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cov·er ver·sion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cover, cover version, cover songnoun

    a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else

    "they made a cover of a Beatles' song"

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  1. cover versionnoun

    A version of a song that is a rerecording of that song by a different artist.

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  1. Cover Version

    Cover Version is a compilation album released in 2014 by British musician and record producer Steven Wilson. The album compiles the 12 songs originally released as six "2 song" singles. Every release was made up of one original song and one cover song that involved new interpretations of other artist's songs in ways much different from their original versions. The only exception to this format is in "The Unquiet Grave" which is actually an old English folk song, and not an original song written by Wilson.

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  1. cover version

    A cover version, often simply referred to as a cover, is a new performance or recording of a previously recorded, commercially released song by someone other than the original artist or composer.

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  1. Cover version

    In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song, usually by someone other than the original artist. It can sometimes have a pejorative connotation, implying the original recording should be regarded as the definitive or "authentic" version, and all others merely lesser competitors, alternatives, or tributes. Originally, Billboard and other magazines that track the popularity of musical artists and hit tunes measured the sales success of the published tune, not just recordings of it. Later, they tracked the airplay that songs achieved, some cover versions being more successful recording than the original song. Cover versions of well-known, well-liked tunes are often recorded by new artists to achieve initial success when their unfamiliar original material would be less likely to be successful. Before the onset of Rock 'n' Roll in the 1950s, songs were published and several records of a song might be brought out by singers of the day, each giving it their individual treatment. Any singer who appeared to be copying an already successful version of a song would be viewed with disfavor. The trend, however, became for records to be produced, usually with particular background noises, and no other group would attempt a version.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cover version in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cover version in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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