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The new song on The Life of a Showgirl credits the late George Michael as a songwriter – and borrows some lyrics. But it still hold its own as an original track.
Ben Platt’s viral cover of Addison Rae’s Diet Pepsi highlights the enduring power of musical covers to reinvent songs and bridge genres.
Our academic experts share their favourite cover songs, from Siouxsie and the Banshees to Suede.
Jenny Grigg is the talented book designer behind The Luminaries and Gerald Murnane’s last book. We asked her to explain how covers communicate – and how they can fall short.
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Senior Lecturer, Design and Social Context, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor in Irish Traditional Music, University of Limerick
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Lecturer in music, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
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Associate Professor and Chair of Music, Vassar College
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Visiting music lecturer, University of Winchester
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Senior Teaching Fellow, Music Management, University of Southampton
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Course Director, MA in Songwriting, University of Limerick
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Assistant Lecturer, North Carolina State University