Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

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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Turntables

Ohio Walnuts

Ohio Walnuts

2023

Everybody in the Place: An Incomplete History of Britain 1984-1992

Everybody in the Place: An Incomplete History of Britain 1984-1992

2018

Amy Winehouse: The Day She Came to Dingle

Amy Winehouse: The Day She Came to Dingle

2012

Session Man

Session Man

1991

Yo Creo En El Ruido

Yo Creo En El Ruido

2022

mm 49: Vivian Fine Marathon!

mm 49: Vivian Fine Marathon!

2014

Ladies, All The Ladies

Ladies, All The Ladies

2009

Supersonic

Supersonic

2016

The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM

The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM

2022

Keyla's Letter

Keyla's Letter

2022

Salad Days

Salad Days

2019

The Adventures of the Son of Exploding Sausage

The Adventures of the Son of Exploding Sausage

1969

No Distance (Between You and Me)

2018

Electric Callboy: Tekkno - Live in Europe

Electric Callboy: Tekkno - Live in Europe

2024

Jennifer Lopez | Tidal X Brooklyn

Jennifer Lopez | Tidal X Brooklyn

2017

Endless

Endless

2016

24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People

2002

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004

2004

Listen

Listen

2009