Michael Bublé has admitted that he "almost" prefers Westlife's cover version of his track Home, while revealing his biggest musical pet peeve.
The Canadian crooner appeared on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show on Monday, where he revealed that he's a fan of the Irish boyband's cover of his 2005 track Home.
He said: "I almost preferred their version.
"They did this cool video where they were on an airplane and I was like, 'oh my God!' It was beautiful. It was really lovely."
However, the singer-songwriter went on to complain that fans often mistakenly believe he has covered the Westlife version.
''What was a pee off for me, then in the following years I'd written a couple of these songs and I felt like I'd justified myself as an artist and I wasn't a karaoke singing guy", he said.
"I'm an artist - I've written these songs - and I'd get in an elevator over here [in London] or be in Dublin and somebody would say, 'I love your version of Westlife's Home'."
The 42-year-old is gearing up to play his biggest Irish show to date in Croke Park this Saturday. Bublé hasn't toured for two years since his four-year-old son Noah was diagnosed with liver cancer. The singer put his music career on hold while Noah was receiving treatment.
He said he has "missed" performing in front of his fans.
"I've missed being out there. I've missed that connection. I've missed singing my guts out, laughing, and really being connected to all of those beautiful souls out there," he said.
"Forget about my life, the world is going through a lot of stuff and not all of it is as positive as it could be.
"I love that I get to go out there and stand in front of those people at Croke Park and take them away for a few hours."
Bublé and his wife Luisana Lopilato are expecting their third child together. As well as Noah, they have a two-year-old son Elias.
