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{{subpages}}Today, a '''cover version''' is a recording of a song | {{subpages}}Today, a '''cover version''' is a recording of a song that is not the original. But in the early days of recording, especially in Britain, it had a different meaning. | ||
Britsh [[A and R]] men, seeking music for their protegés to perform, would keep tabs on Tin Pan Alley, and scan the American charts, for songs (including instrumentals, though in those days 'songs' meant strictly vocal). | Britsh [[A and R]] men, seeking music for their protegés to perform, would keep tabs on Tin Pan Alley, and scan the American charts, for songs (including instrumentals, though in those days 'songs' meant strictly vocal). | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 5 March 2008
Today, a cover version is a recording of a song that is not the original. But in the early days of recording, especially in Britain, it had a different meaning.
Britsh A and R men, seeking music for their protegés to perform, would keep tabs on Tin Pan Alley, and scan the American charts, for songs (including instrumentals, though in those days 'songs' meant strictly vocal).