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カバー曲カヴァー曲
カバーきょく (カバー曲)カヴァーきょく (カヴァー曲)
1. [n]
▶ cover song (remake of another artist's song)



History:
2. A 2023-05-22 06:47:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
For people like me (certain age; only involved in classical music, etc.) a little more is useful.
  Diff:
@@ -20 +20 @@
-<gloss>cover song</gloss>
+<gloss>cover song (remake of another artist's song)</gloss>
1. A* 2023-05-22 06:29:23  Opencooper
  Refs:
* https://www.masterclass.com/articles/cover-song-music-guide
* https://support.easysong.com/hc/en-us/articles/360038911974-What-Is-a-Cover-Song-

カバー曲  115,053 76.7%
カヴァー曲  34,986 23.3%
  Comments:
I think this is a fairly well-established term that we can just gloss it literally than explain it.
  Diff:
@@ -6,0 +7,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>カヴァー曲</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -8,0 +12,5 @@
+<re_restr>カバー曲</re_restr>
+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>カヴァーきょく</reb>
+<re_restr>カヴァー曲</re_restr>
@@ -12 +20 @@
-<gloss>remake of another artist's song (a "cover")</gloss>
+<gloss>cover song</gloss>

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