Covers to songs are always a fun treat to listen to, but have you ever thought of the implications of taking away the original meaning of the song? Art has always been reproducible but that means that the original aura of the song goes down significantly. The reproduction of the song downgrades the originals presence in time and space, its unique existence at the place where it happens to be. This leads to a shattering of tradition and disrespects the original song.
But I still do love covers because it takes the original song and turns it into something different and unique. I don’t know if I would say unique anymore because it contradicts what is actually taking place. Besides that, I think covers actually remind us of quality in the original song.
Listen to some of these covers here, but keep it in mind that covers are not always a compliment when it is degrading the first singer.
