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Cover Versions Of Songs ?
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I've heard some awful versions at times, that I think are no way paying a tribute to the original and are in my opinion, just a pip off of the original.
It's a shame, I think that the cover often replaces the original when played on the radio and sometimes even some of the lyrics have been changed. Are they allowed to do that to someone else's song ?
Do the originators receive two lots of royalties ? and do they have to approve of the cover, assuming they are still living, or maybe the record company that own the rights ?
It's a shame, I think that the cover often replaces the original when played on the radio and sometimes even some of the lyrics have been changed. Are they allowed to do that to someone else's song ?
Do the originators receive two lots of royalties ? and do they have to approve of the cover, assuming they are still living, or maybe the record company that own the rights ?
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I think it has to be approved and the original still gets a % of royalties. Like in adverts, they can't use music without permission.
I remember an interview with Moby and he said he'd sold his soul to adverts as it's a guaranteed income....
The best cover, imo, is Nirvana.....the man who sold the world.....
I remember an interview with Moby and he said he'd sold his soul to adverts as it's a guaranteed income....
The best cover, imo, is Nirvana.....the man who sold the world.....
As with everything in music - opinions of cover versions are as subjective as they are various.
They range from the sublime - Joe Cocker's With A Little Help From My Friends, to the awesomly horrible - anything by Westlife or Boyzone.
The song writers obtain a varying amount of royalties depending on the small print in their publishing contracts - none-writers of songs in bands receive performance rights only for songs, so nothing from covers.
Approval once again depends on rights ownership.
A good example was Neil Aspinall who oversaw the use of all The Beatles' music for which they owned copyright. He would not sanction the use of Beatles music in any adverts, or allow their inclusion in any compilations.
Since his death in 2008, use of Beatles music in adverts hs commenced, and increases year on year - his successors obviously do not share his sense of purity.
Similar minefields are encountered with the noble art of sampling - a most famous example being The Verve, who sampled a section of the orchestral recording of The Stones' You Can't Always Get What You Want without permission.
Mick and Keef might have let it go, but since the rights were owned by the notoriously litigious Alan Klein, he sued them, and they receive no royalties at all for their biggest hit.
They range from the sublime - Joe Cocker's With A Little Help From My Friends, to the awesomly horrible - anything by Westlife or Boyzone.
The song writers obtain a varying amount of royalties depending on the small print in their publishing contracts - none-writers of songs in bands receive performance rights only for songs, so nothing from covers.
Approval once again depends on rights ownership.
A good example was Neil Aspinall who oversaw the use of all The Beatles' music for which they owned copyright. He would not sanction the use of Beatles music in any adverts, or allow their inclusion in any compilations.
Since his death in 2008, use of Beatles music in adverts hs commenced, and increases year on year - his successors obviously do not share his sense of purity.
Similar minefields are encountered with the noble art of sampling - a most famous example being The Verve, who sampled a section of the orchestral recording of The Stones' You Can't Always Get What You Want without permission.
Mick and Keef might have let it go, but since the rights were owned by the notoriously litigious Alan Klein, he sued them, and they receive no royalties at all for their biggest hit.
hc4361 - "I never liked Coolio's reworking of Stevie Wonder's Pastime Paradise."
Coincidence - it was playing on the radio in the sandwich shop while my lunch was being made today.
I entirely agree - taking a proven successful song and mumbling some nonsense in a 'tough' voice over the top does not make you a musician.
Coincidence - it was playing on the radio in the sandwich shop while my lunch was being made today.
I entirely agree - taking a proven successful song and mumbling some nonsense in a 'tough' voice over the top does not make you a musician.
Bathsheba - "I agree with paddywak + hc, + although I'm aware this isn't strictly answering the OP, I believe no discussion about cover versions can be complete without a reference to the hatchet job that was W. Houston's version of Dolly P's beautiful I Will Always Love You"
Indeed - or the heart-rending Linda Ronstadt version.
Whitless Useless's version was all foghorn and no soul, and why did she feel the need to sing the praises of an internet search engine?
"I will always love Yahoo ..." what's that all about!!
Indeed - or the heart-rending Linda Ronstadt version.
Whitless Useless's version was all foghorn and no soul, and why did she feel the need to sing the praises of an internet search engine?
"I will always love Yahoo ..." what's that all about!!
seriously though, I hope this link helps.....
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