[lbo-talk] after SY retrocity...

[wrobert at uci.edu]

I suspect it's the Dylan factor.  There were definitely some standards for
garage band in the 60's.  There are an obscene amount of covers of Hey,
Joe for instance (which is a really terrible song), Them's Gloria, and
probably quite a few Dylan songs.  In addition, Cohen's Hallelujah comes
to mind.... robert wood

P.S. Elvis Costello has done a lot of good covers in his career...


> So, here's the question:  Why are there no Rock and Roll standards like
> there are in Jazz, Blues and Folk?
> Where did the idea that such things were "covers" - and therefore lesser -
> rather than "standards" - and therefore nods to greatness?
> Me, personally, I LOVE a good cover - Mark Lanegan's version of The
> Leaving
> Trains' "Creeping Coastline of Lights" comes to mind - but hate most cover
> bands (and most cover records, even Giant Sand's Cover Magazine [and they
> are my favorite band]).
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