cover (a song); sing a cover version
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to cover (a song); to perform a cover version
Refers to performing a song that was originally recorded by another artist. The performance may follow the original arrangement or be adapted, but the song itself is not original.
Fān翻
chàng唱
wài外
guó国
mín民
gē歌
。
To cover foreign folk songs.
Tā他
fān翻
chàng唱
le了
yī一
shǒu首
bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
de的
lǎo老
gē歌
，
zài在
wǎng网
shàng上
hěn很
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
。
He covered an old song from the eighties and it became very popular online.
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Zhè这
wèi位
gē歌
shǒu手
shàn擅
cháng长
fān翻
chàng唱
jīng经
diǎn典
yáo摇
gǔn滚
gē歌
qǔ曲
。
This singer is good at covering classic rock songs.
Fān翻
chàng唱
xū需
yào要
huò获
dé得
yuán原
chàng唱
zuò作
zhě者
de的
shòu授
quán权
。
Covering a song requires authorization from the original copyright holder.
noun
cover version; cover (song)
Refers to the recorded or performed version of a song that is not the original. Commonly used in the music industry and by fans.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
shǒu首
jīng经
diǎn典
de的
fān翻
chàng唱
，
bǐ比
yuán原
chàng唱
hái还
yǒu有
míng名
。
This is a classic cover version, even more famous than the original.
Tā她
zài在
wǎng网
shàng上
fā发
bù布
de的
fān翻
chàng唱
huò获
dé得
le了
hěn很
duō多
diǎn点
jī击
。
The cover she posted online received a lot of clicks.
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Zhè这
zhāng张
zhuān专
jí辑
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
bàn半
shì是
fān翻
chàng唱
。
Half of the songs on this album are covers.