What is it called when a song is redone?

In popular music, a cover version, remake, cover song, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by someone other than the original performer or composer of a song.

What songs have been remade the most?

The 5 Most Covered Songs of All Time

• ‘Yesterday’ by The Beatles.
• ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ by The Rolling Stones.
• ‘Cry Me A River’ by Justin Timberlake Julie London.
• ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon.
• ‘Over The Rainbow’ by Judy Garland // ‘What a Wonderful World’ by Louis Armstrong.

What is it called when musicians take old melodies and reuse them?

Music plagiarism is the use or close imitation of another author’s music while representing it as one’s own original work. Plagiarism in music now occurs in two contexts—with a musical idea (that is, a melody or motif) or sampling (taking a portion of one sound recording and reusing it in a different song).

Are there any old songs that have been re-recorded?

It turns out that many oldies hits have been re-recorded by the original artists in recent years, and in most cases for a simple reason: royalties.

Who was the original singer of Bonnie Raitt’s song?

Bonnie Raitt’s heartfelt rendition of a middle-aged woman trying to escape her circumstances became one her most important recordings, expressing lost love, regret, and longing. The song, however, was penned by the the masterful John Prine, who recently passed away from COVID-19.

Who was the first singer to cover Sinead O’Connor?

Bettye LaVette, “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” (Sinead O’Connor) A veteran soul/R&B singer-songwriter of intermittent solo and group success since the early 1960s, Bettye LaVette flew mostly under the radar until 2005, when her covers album I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise garnered rave reviews from everyone from Elvis Costello to Bonnie Raitt.

Are there any remakes of an old song?

Haven’t you ever heard a remake where you are singing the lyrics and then it comes to you, that this is a remake of an old familiar song, just made completely different. Well here is my list of my TOP 20 Favorite Cover Songs: ( I started to try and get it to 10 but I just couldn’t do it, too many good ones!!)