When "cover" in English is used as a noun, it can be translated as "cover, shelter, cover". In the song, "cover" means "self-cover". The person's name behind "cover" is the original singer of the song, or the cover model.
The earliest covers in music were just repeated singing of songs without any changes in arrangement or lyrics. However, in recent years, many singers are willing to break through themselves in covers, adapting songs in a more personal style based on the original version. Some cover singers will keep part of the track, cut out some of the playing or singing, and cover it with their own playing or singing.
In the covers, there are also some new works that are in no way inferior to the original songs. For example, Wang Jiaer's version of "Damn Tenderness" quoted the chorus melody of Ma Tianyu's version, used a new arrangement, and added new rap lyrics to interpret a completely different emotion from the original version. Nowadays, many singers’ covers on NetEase Cloud are Wang Jiaer’s versions.
Take a look at popular songs with extremely high coverage rates:
1. "I Will Not Ferry Her": A song sung by a lonely poet. The chorus and monologue of the song are particularly touching. It has been covered by singers such as Meng Ying, Wang Jiu, Li Sanci, and Chen Haonan.
2. "Desert Camel": sung by Zhanzhan and Luo Luo, it is an Internet divine song made famous by Douyin. It has been used by Mio En, Zhao Daxiong, Kurosakiko, Xi Xixi, etc. People have sung it.
3. "The Devil from Heaven" is an old song published by Deng Ziqi. After becoming popular through Douyin in 2019, it has been popularized by Alex Xiao, Kurosaki, Wei Ziao, Wang Ruoyi, etc. People have sung it.
4. The song "Little White Rabbit" was originally sung by Ye Luoluo. Because the lyrics and melody are catchy and popular, it has been sung many times in a short period of time. Jiang Xiaobai, Zhu Bowen, Jiangjun, Qingcheng, Xuanxuan, and Qu Huayuan have all covered this song.