It sounds much better for not having that miserable ruffian singing it.
This is much more sensitive than the original and yes the feeling you've put into it really does come across.
Nice one.
Overall it just sounds a little high in the 2-8kHz range for my liking. Like someones turned the treble a tad too far. That would be my only nit to pick, it just sounds a little 'brittle' to me.