This debate is taken more seriously by some than others, as Parker McCollum found out when he teasingly referred to ‘Cover Me Up’ as ‘the Morgan Wallen song’.īut as far as we're concerned, with a song as affecting and powerful as Jason Isbell's ‘Cover Me Up’, adding Morgan Wallen's stellar, inimitable vocals into the mix and giving the track a chance to reach swathes of new fans is never going to be a bad thing.įollowing on from the party-starting, alcohol-soaked anthems that Morgan Wallen stormed onto the scene with, ‘Cover Me Up’ gave listeners a chance to see a different side to his artistry. Now that Morgan Wallen has propelled ‘Cover Me Up’ to an entirely new level of popularity, with his take on the track having been certified four-times Platinum, fans repeatedly discuss and debate whose version should be considered the ‘best’. However, after Morgan Wallen was caught on camera using a racial slur, Jason Isbell took to Twitter again to share that he'd be donating all the royalties he receives from the ‘ Thought You Should Know’ songsmith's version of ‘Cover Me Up’ to Nashville's branch of the NAACP. You can still listen to the original if you don’t like the cover! If you love somebody let ‘em walk out to the mailbox in peace.” He then expressed his gratitude to Morgan, “Thanks for singing my song, Morgan. Jason Isbell underlined, “It’s strange to me when a songwriter’s fans get angry when a popular artist covers one of their songs.
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