Ongoing History Daily: Why do we call it a “cover song?”
When an artist performs or records a song written by another artist, we call that a “cover version.” But why do we call it that? Why “cover” song? The origin
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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox’s Sunday Lunch nails Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World”
Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have already released a serious song about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Now they’ve turned up the heat with a little Neil Young. Take that,
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Why did this old German cover of Sabbath’s “Paranoid” turn into this?
Lore has it that Black Sabbath wrote and recorded their classic “Paranoid” in a blur, taking just a couple of days from start to finish. Geezer Butler was responsible for
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Random music news for Saturday, February 9, 2019
Please, people: If there’s snow on the hood or roof of your car, sweep it off before you head out on the highway. A safety tip just before we get
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A Teal-Tinged Surprise from Weezer
I am seriously starting to think 2019 is going to be the Year of Weez. By that I am of course referring to =W=eezer, everyone’s fave nerd-rockers. If you weren’t
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 830: 9 great alt-rock cover songs
There’s something fun and satisfying about learning to play one of your favourite songs for yourself: learning the lyrics, figuring out the chords, and deconstructing all the constituent parts. Then
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Make of this what you will: The Knight Rider theme covered on the banjo
Hey, it’s Friday. Maybe this will work around the summer campfire.
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Weekly Survey: What are your top 3 cover songs?
The sign of a great song is its ability to be adapted by anyone in any style and still be great. Another way of looking at this is the campfire
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Bruno Mars + Cardi B + Minions = This
Yes, Minions. (Blame Tom for the link.)
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Forget the joint Korean Olympic team. THIS is the biggest news from the peninsula this week. It involves a singing rubber chicken.
Is the biggest K-pop band BTS? Or is it EXO? Or is it this guy and his rubber chicken? This is Big Marvel, who is known as “chicken oppa” (that
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YouTube Launches Best.Cover.Ever. Contest
Of the billions of videos on YouTube, a shocking number involve people covering their favourite songs. Even now this causes consternation for publishers and record labels who consider these homages
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