![]() ![]() See also Revival by Commercialization and Misattributed Song. Compare Sampled Up and Eclipsed by the Remix, and contrast with First and Foremost. Somewhat related is Breakaway Pop Hit, where an iconic song (or cover) composed specifically for a film overshadows its film. Parody Displacement is similar, but happens when an entirely revised and rewritten version of a song by a different artist becomes more prominent than the original. With the advent of the Internet, it is possible for covers to overshadow the original version thanks to metrics such as YouTube view counts, or if they come up more often in search results. However, when bands writing all their own songs was a less common practice, covering referred specifically to doing a version of a song in a style similar to that of another artist. Nowadays, "covers" are used to describe any band performing a not-originally-written song. This can become a Fandom-Enraging Misconception for fans of the original artist, and sometimes even for the original artist themselves (as the David Bowie quote above demonstrates). (It doesn't count if the new version is in a different language.) To a certain extent, this is generational - if you hear a song before the cover is even recorded, you're less likely to be confused. The cover becomes the definitive version of the song, while the original fades into obscurity to the point where the cover artist may be incorrectly credited for writing it. We have fought hard for a long time and not just in wars.- David Bowie, on performing " The Man Who Sold the World" note While it may seem like he’s dissing Nirvana in this quote, he was (reportedly) actually quite flattered upon hearing the cover of the song and lamented not being able to ask Kurt Cobain why the band chose to cover it he just disliked people misattributing the song to them.Ī specific form of Older Than They Think, in which the Cover Version of a song becomes so iconic that people forget it was a cover at all. If we start denying the anthem, there are so many people that have died for our country and there are so many people in my family that are still part of, you know, just standing for the country, they are in the services and that kind of thing and just to not say that if you really listen to the lyrics of the beginning, you’ll understand that. And I would hope that they will understand as I do that we have a better way to do this than to be angry and why is he doing this or why ain’t she doing that, you know? For me, it’s just for me about respect. Knight said it comes down to being respectful to the country: Is that a concern for you at all given the controversy surrounding this,” he asked. “You have a much longer history and resume, right? And a legend in this business. Lemon pointed to how a New York Times article wrote how a singer at President Donald Trump’s inauguration lost her career for taking the gig. We used to say prayers in school before school started, and we just don’t have that anymore and I’m just - I’m just hoping that it will be about our country and how we treat each other and being the great country that we are.” We used to sing it in school before school started. I believe in all of those things, and as far as this is concerned, I grew up with the national anthem. Okay? I believe in fairness,” Knight explained. And all I can deal with, all I can deal with right now is what my heart says. “People are going to have their opinions. She explained her decision to perform on Friday during her interview on CNN. With singer Gladys Knight having just performed the national anthem at the Super Bowl, there was contention by some who wished she had not given the controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick. Here's a great summary of the interview from Mediaite: ![]()
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