Better than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version (2015)

Original title

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

Directed by

David Vincent

Genre

documentary, music

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines well-known cover versions of popular songs. Musicians and producers share their thoughts on notable reinterpretations like Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah as performed by John Cale.

informativeupbeatcelebratoryinsightfulmusic-focusedlivelyappreciativescholarly

What happens

Better than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version je britský dokumentární film natočený televizní stanicí BBC. Film se zabývá slavnými coververzemi různých písní, mezi něž patří například „Hallelujah“ od Leonarda Cohena (v podání Johna Calea) nebo (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction od skupiny The Rolling Stones (v podání skupiny Devo). Do dokumentu přispěli například John Cale, Marc Almond, Rick Rubin a Faith Evans. Svými postřehy sem přispěla také zpěvačka Nerina Pallot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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