Cover Songs

A contentious subject where people have very strong opinions is the subject of cover songs. Some people insist that no cover can ever hold a candle to the original; I am not one of those people. Having said that I do prefer cover songs that interpret the music in a way that is unique to the artist doing the cover as opposed to just a straight karaoke like cover.

A good example of this is Heather Nova’s version of the Journey classic Don’t Stop Believing which is to this day the best cover of the song that I have ever heard (and there have been a few)

See also her version of Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up