Sometimes a song just sticks in your mind. You hear it once, and from then on, you associate it with a specific artist. But what if we told you that many of those hit songs we danced to, cried to, and rewound a dozen times—weren’t originals at all? Sometimes, covers end up being better than the originals, both in terms of fame and flair. We’re here to take a look at some of the iconic tracks from throughout the years that are actually covers.
#1: “I Will Always Love You” – Whitney Houston (1992)
Originally by Dolly Parton (1974)
Everyone knows the Whitney Houston ballad, “I Will Always Love You.” But before Whitney’s version took over the world, turning the song into one of the best-selling singles of all time, the song was written and recorded by none other than the queen, Dolly Parton. Back in 1974, Dolly wrote it as a bittersweet farewell to her longtime mentor and duet partner Porter Wagoner.
