Reba McEntire vs. Blake Shelton — Country Shootout Remakes

This week we are going to focus on the best remakes of songs in country music. We see artists bring back older songs all the time and make them their own. More times than not, the remake is usually better than the original. But sometimes the original is better than any remake could ever be. This week we will feature artist like Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Jo Dee Messina, The Oak Ridge Boys and Garth Brooks. Today Reba McEntire goes up against Blake Shelton.

Reba McEntire has released numerous #1 hits of her own. Back in 1991 Reba released a remake of Vicki Lawrence's 'The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia'. It peaked on the charts at #12. When Vicki Lawrence released this song in 1972 it made it to #1 on the charts. Here are both versions.

Blake Shelton made a #1 hit singing George Jones original song 'Ol' Red'. George Jones originally produced this song in 1990 on his album You Oughta Be Here With Me. Blake Shelton released it as his third single from his self titled debut album. Blake Shelton made this song a #1 hit when he released this single. Here is the original version from George Jones.

Whose remake do you like better? Reba's or Blake's?