The Problem With Covering Classic Songs (Video Essay)

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  • Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
  • To cover or not to cover? that is a question.
    TIMESTAMPS
    0:00 What's going on in pop? (yikes?)
    0:25 Covering songs is hard, especially the classics
    0:47 You're gonna need... a lot
    1:06 Kelly Clarkson?
    2:10 Delusion, lack of self-awareness (Jennifer Lopez, Charlie Puth)
    3:04 Song choice and the genre (Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry)
    4:13 (Lack of) preparation and technique
    5:24 Questionable artistry, ego
    5:56 (Lack of) musicianship
    6:13 It can be done well!
    7:06 But it doesn't always go well...
    8:22 Should some songs NEVER be covered?
    9:34 Conclusion
    9:57 Outro
    ain't no other fan video essay, us national anthem fail fergie, vocal fails, christina aguilera whitnwy houston tribute, mariah carey, jennifer lopez, kate bush, charlie puth, miley cyrus, katy perry, amy winehouse, vocal talent vs skill, brutal vocal ranking, barbra streisand, morissette amon, kelly clarkson, kellyoke, demi lovato, rita ora, queen, i will always love you, i have nothing, good vs bad covers, good vs bad vocal runs, ailee, sohyang, running up that hill, leigh-anne, adele
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  • @otisedwards8827
    @otisedwards8827 Год назад +175

    I feel like certain songs are so difficult and tailor made for certain artist's voice, that it's almost impossible to do a cover that'll do it justice.

    • @cckmyuxun3689
      @cckmyuxun3689 Год назад +25

      That’s why u change the arrangement in a way that suits ur voice

    • @wilburfinnigan2142
      @wilburfinnigan2142 Год назад +3

      Not true if the singer is good/great !!! If one person can sing it other will cover it !!! The way life works !!

    • @hewhomustnotbenamed2864
      @hewhomustnotbenamed2864 Год назад +13

      ​@@cckmyuxun3689Agreed! You can change the arrangement that suits you while still being respectful to the original. We can always find a perfect balance for everything.

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 Год назад +305

    Not everyone can be a Whitney, or Mariah.

    • @tgreen9774
      @tgreen9774 Год назад +2

      Or jungkook

    • @KenBarbz
      @KenBarbz Год назад +5

      Or Jennifer Lopez 😭

    • @porquest
      @porquest Год назад +4

      or ice jj fish

    • @GRomance0804
      @GRomance0804 Год назад +25

      This is true.... But let's add
      Celine, Chaka, Patti, Aretha, Kelly C, Christina, Adele, Alanis, or Tina Marie

    • @samueleemiliani9036
      @samueleemiliani9036 Год назад

      Mariah is overrated

  • @xisco5525
    @xisco5525 Год назад +56

    Fergie has given us SO MUCH: the indie-girl-with-a-ukelele national anthem, the cartwheeling while "belting", completely fumbling her verse in Fergalicious while wearing a prom dress and looking geniunely terrified that she just now realised she doesn't know the words... Ya'll can say what you wnat about her, but I'm always excited when I know she'll be performing lol

  • @badatchoosingnames3556
    @badatchoosingnames3556 Год назад +115

    Trying to diva-fy a song successfully only happens rarely. Divafying a song that has ALREADY been divafied?? Bold. Brave. And most of the times, a mistake.

    • @BaranoWorld02
      @BaranoWorld02 11 месяцев назад +1

      Right on the nail😂😂

  • @chiquibombom1460
    @chiquibombom1460 Год назад +151

    Everyone says Whitney, Mariah, and Celine when the conversation about covers come, but you have no idea how happy I was when you included vids of Aretha Franklin. Aretha was notorious about how she felt about others performing her music. Patti LaBelle was one of the few that got approval from her, in which she gave just a head nod for it. Her songs are just so peculiar to her singing that she even people like Mariah had to be very careful when performing.

    • @vicshephard9231
      @vicshephard9231 Год назад +22

      Aretha was built different. Great singers can't cover her.

    • @wilburfinnigan2142
      @wilburfinnigan2142 Год назад

      @@vicshephard9231 she was fat and yes great singers have covered her !!!

    • @odumosuolusegun2781
      @odumosuolusegun2781 Год назад +2

      @@vicshephard9231 And she has ruined covers too.

    • @ceegarcia3399
      @ceegarcia3399 Год назад +2

      They we good singers but not as good as Streisand! The G.O.A.T!

    • @survivorbest4589
      @survivorbest4589 Год назад

      Ironically whitney celine and mariah all did a lot of covers

  • @woodyinha2704
    @woodyinha2704 Год назад +74

    You mentioned Queen when talking about Katy's cover and it got me thinking I would love a vocal analysis of Freddie's voice

  • @billzhang575
    @billzhang575 Год назад +45

    Whitney doesn’t want to hurt anymore from bad covers

    • @wilburfinnigan2142
      @wilburfinnigan2142 Год назад

      Whitney does not hurt period she is dead, killed herself with drugs and her EGO !!!

  • @AM-dd6dx
    @AM-dd6dx Год назад +123

    Beyoncé really didn’t know restraint early in her career 😭 like girl we know you can sing!

    • @cckmyuxun3689
      @cckmyuxun3689 Год назад +23

      She wasn’t restraining, i feel that she was over singing

    • @theumbrellaroom5394
      @theumbrellaroom5394 Год назад

      She cannot sing, sorry. But she can dance.

    • @YoYonc3
      @YoYonc3 Год назад +56

      @@theumbrellaroom5394 here we have another ignoramus who in the middle of 2023 does not know that Beyoncé is one of the best vocalists of all time, let me guess, is Adele the best vocalist for you? 🤣

    • @cckmyuxun3689
      @cckmyuxun3689 Год назад +22

      @@theumbrellaroom5394oh let me tell you she can SING. This just isn’t the most flattering clip

    • @LuisGustavoSO
      @LuisGustavoSO Год назад +5

      I like her studio version of Silent Night though, it's so dreamy

  • @Melodysupporter
    @Melodysupporter Год назад +39

    Omg Christina that night 😭 when I watched the performance I was so disappointed and sad 😅 and I felt so bad for her
    I’m sure she knew she didn’t do well… such a shame cause some years before she sang I Have Nothing beautifully

    • @user-xe6ol7rw1z
      @user-xe6ol7rw1z Год назад +2

      Yeah, I’m sure she knew she could’ve done a lot better. She’s covered Whitney songs in the past and did great.

  • @mcx930
    @mcx930 Год назад +30

    I feel that everybody should cover all songs, but with a personal version

  • @Nameless_mixes
    @Nameless_mixes Год назад +26

    I feel like it’s hard to say not to cover songs based on an artist’s personal connection because we obviously don’t always know how invested an artist is into a song. But I will say that people should stay away from songs that they can’t emote to the same level as the original artist. Demi is one of the best artists when it comes to putting their heart and soul into every note. Because of this, a lot of covers of “Skyscraper”, “Warrior”, “Sober”, and “Stone Cold” come off as flat. I’ve noticed this a lot too in the mid 2010s when everyone was covering Adele’s music. Sounded impressive but lifeless.
    Overall, I think a sense of self awareness is necessary. A lot of artists bite off way more than they can chew with covers and it definitely shows in execution.
    Great vid as always 👑

  • @AM-dd6dx
    @AM-dd6dx Год назад +23

    I’ve never seen a lackluster Miley cover. Why did you show me that 😭😭

  • @K41Teto41
    @K41Teto41 Год назад +20

    People can sing whatever they want. Singing is fun even when you aren't good at it. Yet I believe famous singers wouldn't want to perform classics in a medicore way and maybe for their own reputation they should be aware of their performance quality.

  • @brianmelnick1117
    @brianmelnick1117 Год назад +42

    Nicole was sick in that performance of "Memory" ... she nailed literally every other performance of it. So, not really a fair example.

    • @UBZ.7927
      @UBZ.7927 Год назад +8

      Still that cover wasnt it...

    • @brianmelnick1117
      @brianmelnick1117 Год назад +9

      @@UBZ.7927 but still doesn't align with the concept/purpose of the video, so its inclusion is misleading and lacking in context.

    • @Solo-vh9fm
      @Solo-vh9fm Год назад +5

      @@UBZ.7927she sounds desperate singing it. And that’s the whole point of the song. I don’t know if the shaky note was intentional but it works

    • @UBZ.7927
      @UBZ.7927 Год назад +7

      @@brianmelnick1117 but still that cover wasnt it... He wasnt talking about how good or bad singers were, he was talking about how poor a cover can be, and you like it or not that cover was horrible.

    • @UBZ.7927
      @UBZ.7927 Год назад +6

      @@Solo-vh9fm she was screaming not singing, it was not good and its ok we know she is brillant vocalist, maybe next time she can fully give her best.

  • @carastone3473
    @carastone3473 Год назад +8

    NO ONE should remake ANY of Whitney Houston's songs. She was unmatchable.

  • @mismiserables
    @mismiserables Год назад +10

    I feel like if someone has an emotional connection to a song (one of the more personal ones), then covering it should be fine.

  • @adamsamess2163
    @adamsamess2163 Год назад +28

    I think Celine definitely has a few songs that shouldn’t be covered. I think My Heart Will Go On falls into the same category as I Will Always Love You and Emotions… so many covers and yet they all miss the mark. Just leave them alone. And then on the personal note, songs like Vole, Recovering, The Colour of My Love and I Surrender just shouldn’t be sung. They were written for her, for extremely personal and specific reasons, and to cover them is sacrilege… and unfortunately, people like to 🥴

    • @AM-dd6dx
      @AM-dd6dx Год назад +3

      Jessie J did a great cover of My Heart Will Go On

    • @adamsamess2163
      @adamsamess2163 Год назад +9

      @@AM-dd6dx I think she did entirely too much in the final chorus. It just came across as showboating and trying to oversing- which is a key point he addressed in this video

    • @wilburfinnigan2142
      @wilburfinnigan2142 Год назад

      Yet Lucy Thomas has covered them and CRUSHED them better than the originals !!!

    • @adamsamess2163
      @adamsamess2163 Год назад +1

      @@wilburfinnigan2142 Yeah no lmao

    • @linodior2649
      @linodior2649 Год назад +4

      i feel like no one could ever do the melancholy, almost willowy with a hint of dreamy sound celine does whenever she sing mhwgo. there's a certain magic in her voice that gives that song that iconic factor that no other singer can ever convey

  • @_KayBee_
    @_KayBee_ Год назад +41

    Songs I don’t think should never be covered:
    1) One in a million by Aaliyah
    2) Dangerously in love by Beyoncé
    3) I will always love you by Whitney
    4) ANY SONG by Mariah Carey

    • @simplepansy
      @simplepansy Год назад +21

      i will always love you is a cover itself. But i think Whitney's version can be covered if you have a great technique (for example Kelly Clarkson)

    • @_KayBee_
      @_KayBee_ Год назад +1

      @@simplepansy Touché, even with that being said I don’t wanna hear Dolly sing it either. 🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @LostPassword-su7pc
      @LostPassword-su7pc Год назад +2

      @@simplepansy Kelly also have some hard songs to cover ala Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes etc, they recommend ton of belting power.

    • @rasseruuu373
      @rasseruuu373 Год назад

      for real😂

    • @lawrencewang2560
      @lawrencewang2560 Год назад +3

      But I really like Katrina Velarde's version of Dangerously in love with all these runs and notes in just one breath.

  • @NIJEECAPRICORN23
    @NIJEECAPRICORN23 Год назад +8

    I think covers can be done but I agree some songs shouldn't be touched. Amy Winehouse songs are hard to sing due to her jazzy delivery. I think the best cover is Daley version of Love is a losing game. There are a few artists that can cover a song and make it their own. Love seeing Aretha in this cause she is the Queen of doing this. Another singer that's good at covers is Donna Summer.

  • @chrisg9292
    @chrisg9292 Год назад +5

    When regine or Filipinos try this songs they usually shouts claiming they are better cause reaches high notes but in reality sounds horrible and forced

  • @2FullMoons
    @2FullMoons Год назад +5

    Somebody else that succesfully covered songs is Gaga, from multiple genres, from technique to emotion, she understood how to properly tribute the original artists.

  • @englishwithease1439
    @englishwithease1439 Год назад +11

    Only Kelly is the best to cover any song. ❤️

  • @Vishalx01
    @Vishalx01 Год назад +9

    On a side note I wasn’t expecting Petals to be mentioned . Such a beautiful song

  • @marianasaraiva8728
    @marianasaraiva8728 Год назад +7

    Who were those people singing Dream On? 😂

  • @lukeandre3473
    @lukeandre3473 Год назад +7

    I think Lee Mujin Service a series where K-pop artists go to promote their music and show off their skills is a good example of choosing smart covers. The covers are not always spectacular or very dynamic compared to the originals. However, point i'm trying to say is that the artist who appear on LMS more often than not choose songs within their range and style that they can sing comfortably.

  • @Ernie1978
    @Ernie1978 Год назад +5

    Everybody wants to be Whitney and Mariah.
    Lopez covering Streisand was godawful!! Aguilera singing Whitney was horrendous, Kelly did her justice, though.

  • @sophiaisabelle0227
    @sophiaisabelle0227 Год назад +8

    We appreciate your insights. Keep working hard.

  • @firezer.e3508
    @firezer.e3508 Год назад +10

    Kelly clarkson never disappoint ❤

  • @djoy11
    @djoy11 Год назад +4

    I dislike covers of Fast Car-Tracy Chapman’s delivery of her lyrics is so impactful that no one else comes close in my opinion

  • @zack3429
    @zack3429 Год назад +4

    What Jennifer Lopez just did me through this phone is a crime and I am owed restitution

  • @nva4687
    @nva4687 Год назад +2

    I think songs that end up with the worst covers or shouldn't be covered tend to be deeply personal ones where unless you have gone through a similar situation the emotional connection isn't there.
    For example there's an awful cover Camilla Cabao done of Someone You Loved (I think it's been referenced on here before) where as well as changing the arrangement she didn't connect emotionally to it. I don't think anyone could touch his song Before You Go for me because of this and it should be a don't cover. I'll always remember hearing it on the radio for the first time while driving and tearing up and hearing his emotions.
    Similarly there's a song Taylor Swift wrote dedicated to her grandmother that I cry at every time I hear called Marjorie and so to me no one could ever give it the same emotion it needs.

  • @willgpb_
    @willgpb_ Год назад +7

    I agree that some songs shouldn't be covered for the exact same reason you mentioned, but I don't agree with Skyscraper because Demi hasn't written it so I can get behind it. But someone covering Anyone, also by Demi, which is a song she wrote very close to overdosing and that was her first performance on stage after the it? That is indeed disrespectful imo.

    • @cckmyuxun3689
      @cckmyuxun3689 Год назад +2

      I feel that the beauty of music is that every one interprets it differently tho? They can sing and bring the song to life their own way

    • @LuisGustavoSO
      @LuisGustavoSO Год назад +1

      People listen to music that they can identify with, and artists only have fans because people can identify with their art. I don't agree is disrespectful to cover a song the artist wrote, it would be the same as saying no one other the original writer of Skyscraper should sing it.

    • @LuisGustavoSO
      @LuisGustavoSO Год назад

      @@LostPassword-su7pc not the point

  • @Mayarmageddon
    @Mayarmageddon Год назад +5

    Yo I recognize that Twice TTT instrumentals anywhere 🤭

  • @aymehitari770
    @aymehitari770 Год назад +2

    Indeed. There are certain songs and just artist period that you really shouldn’t try to cover. Micheal Jackson being a prime example, Anita Baker being another. It’s not that a person wouldn’t necessarily do a good job but it’s very hard to sing a particular type of song that either doesn’t fit your voice type or isn’t in your range. All I’m saying is if you’re going to do a cover, make sure it’s coming from the right place and try to always put your own spin on it. 🎼🎤

  • @skimp1974
    @skimp1974 Год назад +5

    Covering any Queen song is dangerous.

  • @Das644
    @Das644 Год назад +5

    My saddest moment is that as much as Sohyang performs raise me up, she has never(as far as i know) sang the immortal song’s version. It’s like she doesn’t know that, that version is liked the perfect interpretation of that song, the best version if you may, its like a story. A 7 min masterpiece.

    • @Gisaround
      @Gisaround Год назад +2

      She sang it one more time a week after Immortal songs and she performed a lot of times the Hybrid version she made after immortal songs which is similar to that version

    • @Das644
      @Das644 Год назад

      @Giosaround do you have the link?
      I scoured the internet looking videos of that version and didnt get anything.
      The hybrid versions are good but nothing beats the original

    • @Gisaround
      @Gisaround Год назад

      @@Das644 it went private i think, she was sick and didn’t deliver a really good performance. But I’ll try to find something

    • @Das644
      @Das644 Год назад

      @@Gisaround i would be so greatful

    • @Gisaround
      @Gisaround Год назад

      @@Das644when i past the link the comment get deleted by RUclips idk why 😭

  • @friede.
    @friede. Год назад

    Could someone inform me, what is the channel owner qualification in music? Thanks!

  • @Melodysupporter
    @Melodysupporter Год назад +2

    I’m glad you mentioned I’m Ok by Christina… I really hope people won’t cover that song lol

  • @liamlovatary
    @liamlovatary Год назад +1

    great vid as always

  • @rasseruuu373
    @rasseruuu373 Год назад +14

    My favorite covers of the Vocal Trinity:
    Celine- All by myself and Can't help falling in love
    Whitney- IWALY and The Greatest love of all
    Mariah- Without you, Do you know where you going to and I still believe.

    • @lemondays2321
      @lemondays2321 Год назад +1

      All by myself is a cover?😢

    • @leafrcn
      @leafrcn Год назад +1

      @@lemondays2321 yes

    • @lemondays2321
      @lemondays2321 Год назад

      @@leafrcn if you dont mind can i know the person who made the original versionb

    • @user-er6ib1tg3i
      @user-er6ib1tg3i Год назад +1

      ​@@lemondays2321Eric Carmen

    • @rasseruuu373
      @rasseruuu373 Год назад +1

      @@lemondays2321 Mr. Eric Carmen

  • @DereBear
    @DereBear Год назад +2

    With covers, your either putting your voice in the spotlight or changing the style and showing that off. I 100% agree

  • @miramirakalomira9044
    @miramirakalomira9044 Год назад +3

    I would agree about running up that hill if placebo’s cover didn’t exist😬 not a pop artist covering the song but still

  • @bre_me
    @bre_me Год назад +3

    Who's singing You Raise Me Up at 6:22?

    • @leafrcn
      @leafrcn Год назад +1

      Sohyang

    • @bre_me
      @bre_me Год назад +1

      @@leafrcn Thank you

    • @leafrcn
      @leafrcn Год назад

      @@bre_me You're welcome :)

  • @AM-dd6dx
    @AM-dd6dx Год назад +12

    My song that i feel no one should ever cover is Song For You by Donny Hathaway. I don’t even listen to his daughter Lalah Hathaway sing it and she’s an incredible vocalist 😭 Donny just did something so incredible and personal on that record. Magic that can’t be recreated.

    • @vicshephard9231
      @vicshephard9231 Год назад +2

      The funny thing is Donny's version is a cover.

    • @AM-dd6dx
      @AM-dd6dx Год назад +1

      @@vicshephard9231 I didn’t know that! Then it’s like “I Will Always Love You,” effectively Whitney’s song even though it was Dolly’s first.

    • @AM-dd6dx
      @AM-dd6dx Год назад +1

      Or like Aretha Franklin’s “Respect”

    • @vicshephard9231
      @vicshephard9231 Год назад +1

      @@AM-dd6dx or Whitney taking 'The Greatest Love of All."

  • @anony---mous
    @anony---mous Год назад +10

    Xtina singin i Will always Lov u
    yeah let dat never happen again

    • @Angel-Voices297
      @Angel-Voices297 Год назад

      So what

    • @cckmyuxun3689
      @cckmyuxun3689 Год назад +3

      It’s a bold move to change the arrangement this much on such a classic. I don’t like it, but I can respect the attempt.

    • @EliteKaki
      @EliteKaki Год назад +6

      She was just tired that day. However, she did do a better attempt of “I have nothing” on the voice, which never aired live. She hit all the notes and added riffs and runs.

    • @Angel-Voices297
      @Angel-Voices297 Год назад

      @@EliteKaki yes 💗 X-Tina

    • @theumbrellaroom5394
      @theumbrellaroom5394 Год назад +2

      A relative died that night, right before she went onstage. Whitney's background vocalist praised her in a Facebook post and said something before her performance. She did well but it should've been better cos she's Christina. Still a great performance but she look ridiculous that night with her lip filler.

  • @simong8527
    @simong8527 Год назад +1

    I love DC version of Silent Night btw

  • @Rebecca-iq9ti
    @Rebecca-iq9ti Год назад +1

    One of the best cover songs I’ve heard is Kasey Chambers singing Lose Yourself. It’s so good!!!!

  • @emelymyles
    @emelymyles Год назад

    I love Im ok by Xtina and love singing it because I relate. Her story is also my story.

  • @aeong_bread
    @aeong_bread Год назад

    7:55 herstory 💅✨😍

  • @bertojr2130
    @bertojr2130 Год назад +1

    2:48 Whitney also covered that song but Whitney's version is 🔥

  • @KenBarbz
    @KenBarbz Год назад +8

    Do a vocal analysis of Samara Joy and Jai'len Josey. I'd love to hear your thoughts on them...

  • @essayna
    @essayna Год назад +26

    I'm not sure if some songs from Ari's "Sweetener", "thank u, next" and "positions" can be adequately covered, but mostly because how "layered" the songs were made. I feel like if you don't put as much efforts and dedication in production as Ari and her producers have, you can sing the lyrics, but it just won't hit as the original songs, because the beauty of original songs lays in all those intricate layers of vocals and sounds, and if you just sing the songs stripped of their original beauty, it just wouldn't be... right? In my opinion.
    Also, I think, some songs by Taylor Swift are WAY too personal for other people to cover them. It just would feel so wrong and abusive to your ears. The best example probably is "All Too Well". This is her story. Her happiness, her pain, her sweat and her tears. Other people should back away and don't contaminate that sacred space.

    • @littlelou050
      @littlelou050 Год назад +4

      agree. even live performances by ariana herself don't match how good the recording is. some songs are just made with a specific voice and time and place in mind.
      and yes. taylor's songs are a mix of the fact that she writes for herself. and i would say she has quite a unique way of singing and telling a story. i gave never heard anyone else's voice melt into her melodies the way hers does. another layer is that taylor does explicitly think about how the song will play live, so she's already beaten everyone to everything about the song before they even think of covering it. i like that you added the idea that some songs are far too personal aswell. it does make it feel strange, almost costumey when someone tries to emote someone else's detailed story. ❤

    • @AM-dd6dx
      @AM-dd6dx Год назад +1

      I feel that whenever I sing along to Marjorie. That song is sooo personal, and I know that she’s chosen to share it with us, but it still feels weird 😭.

    • @cckmyuxun3689
      @cckmyuxun3689 Год назад +4

      I feel that if artists don’t want others to cover their song they can just say it though? Or just not release the song in the first place?
      I’m sure many people resonate with songs like all too well. Sure, maybe they don’t relate with the specifics of the song like dancing around the kitchen in the refrigerator light, but that feeling of a breakup I’m sure many people relate with.
      And even if they don’t actually feel those emotions, there’s nothing wrong with them covering these songs anyway. Singing and songwriting is an act, whether u actually feel these emotions at all, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that these emotions come across to the audience as genuine. Taylor is a master at this. She has her handful of songs that she actually experienced, but also, the whole of folklore is fictional, and that’s one of her best albums imo. You don’t need to actually experience something to act it out.
      Edit: actually I just rmbered that not all of folklore is fictional, e.g. my tears ricochet is about the controversy with her label I think

    • @essayna
      @essayna Год назад +2

      @@cckmyuxun3689 I feel like it's important what your intentions with a cover are and how you present it. I think, what Ain't No Other Fan talks in his video is when people aim to create their own original pieces, put new nuances and details to songs they cover to make them a new piece of art. So he brings up the point that everyone can try to sing some songs, theoretically, but would that be a morally right thing to do, if you are not skilled enough or if the classics bring memories and evoke moments in history, that no matter how hard you try you can't replicate, so if you try to sing some songs, no matter how hard your try you cannot make the song you cover feel truly "your own" and a new piece of art of the similar caliber as the original, because to most people it would always feel like a shadow of the original masterpiece. I think if people who know the original well listen to your cover and feel that you not only sang the lyrics well enough, but that you also added new nuances, meanings, feelings or maybe even shown how song's storytelling can be interpreted some other way, so if many knowledgeable ppl who listen to you can agree that you made a new, your own piece of art with your song, that is good enough to not be overshadowed by the original, but stand beside it in your listener's minds, then you did make a truly solid cover. I brought up a point that wasn't made in the video that some songs are too personal, and I think that there is no way somebody can sing All Too Well and bring same level of intensity of emotions that Taylor did, and for their cover to be truly compatible with the original and for many people, familiar with the original well enough, your cover to feel like a new artwork of a similar caliber, rather than somebody simply singing a song that they like.
      However, I do recognize that there are many valid opinions to be had about this topic. So I'm not trying to argue with you here, really, it's more like I'm explaining my point a bit more. I have to say, I did like the opinion that you brought up to the conversation with your reply, I do think that it's valid, too.

    • @cckmyuxun3689
      @cckmyuxun3689 Год назад +1

      @@essaynaI don’t completely agree, but I see your point

  • @K41Teto41
    @K41Teto41 Год назад +2

    6:19 Waow

  • @marvinbennett7839
    @marvinbennett7839 Год назад +2

    I think Céline both has songs that should never be covered (I Surrender, etc) and also has done her fair share of covering song so well that people pretty much forget the original exists (The Power of Love, All By Myself, It’s All Coming Back To Me). Her not being mentioned at all in this video is crazy

  • @Sandra-lu3ri
    @Sandra-lu3ri Год назад

    talk that talk in the intro. niiice

  • @stevynsweeney6611
    @stevynsweeney6611 Год назад +3

    Thank god its just his opinion

  • @christinaaguileralegend
    @christinaaguileralegend Год назад +2

    Christina Whitney Celine are some of the best and greatest of all time Whitney Houston said Christina is the closest to her so y'all can hate but Christina is the voice of the generation!!!

  • @whip1720
    @whip1720 Год назад +2

    Ok wait 💀 silent night from bey doesn’t count cause it was there version of the song off there album lmfaooooo oh heavens

  • @dfjulesful
    @dfjulesful 11 месяцев назад

    Yesss Ailee

  • @oceanamelodies8062
    @oceanamelodies8062 Год назад +2

    i think when it comes to songs that should never be covered for demi lovato, it would actually be sober. i feel like skyscrapers lyrics are a bit more universal, but someone singing sober as an official cover would straight up be insulting. covering ghosting by ariana would be pretty insulting too, and potentially one last time given the meaning behind manchester. i also agree with the christina song, im okay. i never heard petals by mariah before, but i think i will check it out rn

    • @LostPassword-su7pc
      @LostPassword-su7pc Год назад

      Ain’t No Other Man with Xtina shouldn’t been covered, requires way more agility than you can’t think of, I think that is one of the hardest songs from Xtina.

    • @LostPassword-su7pc
      @LostPassword-su7pc Год назад

      Anyone, Father or Eat Me by Demi shouldn’t be covered either.

    • @oceanamelodies8062
      @oceanamelodies8062 Год назад +1

      @@LostPassword-su7pc anyone and father i agree with. for the songs that shouldnt be covered, i was thinking more along the lines of how covering the song would be disrespectful, not the difficulty levels of it

  • @lizkat1733
    @lizkat1733 Год назад +1

    If you guys don't know, Ailee (prefer her voice) also did you raised me up and absolutely love her voice. Again my preference.

  • @joncerda351
    @joncerda351 Год назад

    Sam bailey cover of Skyscraper is brilliant

  • @chihabhsn7274
    @chihabhsn7274 Год назад +2

    It would be cool if you included shakira's cover of nothing else matter. She sounded really good

  • @MariosPOS
    @MariosPOS Год назад +1

    You're right. Someone covering Petals or I'm Ok would feel... off

  • @chrisg9292
    @chrisg9292 Год назад +1

    Petals, I’m ok are so personal, hope nobody sings that songs

  • @squarcircle2254
    @squarcircle2254 Год назад +17

    I feel Beyoncé’s cover of “I’d Rather Go Blind” and “All I Could Do Is Cry” by Etta James is one of the best covers of a song I’ve ever heard.
    I feel the same about Celine Dion’s original cover of “Can’t Help Falling In Love” by Elvis Persley.
    Phenomenal covers!

  • @ljackson8608
    @ljackson8608 Год назад

    I agree - probably shouldn't cover Praying by Kesha unless you've been in a similar situation, whatever "similar" means.

  • @Edrose_H
    @Edrose_H Год назад +24

    Miley, Beyoncé, and Kelly Clarkson can't do no wrong with any covers.

    • @mathfreak2521
      @mathfreak2521 Год назад +6

      Did you or did you not see Beyoncé's cover of "Silent Night" in the video ?

    • @osaserewizzyboo13
      @osaserewizzyboo13 Год назад +1

      Lol beyoncè ruins songs

    • @ABMS721
      @ABMS721 9 месяцев назад

      @@osaserewizzyboo13you wish she ruined songs lmao

    • @osaserewizzyboo13
      @osaserewizzyboo13 9 месяцев назад

      @@ABMS721 she ruined silent night with unnecessary songs
      But yeah classic beyhives
      Behave as if you didn't hear it

    • @ABMS721
      @ABMS721 9 месяцев назад

      @@osaserewizzyboo13 Just bc you don’t like her rendition of ONE song doesn’t mean it ruins the artists whole reputation. You’re being narrow minded. Listen to any other cover/tribute she’s done…

  • @whip1720
    @whip1720 Год назад +1

    We know this definitely is not towards bey specifically none of her covers have ever been extra or abrasive or even ruined I honestly can’t thing of one she’s always stayed on theme of the original song with a little something added to make it here

  • @jhonrexcabacangvlog
    @jhonrexcabacangvlog Год назад +1

    Dreaming Of You by Selena shouldn't be covered by anyone first of all she never had a chance to sing it live second the song is the universal reminder of how sweet her voice was... If you hear that song it should only be Selena's voice and no one else to prevent people by forgetting her

  • @lemondays2321
    @lemondays2321 Год назад +4

    For me personally, any aretha Franklin songs,should not be touched❤

    • @LostPassword-su7pc
      @LostPassword-su7pc Год назад +3

      I don’t think any songs from Whitney, Mariah, Celine, MJ, Alanis or Janis Joplin should be touched either.

  • @majamatejic9235
    @majamatejic9235 Год назад +2

    who is the girl at 6:20?

    • @justdb4
      @justdb4 Год назад +3

      Sohyang. A South Korean vocalist. She makes amazing music and is one of if not the best vocalist in Korea. I hope you check her out.

    • @majamatejic9235
      @majamatejic9235 Год назад

      @@justdb4 i will! thanks❤️❤️❤️

  • @_KayBee_
    @_KayBee_ Год назад +1

    “Without fighting for their life.” 😂😂😂

  • @wintersweet-jk2id
    @wintersweet-jk2id 11 месяцев назад

    I love Taehyung's cover of Adele's someone like you

  • @zidvicious6047
    @zidvicious6047 Год назад +3

    Oh God JLo no.

  • @UBZ.7927
    @UBZ.7927 Год назад +10

    Yessss!!! So Hyang my Queen!!!

  • @imfreed152
    @imfreed152 Год назад

    Petals 🥺😭😭❤️

  • @LostPassword-su7pc
    @LostPassword-su7pc Год назад

    Divas who made the covers better than the original versions:
    Demi Lovato - Hello by Lionel Richie
    Whitney Houston- I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton
    Christina Aguilera- Lady Marmalade climax by LaBelle
    Miley Cyrus- Like a Prayer by Madonna
    Reba McEntire- The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia by Vicki Lawrence
    P!nk- Lady Marmalade second verse by Labelle

  • @skb4055
    @skb4055 Год назад +1

    Y’all are so precious and unforgiving. If you’re going to cover a song, don’t try to imitate the original. Bring something new to the game.

  • @NekodaArvin
    @NekodaArvin Год назад +5

    I don't think there should be any limits, the world is vast and there is surely someone who would resonate with a particular song and blow your mind, until that happens though get used to the sacrilegious covers and always remember the original is still there for you, nothing is ruined.

    • @cckmyuxun3689
      @cckmyuxun3689 Год назад +5

      I agree. I feel that everyone interprets music differently and should be allowed to perform it their own way unless the main artist says otherwise.

  • @thoseriseofkingdomsadswith972
    @thoseriseofkingdomsadswith972 7 месяцев назад

    Charlie Puth has perfect pitch and I'm convinced he's a masochist.

  • @ms.chaewon9231
    @ms.chaewon9231 Год назад +1

    I'm okay with covering songs. But, simgers should give justice to it and of course they have the VOICE to do it.

  • @TheEarthRealm
    @TheEarthRealm Год назад +1

    I could have answered the question to this video before even watching it...
    Simply don't. 🤷🏿‍♂️ Don't do it. Just don't.
    Don't try to attempt the classics, and then you can't ruin them. 👍🏿

  • @cipher9698
    @cipher9698 Год назад +14

    I want Beyoncé to sing silent night again so bad

    • @pigeonsandplanes5805
      @pigeonsandplanes5805 Год назад +4

      I like her rendition but most people dislikes this perf because she overused of crescendo and melisma

    • @cipher9698
      @cipher9698 Год назад +3

      @@pigeonsandplanes5805 I like it too I just want to hear her sing it again

    • @bertojr2130
      @bertojr2130 Год назад

      U can't sing a Christmas song that way lol

  • @myqueen_RegineVelasquez
    @myqueen_RegineVelasquez Год назад +1

    For me, classic songs are timeless songs that had been written with lyrics that transcends time.
    It's the "soul" of those classic songs' written words and melody that speaks to a lot of people across every generation is the VERY reason why those were considered as timeless masterpieces.
    In my honest opinion, doing a rendition of a classic song should not be a crime because it is released for the world to enjoy and for others to sing those songs, too.
    But butchering a classic song by not understanding the "inspiration" that come out of those lyrics and melody is DEFINITELY a crime.
    Many singers and their respective vocal coach try to reinvent these classic songs and it was a disaster and truly an epic failure. This is due to many reasons like injecting too much runs/riffs here and there and/or changing the melodic arrangement way too much that it becomes unrecognizable.
    Learn to internalize and live through the writer's conveyed message and create THAT "atmosphere" (or as what Kelly Clarkson said, "MOMENT") in which both YOU and the SONG become as ONE.

  • @lizkat1733
    @lizkat1733 Год назад

    Ailee!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @dfjulesful
    @dfjulesful 11 месяцев назад

    I'm sorry but the only people who can do Somewhere Over the Rainbow are Judy Garland and Kamakawiwoʻole

  • @TeresaTing-bs3fd
    @TeresaTing-bs3fd 11 месяцев назад

    Celine Is Beautiful Voice Cover Patti Labelle And Eric Carmen Song

  • @bre_me
    @bre_me Год назад

    Hmm I thought Christina and Demi sounded good in those I Will Always Love You Clips 😂 And I thought Nicole sounded good in the Cats song

  • @PeterVanDerPan
    @PeterVanDerPan 9 месяцев назад

    Why does J.Lo still tries to prove she’s a singer is beyond me.
    Also why does Christina always try way too hard.

  • @fiftyshadesofgrey1991
    @fiftyshadesofgrey1991 Год назад

    bloody ears((((

  • @essayna
    @essayna Год назад +3

    Could you, please, give notes or explain what's your opinions on each clips are, next time? You tend to be vague about your opinions on clips and leave us guessing, while many of us may not know the details, necessary to understand your points and intentions with each clip. I often don't understand which of your comments belong to which clip. In this vid, for instance, I didn't understand, if in ur opinion that Korean woman sang well, but soulless, or you think she did a good job all around.

    • @aintnootherfan
      @aintnootherfan  Год назад +6

      Good point! I will try to be mindful of that!
      In my opinion, Mariah, Ailee and SoHyang did very well😉

    • @essayna
      @essayna Год назад +1

      @@aintnootherfanthank you

  • @___hey_jooon
    @___hey_jooon Год назад +8

    Mariah Carey is good at covering songs. It makes it her own.

  • @emelymyles
    @emelymyles Год назад +1

    That wig Bey had was awful😅

  • @ninamo7969
    @ninamo7969 10 месяцев назад

    When Whitney covered someone's song, she made it her own and something better. When others try to sing like Whitney, 99% fail.

  • @damienzeenoxe4314
    @damienzeenoxe4314 Год назад

    Idk if you watched it, but i think Demi lovato's live show two days ago proved that she is one of the best vocalist of the generation. My jaw dropped! You look like someone who really knows vocals, i would like to read of hear your opinion about it ! Thank you :)

    • @damienzeenoxe4314
      @damienzeenoxe4314 Год назад

      I miss those video's when people use to discuss every note that came out of their mouth! Sadly they're not popular anymore so i won't get any reliable objective infos lol

  • @patiencekillz
    @patiencekillz 6 месяцев назад

    kelly clarkson is the goat when it comes to covering songs

  • @Official_Meshay
    @Official_Meshay Год назад

    Wow! That was the first cover by Miley that I didn't really care for.
    I wish people would stop trying And I Will Always Love You in Whitney's style because it's overdone really and I feel like you have to nail it or it'll be really awful.
    Also, I think the deeply personal songs should be off limits as covers unless it's something you have experienced. That way you can identify with the emotion accurately.
    Ok that's all. 😊

  • @letsbefreaks98
    @letsbefreaks98 10 месяцев назад

    Oh god that Demi I Will Always Love You cover is atrocious lol

  • @bclislife
    @bclislife Год назад +4

    I’m an insane lamb and have all of Mariah’s songs ranked from best to worst and they’re color coded to the era they hail from. Petals is my #2, and similarly Outside is my #1. You won’t catch me covering either one of those ever. Ever. They’re just too special to her story.