From karaoke to original cover song
When you sing a cover song find your own way of doing it, no one wants to hear an attempted carbon copy, which usually ends in a failure to get even close to the original artist. Everyone has their own unique approach, their individual way of communicating, styling and phrasing. Find yours, that what we want to hear!
Here are some things you could try make a cover song your own
1. Change the instrumentation
Very often when singing a song to a produced karaoke track the style of the original artist can be hard to get away from. Try singing the song to either a solo piano or acoustic guitar, strip away the production and get to the core of the song.
Very often when singing a song to a produced karaoke track the style of the original artist can be hard to get away from. Try singing the song to either a solo piano or acoustic guitar, strip away the production and get to the core of the song.
2. Pick the right key for you
Don’t be afraid of changing the key of the song to suit your vocal abilities. Sometimes the change of a key does wonders and can really change the mood of the song
Don’t be afraid of changing the key of the song to suit your vocal abilities. Sometimes the change of a key does wonders and can really change the mood of the song
3. Play with the melody and rhythm
Don’t be limited by the melody of the original artist, it may be that you can do things that they couldn’t! Play to your strengths, if you can hit those ever coveted high money notes than make sure you include them. Sometimes using a harmony line rather than always sticking to the tune can create interest and variation. Don’t be afraid to play around with your vocals.
Don’t be limited by the melody of the original artist, it may be that you can do things that they couldn’t! Play to your strengths, if you can hit those ever coveted high money notes than make sure you include them. Sometimes using a harmony line rather than always sticking to the tune can create interest and variation. Don’t be afraid to play around with your vocals.
4. Rearrange the structure
Try starting with a chorus instead of a verse or vice versa. Or play around with speed, and emotional quality of the lyrics. Try writing your own verse or even a slight change to the chorus lyrics, a slight structure change can be interesting.
5 Change the genre
Changing the style is often used.. Artists and bands regularly revamp songs from previous decades or alternative genres and update them. Recently a trend has been to take a modern song and restyle into retro version for example The Postmodern Jukebox. If the song is folk, get into power chords or perhaps speed up the song, or you could turn a pop song in to a cool jazz or swing track. Boyzone had a whole career of revamped country songs!
Changing the style is often used.. Artists and bands regularly revamp songs from previous decades or alternative genres and update them. Recently a trend has been to take a modern song and restyle into retro version for example The Postmodern Jukebox. If the song is folk, get into power chords or perhaps speed up the song, or you could turn a pop song in to a cool jazz or swing track. Boyzone had a whole career of revamped country songs!
6. Pick a song sung by the opposite sex
Choose a song that was originally done by the opposite sex. George Ezra has done a fantastic cover of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” by Cindy Lauper.
Choose a song that was originally done by the opposite sex. George Ezra has done a fantastic cover of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” by Cindy Lauper.
So find a song that you already love, and mess around with keys, timing, dynamics, personality, melody lines, rhythm and genre. Dare to be different!
Examples:
Changing Key and melody structure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg7SY8AyLdA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg7SY8AyLdA
Change genre – pop to Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uE3xa752mI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uE3xa752mI
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