verb phrase · informal
cover a song
UK/ˈkʌvər ə sɒŋ/US/ˈkʌvər ə sɔːŋ/COV·er a SONG
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to perform a song that was originally performed by someone else
Examples
“She covered a song by a famous singer during the show.”
“Many artists cover classic songs to pay tribute.”
“He recorded a cover of the old folk song.”
Band 8 sentence
“The band covered a 1970s classic, giving it a modern indie twist that critics praised.”
Collocations
- record a cover
- perform a cover
- release a cover version
Word family
cover (v) verbcover version (n) nouncovered (adj) adjective
Common mistakes
sing a cover of→cover a song
make a cover→record a cover
Say it for a higher band
5sing someone else's song→6sing a cover→7+cover a song
Synonyms
sing someone else's song
do a cover
Easily confused
remake a song
“She recorded a cover of the 1980s hit.”
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