Covering Music and Rock n Roll

There are many different topics discussed in the blog posts that I would like to address, but the main one being the idea of covering different artists. I was not in class on Monday to hear the discussion, but through lectures as well as my own knowledge I can say that I am torn between bands that cover other music artists. Original songs from an artist have meaning (usually) which will always make it "special". However, when an artist covers the song, though they have not written the lyrics, they can make it their own. A wonderful song interpreted in a way that one wouldn't have thought of, makes listening to it a completely different experience. What makes covering bad is when the artist that is covering as ill-intentions. The Beach Boys for example, though they were not necessarily out to get Chuck Berry, copied the rifts for their own profit. I hate that, there is no going around it. I am glad there are laws now to avoid those situations but we still see it all the time. I am always listening to music on the radio trying to hear if a song sounds like it came from somewhere else. Songs are always coming from other songs, especially now, where a lot of Rap artists or pop artists are taking songs and adding a modern twist, like the Black Eyed Peas or even Vanilla Ice (which of course is not modern but was very controversial). I wish artists would try to be original now, but music is becoming increasingly generic and it is so sad.