Covers
The thing with covers is that you did not create the song. So how can you interpret the emotions and feelings that the original writer(s)/creator(s) of the song wanted you to hear?
The thing is… you can’t. The big thing with covers is that some songs can be covered by everybody and (almost) everybody does a great job and the covered song sounds good.
The problem is that there are some great songs, that you would love to cover but you just should not do it.
Why shouldn’t you do it? If you want to do a cover of a song, ask yourself one very big important question and that question is: Can I make this song better than the original? If you think you can, well… Let everybody hear what you have done…
And what if you can’t create a cover that is better than the original? Well why did you even think about doing it, in the first place, than?
Let’s face it, there are songs that are just better left alone. You can not enhance Deep Purples Child in time, you can not improve Stairway to heaven of Led Zeppelin and you would be stupid to try and make a better Bohemian Rhapsody than Queen has already made. Of course you can try but why not use that energy to make a very good song of your own, simply, because we have the originals already.
I will talk about covers and you can discover why some of them are good,why most of them are not so good and why sometimes you may have a surprise... but not always in a good way. Have a good time.
Covers 1) With a little help from my friends + Knocking on heavens door.
Covers 2) Without you
Covers 3) After the goldrush
Covers 4) Rain King
Covers 5) Gin & Juice
Covers 6) Sex on fire
Covers 7) Black Betty
Covers 8) Walk on by
Covers 9) Maybe I'm amazed
The thing is… you can’t. The big thing with covers is that some songs can be covered by everybody and (almost) everybody does a great job and the covered song sounds good.
The problem is that there are some great songs, that you would love to cover but you just should not do it.
Why shouldn’t you do it? If you want to do a cover of a song, ask yourself one very big important question and that question is: Can I make this song better than the original? If you think you can, well… Let everybody hear what you have done…
And what if you can’t create a cover that is better than the original? Well why did you even think about doing it, in the first place, than?
Let’s face it, there are songs that are just better left alone. You can not enhance Deep Purples Child in time, you can not improve Stairway to heaven of Led Zeppelin and you would be stupid to try and make a better Bohemian Rhapsody than Queen has already made. Of course you can try but why not use that energy to make a very good song of your own, simply, because we have the originals already.
I will talk about covers and you can discover why some of them are good,why most of them are not so good and why sometimes you may have a surprise... but not always in a good way. Have a good time.
Covers 1) With a little help from my friends + Knocking on heavens door.
Covers 2) Without you
Covers 3) After the goldrush
Covers 4) Rain King
Covers 5) Gin & Juice
Covers 6) Sex on fire
Covers 7) Black Betty
Covers 8) Walk on by
Covers 9) Maybe I'm amazed