Cover songs, at some point, became part of nu-metal culture. To be more specific, these were mostly covers of pop songs. Sure, some did it before Limp Bizkit unleashed their take on George Michael's ...
Cover versions have had a rough time of it over the past several years. First, The X Factor unleashed a wave of pub singers on Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”. Next came the scourge of the John Lewis ...
There is no platonic definition of a good cover version of a well-loved song. A good cover can be an enthusiastic celebration of the original, a rendition that highlights the very things that stir ...
Making a good cover song isn’t easy, and most bands are lucky if they can simply do justice to the original. However, there's a short list of bands and musicians that have outdone the original song ...