![]() The cover changes very little of the original and is usually within the same genre. The Straight-up Cover – This is probably the most common type of cover song you’ll hear. I have broken them down into different types. Given all these purposes and approaches, let’s first look at the art of the cover song. In a live show, a cover can offer a surprising and rare opportunity to hear something different from a performer, though at times I’d rather hear their music since that’s what I paid to hear. For fans, it can be fun to hear a song in a different way, or to hear their favourite artist play a song from a different genre, or to be introduced to little known songs by hearing a new version of it. Covers can be strategic to bring attention to a new act by playing something already familiar and popular in order to draw listeners to new act’s original material. They also serve as tributes, indicators of influence and appreciation from a singer or band towards the artists and songs that have inspired them. Early in a career covers are invaluable for live shows to fill-out set lists. Artists inevitably start by playing others’ music while they develop their own sound and begin writing their own songs. Therefore, this is the first of what will be occasional playlists and examinations of some of my favourite cover songs over the years.Ĭovers are an important part of music. ![]() There are thousands of cover songs out there, even just within the modern rock genres. Cover songs are, however, an age old part of music and a fascinating study on how music can be applied to a song. The result is that some great tunes get passed over and in some cases an artist’s best known songs. ![]() ![]() I prefer to focus on artists’ original work and how their music developed over a career. Here at Ceremony, a general rule I apply to profiles is to omit cover songs. ![]()
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