Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

2015
6.2| 1h0m| en| More Info
Released: 06 November 2015 Released
Producted By: BBC Music
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06n9q8y
Synopsis

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.

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Meera Syal

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BBC Music

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Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
GamerTab That was an excellent one.
SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes