Performance stories, songwriting context and closer listening across our complete 750-article music collection.
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John Denver and Barry Manilow share an Everly Brothers medley on television. Their distinct voices meet through coordinated phrases and harmony, giving the familiar material a connected…
Louise Dearman, Alice Fearn, Nikki Bentley and Laura Pick share “Defying Gravity” at Musical Con. Four distinctive voices meet around the familiar Wicked melody, giving the song…
Céline Dion shares George Harrison’s “Something” with Joe Walsh. Her vocal melody and his guitar responses give the familiar song a close live partnership, connecting sustained singing…
A Grease dance medley fills Antwerp Central with coordinated movement. Music Hall’s station event brings a large ensemble into the public concourse, connecting familiar musical-theatre songs with…
Meryl Davis and Charlie White skate to David Cook’s version of “Billie Jean.” The slower musical setting gives their lifts, turns and connected movement a clear frame,…
Miles Bonham turns a playful microphone sound from his sister Charlie into part of a “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” cover. Sampling, keyboard parts and a rhythmic arrangement…
Joe Bonamassa brings “Taxman” to the Cavern Club with an arrangement shaped by guitar and band. The familiar Beatles song provides the frame, while extended instrumental passages…
“Mony Mony” gives Cameron Hughes a familiar beat for his Vegas Golden Knights arena routine. His dancing and costume changes connect with the camera and nearby spectators,…
Bob Dylan sings George Harrison’s “Something” in a concert tribute. His distinctive voice brings another character to the familiar melody, with the band supporting a shared live…
Robert Plant joins Andy Taylor and special guests for “Stairway to Heaven.” The Soho Farmhouse charity performance connects the familiar vocal melody with a shared band arrangement,…
40 Fingers perform “Sultans of Swing” with four guitars. Melodic lines, chords and rhythmic support work together in the live arrangement, giving the Dire Straits song a…
Taylor Swift shares “Smelly Cat” with Lisa Kudrow on the 1989 World Tour. Two guitars and a familiar Friends song turn the Los Angeles guest appearance into…