using your criterion, i find that rickie lee jones' versions of something cool and lush life are, in my never humble opinion, the definitive versions. by the way, bruce's idea is my way of approaching a cover. wallyK
-----Mensaje original----- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]En nombre de Bruce Kimerer Enviado el: Lunes, 10 de Febrero de 2003 02:06 a.m. Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: definitive covers My thought on this was not covers that we think are 'better' than the originals or became bigger hits but, rather, new approaches to the songs, in tempo, instrumentation, or attitude, that substantially reconceptualized the tunes to such an extent that the new versions pretty much became the definitive treatments.