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This morning I woke up and heard this acoustic cover of \u2018Torn\u2019 by Michelle Branch for the first time, a tribute to Natalie Imbruglia\u2018s version of \u2018Torn\u2019 which popularized the song. I was hooked. Immediately. A straight-up earworm.<\/p>\n
Naturally, I raced here to put it into an article and share it with all of you valued BroBible readers but I ran out of time and had to go to an eye\/vision exam where they put those heinous drops in my eyes and I wasn\u2019t able to see or read anything within 3ft of my face for the past 5 hours. But I\u2019m back, and in the meantime I was listening to Michelle Branch\u2019s cover of \u2018Torn\u2019 on repeat.<\/p>\n
Michelle Branch Acoustic Cover Of \u2018Torn\u2019 As Tribute To Natalie Imbruglia<\/p>\n
Shared on TikTok where millennial music<\/a> icon Michelle Branch often shares covers of songs with deeper meaning to her, this one was an instant hit. I\u2019d be lying if I said that Natalie Imbruglia\u2019s cover of \u2018Torn,\u2019 a song originally written for Anne Preven in 1991 but popularized by Imbruglia, wasn\u2019t one of my favorite last 90s songs.<\/p>\n When Natalia Imbruglia got her hands on the song written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Phil Thornalley she took it to the next level. The Australian singer took it to #1 on three different Billboard charts as well as #1 in multiple countries around the world, all while selling 4 million copies of the single back when people still bought music. It is an anthem of the era.<\/p>\n Currently, Michelle Branch and Natalie Imbruglia are gearing up for a mini tour together with two shows at La Maraka in Mexico City. Ahead of that, Natalie Imbruglia celebrated her 51st birthday on February 4th and to wish her a very happy birthday Michelle Branch recovered this cover and shared it with the world.<\/p>\n If you listen to this on repeat all weekend, you\u2019re not alone:<\/p>\n @michellebranch<\/a> <\/p>\n Happy birthday @Natalie Imbruglia !! So excited to share the stage with you next week in Mexico City! Teenage me would be FREAKING out. Had to cover \u201cTorn\u201d to really get into the spirit. See you next week Mexico City. <\/p>\n \u266c original sound \u2013 Michelle Branch<\/a> <\/p>\n Michelle Branch\u2019s acoustic cover of \u2018Torn\u2019, of course, sent me right over to YouTube to find Natalie\u2019s version. It still holds up just like it did in the late 90s. There\u2019s good reason it has over 350 million views on YT:<\/p>\n From there, I came straight back to Michell Branch on TikTok and started listening to her other covers. One of her most popular videos to date is this cover of \u2018Diet Pepsi\u2019 by Addison Rae. I definitely prefer this to the original:<\/p>\n What is it about these powerful late 90s \/ early 00s artists that just takes over my eardrums for days on it? It happened with this incredible Brandi Carlile cover of \u2018Uninvited\u2019<\/a> by Alanis Morissette and it is happening again now.<\/p>\n \t\t\t