7 cover songs that are more famous than the original
Here's a look at some of the most famous songs that are covers
When an artist decides to put out a cover song it can go a couple of different ways. It can be seen as a tribute to that artist’s musical hero, honoring a major milestone of the original artist, a fun curveball that audiences will love to hear in concert. On the flipside, there’s always the possibility it flops and the artist gets derided for even trying.
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At the same time, there’s the rare moments where a cover version becomes so universally loved that it becomes the first version people think of when the song is mentioned. It takes a lot of work to get there, but it’s not impossible.
Tracing the lineage of these songs is half the fun. As you dig deeper you’ll find that the original songwriters may be better known than the artist covering the track. That doesn’t make the original versions of these songs unremarkable (you could easily argue that it lends them even greater appreciation), but as the kids say these days, some covers just hit different.
There’s some cover songs that leave you astonished it’s not an original song from that artist. Let’s take a look at seven cover songs that are more famous than the original.