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Originally Posted by littl3chocobo

have you ever heard this great song then after finding out it was a cover tried to find the original? after finding and listening to have you ever thought to yourself 'wow this sucks so much, i like the cover better'?

Yes and no, I suppose. I listen to A LOT of covers and original songs. There's no black and white in this area though. There's a ton of grey. For instance, I first heard the Alien Antfarm version of Smooth Criminal before the original Michael Jackson one. Both are good in their own right, but I prefer the Alien Antfarm one. And I think it's probably because I heard it first. Kinda like reading a book before watching the movie of that book. the movie is going to blow. Always.

However, there ARE some like what you mentioned. An example is Lolipop by Framing Hanley. (cover) Rock = Good. Rap = bad. The cover is far superior to the original.