5 covers better than the original songs- part 2

So, since I did a blog on the 5 cover songs I like better than the original, I have constantly been discovering and finding more cover songs that I really love. I think you could say this is a part two, or an extension of the previous list. Like I said before, some cover songs are better than originals but that is pretty rare to find. Like Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi cover by Counting Crows, and Elvis Presley’s Can’t Help Falling in Love cover by Haley Reinhart are not better but more like admirable covers of their iconic originals. But the ones I’m going to list are, in my opinion, better than the original songs.

What Makes You Beautiful- This is the song that made One Direction a household name all around the world. While the original remains iconic, the cover by The 1975 at the BBC live lounge blew me away. I like the original as much as the next person likes a feel-good pop song. But the cover by The 1975 made me actually fall in love with the song. I already love the band and their original songs, I was not ready for this though. So beautiful and heartbreaking, the complete opposite of how the original sounds.

Free Fallin’- Tom Petty’s original is great but John Mayer’s 200 cover, especially the live version of this song at the Nokia Theater is another ball-game. I heard this song and couldn’t really recognise that it’s Petty’s 1989 classic. I love this song too much.

Girl Crush- The original by Little Big Town is great but I only became aware of it because of Harry Styles’ famous cover of the song. He covered a lot of songs after the release of his first solo album from Kanye’s Ultralight Beam, to Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain, and Lizzo’s Juice. But this one stood out to me definitely.

Wonderwall- Oasis’ legendary song is incomparable but, if you need a different vibe then please listen to the very stripped cover by J2 and Miranda Dianne. It’s haunting and absolutely beautiful.

No Tears Left to Cry- Ariana Grande’s famous pop song was covered by Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson at the live lounge with some gorgeous string addition. I am very partial to Miley’s voice and she sounded so so amazing and made this song one of my favourites. Her cover of course, not Grande’s original.