Radio Guy-I wasn't saying you were pedantic, I was pointing out that my point was pedantic, and that point was that recording artists had been "covering" songs that others had made popular since the beginnings of the recording industry. I didn't even say it was a bad thing.

More whatever you want to call it-it's probably been discussed on Mudcat before, but the practice of "covering" popular songs came about because the early phonographs were not cross compatible and each manufacturer would have their artists record songs and sell them to the owners their machines.


It wasn't uncommon for recording artists contracted to one label to "cover" their hit for another label under an assumed name.