Dear SUSAN (and ALL): I wasn't suggesting that folks couldn't/shouldn't cover ANY of La Joni's songs -- the more the merrier, as far as I'm concerned.
What I was trying to get at was this: that a true "standard" tends to be less personal, more universal -- like MY FUNNY VALENTINE, say, or STORMY WEATHER; BOTH SIDES NOW, BIG YELLOW TAXI and CIRCLE GAME; or, God forbid, FEELINGS and YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE. There's a kind of easy-to-grasp simplicity to them. That's what I perceive a standard to be, in the strictest sense. But then, what do I know? ;-) MICHAEL P.S. I've always wondered why JERICHO hasn't been covered (to my knowledge). I think it so beautifully captures a modern, universal sentiment.
