Expectations for Covers (WAS: Re: What the....)

[Gene Kannenberg <EPK93002@UConnVM.UConn.Edu>]

>From Ian M. Derby:

>> I still think Linda Perry's version kicked ass.  I'm sorry, she really
>> belted it out great.  Oh, well, it's just an opinion.  Pretty strong one,
>> tho.

> Now we know what's wrong with your view of music.  :)  Just an
> opinion, and it's very strong.  She simply butchers it, flat out.

Define "butchers."  I happened to think her *version* was strong, heartfelt,
full of passion, and *not* an attempt to ape Roger.  What exactly is the
point of a cover version which sounds exactly like the original?  I think
we've heard this discussion here before: Did the Who "butcher" Summertime
Blues?  Dancing in the Street?  Under My Thumb?  The Last Time?  Shakin' All
Over?  Eyesight to the Blind?  Batman?  Barbara Ann?  I'm a Man?  Twist &
Shout?

None of these could be construed to be "faithful" renditions of the originals.
I would assume that most folks here aren't offended by them; yet I can betcha
that, at the time of their release, some fans of the originals were put off
by these versions which "butchered" the originals.  I also betcha that these
same listeners, given the passage of time and increased maturity, grew to
appreciate the Who's versions as well as the originals.

--Gene Kannenberg--