I am not a huge Christina Aguilera fan. She can belt out a tune, but so can Celine Dion and I don't care for her at all.
Anyway The song "Beautiful" was written by 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry. Aguilera recorded it and it became an international number 1 hit.
Recently for the new House MD soundtrack, the legendary Elvis Costello was asked to cover the song. And he did not disappoint. Fusing the "pulse"-like theme song for the show with the lyrics, made it hauntingly...well, beautiful.
Check it out:
YouTube - Elvis Costello - Beautiful