9 Songs So Good You Didn't Know They Were Covers

6. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn (Originally By Ednaswap)

If you thought there was nothing edgy about 90s radio darling Natalie Imbruglia...you are very much correct. But at least she and her producers had the good taste to cover a relatively obscure alt-rock song for her first single. Imbruglia drops the crunchiness (and, thankfully, the misplaced phasing effects) of the Ednaswap original, transporting "Torn" out of its grunge confines and onto the pop charts.

Vocally, Imbruglia's wispiness can't compare to Ednaswap's Anne Preven, who sounds like Patti Smith channeled through Melissa Etheridge, but the crisp acoustic guitars give the song some much needed clarity.