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Most Creative Cover Version
Trophy and $250 prize

Criteria for Most Creative Cover Version

Can be a drastic change of tempo, change of genre, change of lyrics, (possibly humorous or a parody), up to you, but to put your own unique stamp on the song rather than a good replica!

A straight cover version does not qualify!
However, a straight cover version submitted as a video can be entered in the Best Music Video category.

The artists have included notes describing how their versions are creatively different from the original songs.
The artists' notes can be seen in a new tab.

LoiseE has two entries in Most Creative Cover Version, both rocked up versions of the originals:

Song C1 'Vampire' by LoiseE.
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View 'Vampire' by LoiseE on Youtube

Play the original by Olivia Rodrigo

Song C2 'Bad Blood' by LoiseE
View artist's notes.

View 'Bad Blood' by LoiseE on Youtube

Play the original by Taylor Swift

Song C3 Rewind2Play: 'Six days in Ibiza':
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Fresh, alternative, lyrics to the 1961 song, 'Six Days on The Road', first recorded by Paul Davis, turned into a hit by Dave Dudley.

Play '6 Days in Ibiza'

Play '6 Days On the Road' by Dave Dudley

Here are a couple of entries from Tide I:

Song C4 Tide I: 'Like a Prayer': View on YouTube

The original song is by Madonna, which can be seen here on YouTube

Tide I has changed the key and arrangement and performed an acoustic version of 'Like a Prayer'

Song C5 Tide I: '99 Red Balloons':

The original is by Nena which can be seen here on YouTube

This is Tide I's revved up acoustic version of 99 Red Balloons which can be seen here on YouTube


The Guthrie Trio have entered a couple of covers which are infused with some reggae.

Song C8 Kav Hudson: 'Benny and The Jets':
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View the original song by Elton John on Spotify

Here is Kav Hudson's version:

Song C9 Kav Hudson: 'Harvest Moon':
View artist's notes.

View the original song by Neil Young on Spotify

Here is Kav Hudson's version:

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