Blog: PopWreck(oning)

Welcome to a special Under Cover: Showdown Edition . In the interest of mixing things up, I've decided to feature some very popular cover songs that seem to have outshined their original versions. Some of us may not even realize that the songs were originally someone else's since the cover version has become far more recognizable and is, perhaps, even better. These renditions are incredible because each took a great song, made it inherently their own, and turned it into something even more amazing. So which song is better... the original? Or the cover? We'll let you decide. Otis Redding (1965) [...]