From the creator of the popular website covermesongs.com comes the perfect book for music fans: the inside stories behind 20 iconic cover songs and the artists who turned them into classics.
A great cover only makes a song stronger. Jimi Hendrixesquo;s version of Bob Dylanusquo;s ddquo;All Along the Watchtower..dquo; The Beatles rocking out with edquo;Twist and Shout.adquo; Aretha Franklin demanding edquo;Respect.cdquo; Without covers, the world would have lost many unforgettable performances. This is the first book to explore the most iconic covers ever, from Elvisesquo;s .dquo;Hound Dogldquo; and Joe Cocker's cdquo;With a Little Help from My Friendsedquo; to the Talking Headslsquo; dquo;Take Me to the Riversdquo; and Adeleusquo;s dquo;Make You Feel My Love.odquo; Written by the founder of the website covermesongs.com, each of the 19 chapters investigates the origins of a classic coveredash;and uses it as a framework to tell the larger story of how cover songs have evolved over the decades. Cover Me is packed with insight, photography, and music history.
