Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

Overview

Through ten carefully chosen cover versions that whisk us from the British Invasion to a noughties X Factor final, this film journeys over five decades to track how artists as varied as The Moody Blues, Soft Cell, Puff Daddy and Alexandra Burke have scored number 1s with their retake on someone else's song. Each of the ten classic cover versions has its own particular tale, tied not only into its musical and cultural context but also the personal testimony of the artists, producers and songwriters whose lives were changed in the process.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 6, 2015

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC Music

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt5181560