Bruce Kimerer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >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.
Though it remains to be seen if any of these covers become definitive, and they probably won't, but Joan Osborne's excellent "How Sweet It Is" sure fits the bill for re-conceptualized approaches. Some of the songs have been essentially recomposed, with new chords, new melody, new tempo, new feel. Joan and producer/musician John Levanthal (Shawn Colvin, et al.) have spun some real magic here. I love it. -Fred
