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ful online universe last summer, I recall
one of the first postings I read said something about an elevator music
version of Happy Jack.  I also recall a muzak tape that had Overture on it,
but I'm pretty sure it was actually The Who's version faded just before the
"Captain Walker didn't come home..." lyrics.

This raises a few questions:

1.  Do the compilers of muzak tapes pay royalties for using originals OR
cover versions played by wimpy orchestras?

2.  Assuming that the answer to #1 is "yes," would MCA/Polydor have records
of when they've been asked for permission to include a Who song on a muzak
tape?  I'm thinking of this in the context of the master lists (both online
and Hanel's) of Who Covers.  If it's appropriate to list a player piano roll
(Al Tinney's version of Overture, in Hanel's list), then muzak versions
should be noted as well, if somebody can confirm them and track down details
(e.g., does the muzak band actually have a name, when was the recording made,
does the tape the song appears on actually have a name).

One reason I'm interested in covers of Who songs is that every once in awhile
they're actually good and I get to enjoy a different artist's interpretation.
 In the case of many other covers, however, I often find them so amusing
(which is why I'm currently hunting for a clean copy of the University of
Wisconsin Marching Band doing "Pinball Wizard").  Hysterical is certainly how
I'd describe cover versions that I've recently acquired by Liberace, Buddy
Rich, Henry Mancini, and LaBelle.  I would expect muzak versions to fall into
this category, meaning that I'd love to have recordings of them!

Rich B.

NP:  "5.15" live, by Thunder off their new Japanese CD, Live Circuit