noun / verb
cover
A new performance of a song previously performed by another artist.
The band plays a lively cover of a familiar song.
Etymology
Cover in music developed for a recording of a song already recorded by someone else. The term later widened to new performances generally, including live renditions.
More examples
- She covered the ballad on her second album.
- Their cover sounded quite different from the original.
- The concert ended with two unexpected covers.
Forms
cover · covers · covered · covering
Similar words
- remake
- Can apply to films and other works as well as music.
- rendition
- Any performance of a work, not necessarily another artist's song.