‘TORN’ IS AN iconic track. A perfect choice for predrinks, nice to listen to on the bus and one you can enjoy while you’re cleaning.
There’s no time or mood that this song isn’t appropriate for. It’s a work of art. The most important thing that Natalie Imbruglia has ever done, perhaps.
So a lot of people were really disappointed to find out that it’s actually a cover. Of a cover.
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Like the carpet being ripped out from under you.
People aren’t taking the news very well.
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Source: DSA Uranus 🏴/Twitter
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Source: horse the band/Twitter
This is what everyone checking Wikipedia right now looks like.
You’re probably dying to hear the original now then. Here it is, the first Danish version of Torn:
Not bad. Probably as good for Danish-speakers as Natalie Imbruglia’s version was for us.
Here’s the first time the song was recorded in English, or the version that Natalie covered:
It’s definitely not something you’d stick on the predrinks playlist. If you’re not shaken by the fact that Torn is a cover, here’s an even harder to believe fact:
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Finally, here’s Natalie Imbruglia’s version, just so you never forget how good it is:
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