cover version
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cover version
noun cover versions
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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.
Similar: cover, cover song
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noun rerecording of a song
| Español | versión, obra versionada, cover |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 커버 keobeo |
| 日本語 | カバー kabā |
| 中文 | 翻唱 fānchàng |
| Português | cover, clone, versão cover |
| Français | reprise, cover |
| Deutsch | Cover, Coverversion |
| Italiano | cover, riedizione |
| Ελληνικά | διασκευή diaskeví |
| Română | preluare |
| Русский | ка́вер káver, кавер-ве́рсия kaver-vérsija, перепе́вка perepévka |
| العربية | أُغْنِيَّة مُقَلَّدَة ʔuḡniyya muqallada |
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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