken it to Simon & Garfunkle's The Sound of Silence and Disturb's cover. Both are very, very good in entirely different ways.
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Some other honorable mentions imo:
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana
Twist and Shout - The Beatles
Piece of My Heart - Janis Joplin
The First Cut is the Deepest - Sheryl Crowe
Knocking on Heaven's Door - Guns N Roses
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckly/Rufus Wainwright
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Killing Me Softly with His Song - Lauren Hill (Fugees)
Skinny Love - Birdy
Mad World - Gary Jules
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
Free Fallin' - John Mayer (which one is more popular is arguable)
Big Yellow Taxi - Counting Crows
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Mickey - Toni Basil
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I've been an NIN fanatic since age 12 (92) and was at the 94 show where much of the video for their (then) new single, Hurt, was filmed, and it's burned DEEP into my psyche. The older I got, the more it resonated. I'm also a lifelong Cash aficionado. Johnny's version, especially paired with the video, and followed by his escape from this plane, utterly transforms the meaning. It's not even the same song, to me. It's damn near fair use territory. It ALSO impacts me more, the older i get. Neither is better.
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Great video.
Two things:
1. I'm really glad to see Cornell's cover included, as while not definitive, it's definitely excellent.
2. Since she's top of mind to a lot of folks right now, it's hard not to have one of these lists without Proud Mary being in the conversation. Both versions of the song are excellent, but I really can't deny that Tina's version is THE version that nearly everyone instantly thinks of. RIP Tina.
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@mateocabral1660
11 months ago
I've always thought of the versions of "I Will Always Love You" in this way: You play the Whitney Houston version at your wedding reception, and the Dolly Parton version at your partner's funeral.
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