cover version
cover version noun: a version of a song that is a new performance or rerecording of that song by a different artist.
Noun
cover version (plural cover versions)
- A version of a song that is a new performance or rerecording of that song by a different artist.
- I am probably not the only one in Estonia for whom the name Els Himma is identified with the song Millest sa elad ja hingad - the local cover version of 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' made famous by Roberta Flack in 1973.2021, Heli Reimann, Tallinn '67 Jazz Festival, Myths and Memories
- Synonyms:
- cover, cover song
cover version meaning in Arabic and Persian
cover version in Arabic
- rerecording of a song
- أُغْنِيَّة مُقَلَّدَة ʔuḡniyya muqallada
cover version in Persian
- rerecording of a song
- نسخهٔ بازخوانی nosxe-ye bâzxâni, آهنگ بازخوانی âhang-e bâzxâni, دوبارهخوانی dobâre-bâzxâni
Synonyms of cover version
Forms of cover version
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Questions about cover version
- What does cover version mean?
- Cover version means a version of a song that is a new performance or rerecording of that song by a different artist.
- What is cover version in Arabic?
- Cover version in Arabic is أُغْنِيَّة مُقَلَّدَة (ʔuḡniyya muqallada). See Cover version meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is cover version?
- Cover version is a noun.
- What is the plural of cover version?
- The plural of cover version is cover versions.
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