Cover Versions and Media Usage
Kidz Bop Kids recorded a cover version of "Love Story" for the fifthteenth installment of Kidz Bop, released in 2009. Heather Phares of Allmusic denounced that the song had a melody strong enough to withstand the Kidz Bop treatment and be kid-friendly, although having children singing lead vocals did make the song less friendly to general audiences. American pop band Forever the Sickest Kids covered "Love Story" for the 2009 deluxe edition of the debut studio album Underdog Alma Mater (2008). English singer Joe McElderry, winner of the sixth series the United Kingdom talent competition The X Factor, performed a live cover of "Love Story" on The X Factor Tour in 2010 based on altered lyrics that Gabe Bondoc had introduced as the song being sung from the male (Romeo) perspective. Gordon Smart of The Sun said the performance of "Love Story" on February 15, 2010 in Liverpool, England, at the Echo Arena "went down a storm." "Love Story" was featured in the romantic comedy Letters to Juliet (2010), as well as its official trailer and in the pilot of the television series Hart of Dixie (2011).
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