What does it mean when someone refers to a singer "covering" a song?

Answer 1

it means they take another aritist's song and redoes it. sometimes good... but most of the time very very bad.

Answer 2

A cover is when someone else does the song. Here some examples:

Akon- Mr. Lonely, 1st done by Bobby Vinton
Beatles- Please Mr. Postman, Marvelettes.
Run MC- Walk This Way
Soft Cell- Where Did Our Love Go?, Supremes
Marylin Manson- Sweet Dreams, Eurythmics
Green Day, & U2 -The Staints Are Coming, the Skids...

There are many, but some are really bad. Others bring the song back into the spotlight for a second round.

Answer 3

Ok so lets have an example. Jimi Hendrix records his hit song "Fire" in 1972. Later on, in 1989, the Chili Peppers recorded their own version of the song. So basically, a "cover" is when someone takes a song that was first recorded by someone else, then does their own rendition of it. Even one-time live performances of the older song are covers.

Answer 4

It's when a singer records/sings a song by another band/artist.

Think of knockin' on heavens' door by Bob Dylan....Guns n' Roses (and others) covered that song.

Answer 5

It means they're singing a song that is not their own. They're "covering" a song by another band/artist.

Answer 6

if I sing a Beatles song than i am doing a cover because the song is not my own, it has already been done

Answer 7

It usually means that the song was previously recorded by someone else.

Answer 8

Covers are music that has been produced and sung by other people.Example: Metallica did Whiskey in the jar when originally it was produced and sung by Thin Lizzy which was probably produced and sung by some drunk Irishman.

Answer 9

all of the above