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Just as the title says, what covers of songs have become more popular than the originals? Here's 20 of them! I will also include the originals of them!

 

SONG: NOTHING COMPARES 2 U

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZCiHsIfrOg

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkVlZ1kVPCQ

 

SONG: I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU

COVER

ORIGINAL

 

SONG: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER

COVER

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYJN79ePvhI

 

SONG: I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL

COVER

ORIGINAL

 

SONG: HOUND DOG

COVER

ORIGINAL

 

SONG: TAINTED LOVE

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDT0yn9jk7M

ORIGINAL

 

SONG: COCAINE

COVER

ORIGINAL

 

SONG: TRUE LOVE WILL FIND YOU IN THE END

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qseYGJY5-i4

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma7lyfYzIw8

 

SONG: I FOUGHT THE LAW

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL8chWFuM-s

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hw846vx_uk

 

SONG: HALLELUJAH

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q

 

SONG: BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpq35wyDi7I

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iaca30QbOo

 

SONG: IT'S MY LIFE

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubvV498pyIM

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISjg71jSnLg

 

SONG: THERE SHE GOES

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19dzm45ttWE

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu2iv-vMKT8

 

SONG: THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Bd3iJSFyE

 

SONG: RESPECT

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNmEQpy0Wnc

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JGJXmpKGXY

 

SONG: ME AND BOBBY MCGEE

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfjon-ZTqzU

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-J7mLyD3yc

 

SONG: DOWNTOWN TRAIN

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6yk9wWNB08

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ4UymgYKNE

 

SONG: GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIb6AZdTr-A

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aLNwOxPsjg

 

SONG: ISTANBUL (NOT CONSTANTINOPLE)

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sl4XCVmoXg

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcze7EGorOk

 

SONG: I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN

COVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1AHec7sfZ8

ORIGINAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-FJ-U49xqc

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I don't know about more popular, but I prefer Lacuna Coil's rendition of Losing My Religion to REM's original.

 

[spoiler=Original]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if-UzXIQ5vw

 

[spoiler=Cover]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Siubz3wJ9sc

 

While we're on Losing My Religion check out Leo Moracchioli's cover. I prefer it to both R.E.M's and Lacuna Coil's versions. 

On that note also, this guy does LOADS of covers, I don't think I've actually seen anything original on his channel yet, but all his covers are better than the originals basically (probably because the originals are sheet more than half the time) 

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While we're on Losing My Religion check out Leo Moracchioli's cover. I prefer it to both R.E.M's and Lacuna Coil's versions. 

On that note also, this guy does LOADS of covers, I don't think I've actually seen anything original on his channel yet, but all his covers are better than the originals basically (probably because the originals are s*** more than half the time) 

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Mm, not for me. Lacuna Coil's is still better. This guy's, though has a better instrumental than, is still sung in the same manner as REMs (mostly just louder), which was my major problem with the original. LC's has the better vocals and a good instrumental.

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