# Songs you didn't realize were covers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-didnt-realize-were-covers/927496>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [December 7, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-didnt-realize-were-covers/927496 "2020-12-07T18:28:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-didnt-realize-were-covers/927496/197 "2026-01-07T13:35:28Z")

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> [@How to insert a link to Youtube video, with preview image shown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-insert-a-link-to-youtube-video-with-preview-image-shown/1002471):
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> I want to make a humorous comment, and make it easy for readers to understand the reference by linking to a youtube video. But most people won’t want to actually watch the video, and I don’t want to waste people’s time. To make my point, all I want to show in my post is the opening image of the video , the same image that appears on youtube before you click to watch the video. In the past, I remember that when I posted a link to a video, the image appears in my post. But this time, Discourse …

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