As a rule of thumb, the original of a song is better than any subsequent take.
However, now and then, you find a version that gives a fresh interpretation and definitely justifies its existence.
Here are a few from 2014 that we reckon you should check out..
Ed Sheeran - Foy Vance's Make It RainTaylor Swift – Vance Joy’s ‘Riptide’Royal Blood – Pharrell William’s ‘Happy’Gavin James – Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasSOAK – Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’Lady Gaga – 4 Non Blondes’ ‘What’s Up’The Riptide Movement – Kavinsky’s ‘Nightcall’George Ezra – Cyndi Lauper's ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’Aretha Franklin – Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’Hozier – Arctic Monkey’s ‘Do I Wanna Know’James Arthur – Great Big World’s ‘Say Something’Lorde – Nirvana’s ‘All Apologies’Alt-J – Disclosure’s ‘Latch’
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