Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
2015 | 60m | English
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| Director: | David Vincent |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 06, 2015 |
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| Director: | David Vincent |
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| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
| Keywords | cover version, music |
| Production Companies | BBC Music |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Meera Syal | Narrator |
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| Richard Wilkinson | Editor |
| David Vincent | Director |
| Celina Parker | Development Producer |
| Fred Fabre | Camera Operator |
| James Johnson | Colorist, Online Editor |
| Stephania Minici | Production Executive |
| Jo Sinkins | Production Manager |
| Jan Younghusband | Commissioning Editor |
| Graham Kirkman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mei Ye Li | Production Coordinator |
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| Mark Cooper | Executive Producer |
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