Summer music competition: Czech covers of international hits
What do artists such as ABBA, The Beatles, Queen, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan and Edith Piaf have in common with Czechoslovakia? While most of them never performed here, cover versions of their hits became huge hits in Czechoslovakia.
What do artists such as ABBA, The Beatles, Queen, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan and Edith Piaf have in common with Czechoslovakia? While most of them never performed here, cover versions of their hits became huge hits in Czechoslovakia, especially in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In many cases, domestic audiences didn’t even know they were listening to cover versions, not being acquainted with what was going on beyond the Iron Curtain.
In our new three-part mini-series, we bring you some popular Czechoslovak cover versions of world-famous hits. At the end of each episode there will be a competition song. Email us the name of the original song and its performer at [email protected]. The winner of each round will receive a backpack with the Radio Prague International logo.
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Summer music competition: Czech covers of international hits (PART 2: Rock 'n' roll and country)
Czech cover versions of international songs became huge hits in the former communist state. Domestic audiences often didn’t even realise they were listening to covers.
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Summer music competition: Czech covers of international hits (PART 3: chansons)
Join Radio Prague International's music competition by guessing the original of a Czech cover song.
