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When the Cover Overshadows the Original Song
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Cover songs, original songs, etc etc. Today we're looking at some classic examples of one musician making a song and how another musician enhanced its legacy. Whether it's a genre change, some new lyrics, or whatever it may be, covers are fascinating! These stories will mainly be about when the original song becomes more popular for a different audience or generation. Enjoy.
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cover hurt nine inch nails johnny cash music video i will always love you whitney houston dolly parton prince sinead o connor nothing compares 2 u chris cornell respect otis redding aretha franklin childish gambino so into you tamia triple j bbc one live lounge all along the watchtower bob dylan jimi hendrix best worst favorite review reaction
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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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@XANAX-Pilled

11 months ago

fun fact: Trent originally said hearing Johnny's version was like "watching someone fuck his girlfriend." The VIDEO birthed the "not my song, anymore" thing, along with with "wow, I just LOST my girlfriend." He also said he was moved to tears and had goosebumps.

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@atomicgator5207

11 months ago

When I first saw Cash's cover of "Hurt", I swear I thought he was really dying in the video. That's how powerful his performance was.

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@Mystress1980

11 months ago

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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@ExtremeAndy

11 months ago

My jaw hit the floor seeing “Respect” not be Aretha Franklin‘s original, it fits her so well

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@arthurdurham

11 months ago

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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@John_P._Buryiak

10 months ago

You need to include Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" in your next covers video. She owns that song so hard that most people have no idea that it's a cover tune.

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@gabrielhersey5546

10 months ago

‘Hold my accordion, I got this’- Weird Al

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@colburn0004

11 months ago

It feels weird not mentioning Hallelujah or Mad World. Two songs that have become huge because their covers in media specifically.

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@natet5959

11 months ago

The mere mention of Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt causes me to tear up.

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@cpt_nordbart

11 months ago

Hurt from Cash is a great finale to a storied and difficult career.

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@therizinosaurus214

11 months ago

The last we see of Johnny is closing the piano lid - leaving the man, the music, the legend to history.

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@skillen19

11 months ago

I don't know if it's as famous in the US as the UK but Soft Cell's cover of Tainted Love should absolutely be in this list

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@maxresdefault_

11 months ago

"Yes nerds, we're gonna do All Along the Watchtower"

You know us too well

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@caroldragon7545

8 months ago

I like Dolly's version of "I will always love you" best .

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@ornj1

10 months ago

So glad you mentioned Chris Cornell’s cover of Nothing Compared 2 U. That whole album is full of absolutely incredible covers and is easily one of my favorite albums of all time, performed by my absolute favorite artist. R.I.P. Chris Cornell

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@jonvthvnx5729

11 months ago

No mention of Nirvana’s cover of Bowie’s Man Who Sold The World? That was the first song that came to mind when I seen the video title.

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@XANAX-Pilled

11 months ago

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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@MartinUnderwood

11 months ago

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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@harrisonv.5906

11 months ago

Chris Cornell’s version of Nothing Compares 2 U will always be the version of this song to me. So powerful, elicits so many emotions. Love hearing it brought up in these conversations, more people should give it a listen

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