Questions tagged [cover]
For questions about cover versions of musical works. (NOT for cover art on albums, CDs, etc. For album cover art, use the "artwork" tag instead.)
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Why are some of the lyrics in Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera omitted or missing entirely?
Around 2016 or so, I did a Google search for lyrics of Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera, since I am hard-of-hearing, wanting to find full lyrics in written form. However, all of the ...
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getting vocals resung and clearance?
Has anyone had a vocal resung here? I cam up with a demo idea but the recording sample will never get clearance as it is too popular. I would need to get the vocal resung in order to then get a ...
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Why didn't Lynyrd Skynyrd ever record "Powderfinger"?
According to Wikipedia, the Neil Young song "Powderfinger" was to appear on Lynyrd Skynyrd's next album.
Because of Ronnie van Zandt's death, this didn't happen.
Does anyone know why the ...
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Is a song with new lyrics a cover, remix, or freestyle?
If I used the instrumental of a song and the hook but wrote new lyrics for the verse using a completely different cadence what terminology would I use in the song title?
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Alphaville forever young cover version [closed]
I recently heard over the radio in Sweden a cover version of Forever Young which was really good but I cannot find it.
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What are the lyrics to two songs covered by a 1998 Rock-n-Roll Elmo?
I used to own one of these toys when I was really little, but I always had trouble understanding the words because of my hearing loss.
The first song by the Elmo doll is a cover of Jackson 5's ABC. ...
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Is the song "25 ans" by Ben Mazué a cover?
Is there a "original" version of this song 25 ans by Ben Mazué?
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Rock covers of Wagner's music
I am looking for rock/prog rock/jazz covers or interpretations of music written by Richard Wagner (except the ride of the valkyries). There are a lot of musicians that have made very interesting ...
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Is Ghost's "Square Hammer" a cover?
I recently discovered the band "Ghost" and one of their songs named "Square Hammer" sounds so awefully familiar.
Youtube: Ghost - Square Hammer
Is this song a cover or contains some very similar ...
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Did Charlie Puth lift a vocal run from Justin Timberlake?
In Charlie Puth's "If You Leave Me Now" (Feat. Boyz ll Men) at 2:40 Charlie performs a vocal run that is nearly identical to the run Justin Timberlake sings in the 'N Sync song "Gone" at 4:20.
My ...
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Guitar riff that forms the first 10 seconds of Little Barrie's "I Can't Wait"
I recently listened to Little Barrie's I Can't Wait from their album King of the wave.
In the first few seconds there is a guitar part that just sounds awesome. But it also stops right after 10 ...
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Is this song (Shpigel) a cover of something?
The Hasidic Jewish artist Chaim Shlomo Mayes is quite famous for his Hasidic covers and parodies of songs. For instance, he made a song called "Bas Kol" which is obviously a parody of "Worth It" by ...
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What is the original song for The Wiggles' "New South Wales Blues song"? [closed]
I heard an old tune on the radio but can't remember what it is, it's driving me crazy. I think it's an 80's ska song but not 100% sure.
It is the original song to this one covered by the Wiggles, the ...
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Music group that does electric guitar covers of classical music?
I'm looking for a specific group that does electric guitar covers of classical music. The traits I know about this group:
Album cover is a white guitar similar to the Les Paul
They made a cover of ...
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Do Irish bands/music fans have a special thing for Kraftwerk?
Kraftwerk have never seemed to me to be the most obvious band to cover, and yet
U2 have covered Neon Lights
The Divine Comedy have done a version of Radioactivity
The Frank and Walters often give The ...
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What's with dinosaurs in Vietnam?
There's an awesome song by Black Sabbath called Into the Void. It's been covered by a few bands, including Monster Magnet.
In Monster Magnet's version, which is also super awesome, there are ...
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Cover song royalties
Are artists that sell cover songs (e.g. Sleeping at Last, Boyce Avenue, Pentatonix, Jasmine Thompson, etc.) required to pay royalties to original artist of said song?
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Gianni Morandi - C'era un ragazzo
There is an Italian music written by Mauro Lusini called C'era un ragazzo che come me amava i Beatles e i Rolling Stones.
Then made famous by singing it with Gianni Morandi at Rai Uno just before ...
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Tie a yellow ribbon VS kisses for me
"Tie a yellow ribbon by the old Oak tree" and "kisses for me, save all your kisses for me" from the Eurovision are the same song? If it is, who copied from whom?
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What song has had the most versions that have made the singles charts?
I can think of a bunch of songs that have spawned many covers... sometimes too many. But which song has had the most covers / versions (including the original, if it charted) that have themselves hit ...
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Do you need original artist's consent to cover their songs live?
This is a general question. I will use an example only to make it clearer.
Let's consider this Anathema's concert - they played covers of Oh! Darling and Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2.
Did they ...
