Cover Versions
Numerous other artists have performed "Isn't She Lovely". A cover version by vocalist David Parton was a UK top ten hit in 1977. Saxophonist Sonny Rollins included a cover of this song on his 1977 album Easy Living. Jazz fusion artist Lee Ritenour also covered the song in his 1977 album, Captain Fingers. Frank Sinatra recorded the song in 1979. In 1995, saxophonist Najee covered the song from his Stevie Wonder tribute album "Songs from the Key of Life." French guitarist Bireli Lagrene performed an instrumental version of the song on his 1999 album "Duet" accompanied by Sylvain Luc. Blues musician Keb' Mo' has also covered the song on his 2001 album Big Wide Grin. Saxophonist David Sanborn covered the song from his 2003 album "Time Again." The song was covered by the punk rock band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their album Take a Break. It was covered by the a cappella group The Idea of North on their album Evidence. Clay Aiken performs a cover on Scrubs at the end of the Season 4, Episode 17 episode My Life in Four Cameras. An instrumental version of the song was played after Michelle Obama's speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Harry Styles of the British-Irish boyband One Direction used this as his audition song on The X Factor UK in 2010.
In 2011, the song was covered on the television series Glee by Artie with Sam, Finn, Puck, and Mike backing him up in the episode "Prom Queen". The song is directed towards Brittany in Home Economics class as an apology and a prom proposal.
In 2011, during a solo concert (One of four named "Super Show 1, 2,3, and now 4") of highly popular South Korean Group, Super Junior, vocalist Cho Kyuhyun sang a cover of this song during the Seoul chapter of this concert that later went to North and South America, Europe, all of Asia, and Australia.
In 2012, soul singer Brian Scartocci sang the song for his daughter during the Blind Auditions for Season 3 of NBC's The Voice.
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