Top Five Quarantine Covers
Famous musicians find catharsis through other artists' songs.
Strange times have upended the lives of friends, families, and neighbors.
Driven indoors by the invisible threat of the coronavirus, we naturally turn to things that elevate the human spirit. For many of us, we turn to music: finding strength in the albums that stuck by our sides through awkward and awful times to the battle cry singles we wielded like swords through the glorious triumphs.
Musicians are no different. And while lesser known artists and weekend dabblers have posted their work via a spectrum of social platforms, a handful of top artists have also recently recorded and shared live music from their homes with the world.
Many of these songs are raw, stripped down versions of their favorite songs from other artists. And while hearing a cover song at a concert isn’t unique, these performances carry an uncommon weight for these uncommon times.
Not only do these treasures help us heal, disconnect, and hope, they provide much needed catharsis for the artists themselves. Without theatrics, high tech lighting, or giant screens, we are briefly invited inside their homes — and their hearts.
