it's cool man, i'm just barrowing, not stealing.

M.K. Lane - So Apparently covering a song these days is pretty popular. Artists such as Madonna covering American Pie or Britney Spears covering I love Rock'n'Roll can be opinionated into a good or bad thing. I personaly think that it is ok to cover a song live, but i do not think that it is right to put it on a CD, even if credit is givin to the orginal artist. I believe it is their song and they have every right to it and that it should not be used as a filler to create a full length CD. Not to discredit Madonna or any other artist who has covered a song and put it on a CD, I believe they are talented but I do not think that that song belongs on their CD. If you play the song live then it's only a one time thing and giving credit to the orginal composer is needed. I think that playing a song live shows respect to the creater and showing them that they enjoy playing their song and that it is still a hit among the people. But, putting it on a CD can make people think that it was written by artist and not the orginal artists. It can be deceiving. I know for me I was like oh wow that alian ant farm song is cool, ooh yea smooth criminal..thats a good song, then I found out it was a cover by Michael Jackson. And, it just didn't seem as cool to me anymore. Not because it was by Michael Jackson but because i thought that they had written it. But, if i ended up going to an AAF concert and they randomly started to play this song, i bet the crowed would go crazy.

N.D. Rogers- Cover songs... not gonna lie, generally I like them. Not so much a like but at first listen they interest me. I like it when a band does a song completely out of their style for covers the best. As enjoyable as cover songs are, it disappoints me when the cover becomes the bands hit song. That tells me, "as a band we make awful songs, but we can make an enjoyable cover." Cover/Tribute bands are another thing i have a problem respecting. Yes you can play instruments, but you're no better than those guys in Las Vegas who dress up like Elvis. But cover songs do have their secondary benefits, if a popular band covers a lesser know artist work, more people may check out the original. That tends to be a good thing.

Roberta McNershA- About those covers...um...well I generally am just neutral about it. As long as the origional writers are given credit, I think it is ok. I don't have very strong opinions on the topic but, it is totally cool as long as the origional band gets credit. I have covered a few songs myself and it is a good way to find your own sound when you are a musician. It is a great tool.