To destroy an original song by producing a poor quality cover version of it, i.e., "smothering" the original song.
1: That Eric Clapton band did a cover smother of Layla, it made my eardrums bleed.
2: Not another electronica dance cover smother of a Muse song!
2: Not another electronica dance cover smother of a Muse song!
by TeenAuthor June 19, 2008