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[jfb]

Listening to Gemma Hayes on 101 heading north away from San Francisco on my way to dinner, it occurred to me that I should start learning cover songs again. I forcibly broke the habit this spring, trying to channel my new-material energies into writing more songs of my own. But, you know what? I like playing other people's songs. I like other people's songs. And I like introducing audiences to songwriters they mostly haven't heard of.

Listening to Gemma Hayes on 101 heading south toward San Francisco on my way home, it occurred to me that all my songs suck. The fact itself pretty much occupied my mind for the rest of the drive, but it did eventually occur to me that this was another good reason to learn more covers.

Anyway, it was nice to read some positive LiveJournal comments when I got home.

Comments

busted.

[rutemple.livejournal.com]

nope.

sorry.

your songs categorically do not suck.

so there.

covers are still fine and dandy.

[michaelpop.livejournal.com]

the first thing that popped into my head just now was that you should cover big stars' "thirteen". why? i don't know. perhaps because you bear a slight vocal resemblance to alex chilton?

[jfb.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll be honest: Big Star is one of those bands whose albums I've never bought, although I've heard they're great, because when I listened to the CDs I found in my local used CD store, I just didn't like his voice. Ahem.

But I just downloaded an illegal copy of "Thirteen" and his voice sounds better than I remembered, so I guess that's okay. Nice song, but I probably won't cover it--I've got so many songs in the queue that mean a lot to me already.

[michaelpop.livejournal.com]

hey, and that's ok. just throwin' it out there. :)

oh, and by the way: i found that nadine record on secondspin.com for $6, used (plus $1 shipping). should be arriving at my door any day now.