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Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song released around the same time as the original in order to compete with it. Now, it refers to any subsequent version…

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History

United States copyright law

Early 20th-century history

Modern cover versions of songs

Updating older songs

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Cover version

Nodes192
Edges191
Triples170
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010417
Components1

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Cover version

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related to Updating older songs · 67
Cover version → Air, Al Hibbler, Another, August, Blueberry Hill, British, Candi Staton's, Cliff Edwards, Cover, David Bowie, Devotion, Director Baz Luhrmann, During, Elton John, Fats Domino, For, French, Gene Autry, Gene Kelly, Ghost
related to Modern cover versions of songs · 42
Cover version → After, American, Baby Got Back, Cantopop, Capri, Coulton, Coulton's, Cover, Der Kommissar, During, English, English-language, Europe, Falco's, Fire, For, German, German-language, Glee, Goldfinger
related to United States copyright law · 19
Cover version → Aeolian Company, Although, Bob Dylan, Congress, Copyright Act, Easy Song Licensing, Even, Harry Fox Agency, In, January, Limelight, MLC, Mr, Music Modernization Act, RightsFlow, Since, Tambourine Man, The, United States
related to history · 16
Cover version → Artists, Before, Both, Examples, Hank Williams, In, Jambalaya, Paul Williams, Please Please Me, See, Since, The, The Hucklebuck, This, Until, Using

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cover music original versions songs song version artists popular record many example recorded hit originally tune radio recording artist tunes

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Björn Againinstance ofBands0.80text
Led Zepagaininstance ofBands0.80text
The Fab Fourinstance ofBands0.80text
Australian Pink Floyd Showinstance ofBands0.80text
the Iron Maidens are dedicated to playing the music of ABBAinstance ofBands0.80text
Led Zeppelininstance ofBands0.80text
The Beatlesinstance ofBands0.80text
Pink Floydinstance ofBands0.80text
and Iron Maiden respectivelyinstance ofBands0.80text
the Harry Fox Agency or Easy Song Licensinginstance ofor recording published tunes can fall under a compulsory license whereby the recording artist pays a standard royalty to the original author/copyright holder through an organiza…0.80text
and is safe under copyright law even if they do not have any permission from the original authorinstance ofor recording published tunes can fall under a compulsory license whereby the recording artist pays a standard royalty to the original author/copyright holder through an organiza…0.80text
ASCAP or BMIinstance ofpre-release cover versions of songs can occasionally occur.Live performances of copyrighted songs are typically arranged through performing rights organizations0.80text

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