Play it Again: Cover Songs in Popular Music - 9781138250031

Taylor & Francis

Play it Again: Cover Songs in Popular MusicAuthor(s): George Plasketes\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138250031, 978-1138250031\nSynopsis\nCoveringthe musical practice of one artist recording or performing another composer's songhas always been an attribute of popular music. In 2009, the internet database Second Hand Songs estimated that there are 40,000 songs with at least one cover version. Some of the more common variations of this \""appropriationist\"" method of musical quotation include traditional forms such as patriotic anthems, religious hymns such as Amazing Grace, Muzak's instrumental interpretations, Christmas classics, and children's songs. Novelty and comedy collections from parodists such as Weird Al Yankovic also align in the cover category, as does the \""larcenous art\"" of sampling, and technological variations in dance remixes and mash-ups. Film and television soundtracks and advertisers increa.