I feel like certain songs are so difficult and tailor made for certain artist's voice, that it's almost impossible to do a cover that'll do it justice.
@@cckmyuxun3689Agreed! You can change the arrangement that suits you while still being respectful to the original. We can always find a perfect balance for everything.
Fergie has given us SO MUCH: the indie-girl-with-a-ukelele national anthem, the cartwheeling while "belting", completely fumbling her verse in Fergalicious while wearing a prom dress and looking geniunely terrified that she just now realised she doesn't know the words... Ya'll can say what you wnat about her, but I'm always excited when I know she'll be performing lol
Trying to diva-fy a song successfully only happens rarely. Divafying a song that has ALREADY been divafied?? Bold. Brave. And most of the times, a mistake.
Everyone says Whitney, Mariah, and Celine when the conversation about covers come, but you have no idea how happy I was when you included vids of Aretha Franklin. Aretha was notorious about how she felt about others performing her music. Patti LaBelle was one of the few that got approval from her, in which she gave just a head nod for it. Her songs are just so peculiar to her singing that she even people like Mariah had to be very careful when performing.
@@theumbrellaroom5394 here we have another ignoramus who in the middle of 2023 does not know that Beyoncé is one of the best vocalists of all time, let me guess, is Adele the best vocalist for you? 🤣
Omg Christina that night 😭 when I watched the performance I was so disappointed and sad 😅 and I felt so bad for her I’m sure she knew she didn’t do well… such a shame cause some years before she sang I Have Nothing beautifully
I feel like it’s hard to say not to cover songs based on an artist’s personal connection because we obviously don’t always know how invested an artist is into a song. But I will say that people should stay away from songs that they can’t emote to the same level as the original artist. Demi is one of the best artists when it comes to putting their heart and soul into every note. Because of this, a lot of covers of “Skyscraper”, “Warrior”, “Sober”, and “Stone Cold” come off as flat. I’ve noticed this a lot too in the mid 2010s when everyone was covering Adele’s music. Sounded impressive but lifeless. Overall, I think a sense of self awareness is necessary. A lot of artists bite off way more than they can chew with covers and it definitely shows in execution. Great vid as always 👑
@@brianmelnick1117 but still that cover wasnt it... He wasnt talking about how good or bad singers were, he was talking about how poor a cover can be, and you like it or not that cover was horrible.
People can sing whatever they want. Singing is fun even when you aren't good at it. Yet I believe famous singers wouldn't want to perform classics in a medicore way and maybe for their own reputation they should be aware of their performance quality.
I think Celine definitely has a few songs that shouldn’t be covered. I think My Heart Will Go On falls into the same category as I Will Always Love You and Emotions… so many covers and yet they all miss the mark. Just leave them alone. And then on the personal note, songs like Vole, Recovering, The Colour of My Love and I Surrender just shouldn’t be sung. They were written for her, for extremely personal and specific reasons, and to cover them is sacrilege… and unfortunately, people like to 🥴
@@AM-dd6dx I think she did entirely too much in the final chorus. It just came across as showboating and trying to oversing- which is a key point he addressed in this video
i feel like no one could ever do the melancholy, almost willowy with a hint of dreamy sound celine does whenever she sing mhwgo. there's a certain magic in her voice that gives that song that iconic factor that no other singer can ever convey
Songs I don’t think should never be covered: 1) One in a million by Aaliyah 2) Dangerously in love by Beyoncé 3) I will always love you by Whitney 4) ANY SONG by Mariah Carey
Everybody wants to be Whitney and Mariah. Lopez covering Streisand was godawful!! Aguilera singing Whitney was horrendous, Kelly did her justice, though.
I think covers can be done but I agree some songs shouldn't be touched. Amy Winehouse songs are hard to sing due to her jazzy delivery. I think the best cover is Daley version of Love is a losing game. There are a few artists that can cover a song and make it their own. Love seeing Aretha in this cause she is the Queen of doing this. Another singer that's good at covers is Donna Summer.
When regine or Filipinos try this songs they usually shouts claiming they are better cause reaches high notes but in reality sounds horrible and forced
I think Lee Mujin Service a series where K-pop artists go to promote their music and show off their skills is a good example of choosing smart covers. The covers are not always spectacular or very dynamic compared to the originals. However, point i'm trying to say is that the artist who appear on LMS more often than not choose songs within their range and style that they can sing comfortably.
I agree that some songs shouldn't be covered for the exact same reason you mentioned, but I don't agree with Skyscraper because Demi hasn't written it so I can get behind it. But someone covering Anyone, also by Demi, which is a song she wrote very close to overdosing and that was her first performance on stage after the it? That is indeed disrespectful imo.
People listen to music that they can identify with, and artists only have fans because people can identify with their art. I don't agree is disrespectful to cover a song the artist wrote, it would be the same as saying no one other the original writer of Skyscraper should sing it.
My saddest moment is that as much as Sohyang performs raise me up, she has never(as far as i know) sang the immortal song’s version. It’s like she doesn’t know that, that version is liked the perfect interpretation of that song, the best version if you may, its like a story. A 7 min masterpiece.
She sang it one more time a week after Immortal songs and she performed a lot of times the Hybrid version she made after immortal songs which is similar to that version
@Giosaround do you have the link? I scoured the internet looking videos of that version and didnt get anything. The hybrid versions are good but nothing beats the original
My song that i feel no one should ever cover is Song For You by Donny Hathaway. I don’t even listen to his daughter Lalah Hathaway sing it and she’s an incredible vocalist 😭 Donny just did something so incredible and personal on that record. Magic that can’t be recreated.
I think songs that end up with the worst covers or shouldn't be covered tend to be deeply personal ones where unless you have gone through a similar situation the emotional connection isn't there. For example there's an awful cover Camilla Cabao done of Someone You Loved (I think it's been referenced on here before) where as well as changing the arrangement she didn't connect emotionally to it. I don't think anyone could touch his song Before You Go for me because of this and it should be a don't cover. I'll always remember hearing it on the radio for the first time while driving and tearing up and hearing his emotions. Similarly there's a song Taylor Swift wrote dedicated to her grandmother that I cry at every time I hear called Marjorie and so to me no one could ever give it the same emotion it needs.
My favorite covers of the Vocal Trinity: Celine- All by myself and Can't help falling in love Whitney- IWALY and The Greatest love of all Mariah- Without you, Do you know where you going to and I still believe.
I think Céline both has songs that should never be covered (I Surrender, etc) and also has done her fair share of covering song so well that people pretty much forget the original exists (The Power of Love, All By Myself, It’s All Coming Back To Me). Her not being mentioned at all in this video is crazy
She was just tired that day. However, she did do a better attempt of “I have nothing” on the voice, which never aired live. She hit all the notes and added riffs and runs.
A relative died that night, right before she went onstage. Whitney's background vocalist praised her in a Facebook post and said something before her performance. She did well but it should've been better cos she's Christina. Still a great performance but she look ridiculous that night with her lip filler.
Indeed. There are certain songs and just artist period that you really shouldn’t try to cover. Micheal Jackson being a prime example, Anita Baker being another. It’s not that a person wouldn’t necessarily do a good job but it’s very hard to sing a particular type of song that either doesn’t fit your voice type or isn’t in your range. All I’m saying is if you’re going to do a cover, make sure it’s coming from the right place and try to always put your own spin on it. 🎼🎤
I'm not sure if some songs from Ari's "Sweetener", "thank u, next" and "positions" can be adequately covered, but mostly because how "layered" the songs were made. I feel like if you don't put as much efforts and dedication in production as Ari and her producers have, you can sing the lyrics, but it just won't hit as the original songs, because the beauty of original songs lays in all those intricate layers of vocals and sounds, and if you just sing the songs stripped of their original beauty, it just wouldn't be... right? In my opinion. Also, I think, some songs by Taylor Swift are WAY too personal for other people to cover them. It just would feel so wrong and abusive to your ears. The best example probably is "All Too Well". This is her story. Her happiness, her pain, her sweat and her tears. Other people should back away and don't contaminate that sacred space.
agree. even live performances by ariana herself don't match how good the recording is. some songs are just made with a specific voice and time and place in mind. and yes. taylor's songs are a mix of the fact that she writes for herself. and i would say she has quite a unique way of singing and telling a story. i gave never heard anyone else's voice melt into her melodies the way hers does. another layer is that taylor does explicitly think about how the song will play live, so she's already beaten everyone to everything about the song before they even think of covering it. i like that you added the idea that some songs are far too personal aswell. it does make it feel strange, almost costumey when someone tries to emote someone else's detailed story. ❤
I feel that whenever I sing along to Marjorie. That song is sooo personal, and I know that she’s chosen to share it with us, but it still feels weird 😭.
I feel that if artists don’t want others to cover their song they can just say it though? Or just not release the song in the first place? I’m sure many people resonate with songs like all too well. Sure, maybe they don’t relate with the specifics of the song like dancing around the kitchen in the refrigerator light, but that feeling of a breakup I’m sure many people relate with. And even if they don’t actually feel those emotions, there’s nothing wrong with them covering these songs anyway. Singing and songwriting is an act, whether u actually feel these emotions at all, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that these emotions come across to the audience as genuine. Taylor is a master at this. She has her handful of songs that she actually experienced, but also, the whole of folklore is fictional, and that’s one of her best albums imo. You don’t need to actually experience something to act it out. Edit: actually I just rmbered that not all of folklore is fictional, e.g. my tears ricochet is about the controversy with her label I think
@@cckmyuxun3689 I feel like it's important what your intentions with a cover are and how you present it. I think, what Ain't No Other Fan talks in his video is when people aim to create their own original pieces, put new nuances and details to songs they cover to make them a new piece of art. So he brings up the point that everyone can try to sing some songs, theoretically, but would that be a morally right thing to do, if you are not skilled enough or if the classics bring memories and evoke moments in history, that no matter how hard you try you can't replicate, so if you try to sing some songs, no matter how hard your try you cannot make the song you cover feel truly "your own" and a new piece of art of the similar caliber as the original, because to most people it would always feel like a shadow of the original masterpiece. I think if people who know the original well listen to your cover and feel that you not only sang the lyrics well enough, but that you also added new nuances, meanings, feelings or maybe even shown how song's storytelling can be interpreted some other way, so if many knowledgeable ppl who listen to you can agree that you made a new, your own piece of art with your song, that is good enough to not be overshadowed by the original, but stand beside it in your listener's minds, then you did make a truly solid cover. I brought up a point that wasn't made in the video that some songs are too personal, and I think that there is no way somebody can sing All Too Well and bring same level of intensity of emotions that Taylor did, and for their cover to be truly compatible with the original and for many people, familiar with the original well enough, your cover to feel like a new artwork of a similar caliber, rather than somebody simply singing a song that they like. However, I do recognize that there are many valid opinions to be had about this topic. So I'm not trying to argue with you here, really, it's more like I'm explaining my point a bit more. I have to say, I did like the opinion that you brought up to the conversation with your reply, I do think that it's valid, too.
Christina Whitney Celine are some of the best and greatest of all time Whitney Houston said Christina is the closest to her so y'all can hate but Christina is the voice of the generation!!!
I feel Beyoncé’s cover of “I’d Rather Go Blind” and “All I Could Do Is Cry” by Etta James is one of the best covers of a song I’ve ever heard. I feel the same about Celine Dion’s original cover of “Can’t Help Falling In Love” by Elvis Persley. Phenomenal covers!
@@osaserewizzyboo13 Just bc you don’t like her rendition of ONE song doesn’t mean it ruins the artists whole reputation. You’re being narrow minded. Listen to any other cover/tribute she’s done…
i think when it comes to songs that should never be covered for demi lovato, it would actually be sober. i feel like skyscrapers lyrics are a bit more universal, but someone singing sober as an official cover would straight up be insulting. covering ghosting by ariana would be pretty insulting too, and potentially one last time given the meaning behind manchester. i also agree with the christina song, im okay. i never heard petals by mariah before, but i think i will check it out rn
Ain’t No Other Man with Xtina shouldn’t been covered, requires way more agility than you can’t think of, I think that is one of the hardest songs from Xtina.
@@LostPassword-su7pc anyone and father i agree with. for the songs that shouldnt be covered, i was thinking more along the lines of how covering the song would be disrespectful, not the difficulty levels of it
Could you, please, give notes or explain what's your opinions on each clips are, next time? You tend to be vague about your opinions on clips and leave us guessing, while many of us may not know the details, necessary to understand your points and intentions with each clip. I often don't understand which of your comments belong to which clip. In this vid, for instance, I didn't understand, if in ur opinion that Korean woman sang well, but soulless, or you think she did a good job all around.
I think its long overdue, for you to change your channel name. The Christina hate is getting tired tbh. Out of all her amazing covers to have to pick the one that is bad
Dreaming Of You by Selena shouldn't be covered by anyone first of all she never had a chance to sing it live second the song is the universal reminder of how sweet her voice was... If you hear that song it should only be Selena's voice and no one else to prevent people by forgetting her
For me, classic songs are timeless songs that had been written with lyrics that transcends time. It's the "soul" of those classic songs' written words and melody that speaks to a lot of people across every generation is the VERY reason why those were considered as timeless masterpieces. In my honest opinion, doing a rendition of a classic song should not be a crime because it is released for the world to enjoy and for others to sing those songs, too. But butchering a classic song by not understanding the "inspiration" that come out of those lyrics and melody is DEFINITELY a crime. Many singers and their respective vocal coach try to reinvent these classic songs and it was a disaster and truly an epic failure. This is due to many reasons like injecting too much runs/riffs here and there and/or changing the melodic arrangement way too much that it becomes unrecognizable. Learn to internalize and live through the writer's conveyed message and create THAT "atmosphere" (or as what Kelly Clarkson said, "MOMENT") in which both YOU and the SONG become as ONE.
We know this definitely is not towards bey specifically none of her covers have ever been extra or abrasive or even ruined I honestly can’t thing of one she’s always stayed on theme of the original song with a little something added to make it here
I don't think there should be any limits, the world is vast and there is surely someone who would resonate with a particular song and blow your mind, until that happens though get used to the sacrilegious covers and always remember the original is still there for you, nothing is ruined.
I think the entire argument of this video is baseless. People can sing anything they want. You’re basing everything you’re saying off of assumptions of how and why artists are motivated to cover a song. 2:10 you know what’s delusional? Not allowing musicians to bring their own artistry into covering a song. If we didn’t allow musicians to do that, music wouldn’t be special in any way.
I could have answered the question to this video before even watching it... Simply don't. 🤷🏿♂️ Don't do it. Just don't. Don't try to attempt the classics, and then you can't ruin them. 👍🏿
Divas who made the covers better than the original versions: Demi Lovato - Hello by Lionel Richie Whitney Houston- I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton Christina Aguilera- Lady Marmalade climax by LaBelle Miley Cyrus- Like a Prayer by Madonna Reba McEntire- The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia by Vicki Lawrence P!nk- Lady Marmalade second verse by Labelle
Covering songs should be fine but there should be more respect to perfect a studio version first in their own style then perform it later. The idea of knowing the lyrics well enough to go up there and scream the song but not having any connection to its meaning needs to stop. The new generation is far removed from Gospel training so they no longer understand the importance of delivering the message and tend to make it more about themselves.
I’m an insane lamb and have all of Mariah’s songs ranked from best to worst and they’re color coded to the era they hail from. Petals is my #2, and similarly Outside is my #1. You won’t catch me covering either one of those ever. Ever. They’re just too special to her story.
Somebody else that succesfully covered songs is Gaga, from multiple genres, from technique to emotion, she understood how to properly tribute the original artists.
Wow! That was the first cover by Miley that I didn't really care for. I wish people would stop trying And I Will Always Love You in Whitney's style because it's overdone really and I feel like you have to nail it or it'll be really awful. Also, I think the deeply personal songs should be off limits as covers unless it's something you have experienced. That way you can identify with the emotion accurately. Ok that's all. 😊
Idk if you watched it, but i think Demi lovato's live show two days ago proved that she is one of the best vocalist of the generation. My jaw dropped! You look like someone who really knows vocals, i would like to read of hear your opinion about it ! Thank you :)
I miss those video's when people use to discuss every note that came out of their mouth! Sadly they're not popular anymore so i won't get any reliable objective infos lol
