Think about songs you listen to … Do you know where your song started?

Often, the original artists write, perform and record their song.  It becomes very well known.

Other artists are inspired to create their own version of that song – this is called a cover.  Sometimes the new version sounds very similar … and sometimes it does not.

Click on the 3 links below for the in-class handout and videos of 2 perfomances of LEAN ON ME by Bill Withers

Handout = Lean On Me = It is the same song – but it sounds different

Version #1 = Lean on Me – original = Bill Withers = live performance, 1973

Version #2 = Lean on Me – cover = ArtistsCAN = national broadcast performance, 2020

Band recordings — can be found in your EEi account under RESOURCES.

They are also temporarily listed here.