Some people think cover songs are for people who don’t like music; I happen to see them as heart-warming love letters from adoring fans, and at their greatest, revealing other aspects the song didn’t even know it had.
Stephen Elliott recently mentioned the rise of the middle-class artist in a Rumpus daily email: “What I think we’re seeing is that culture is becoming more diverse. There will be less and less mega-stars. It’s the rise of the middle class artist…,” and the plethora of teenage kids singing in front of their webcams speaks to that statement.
I mean if you love Fleet Foxes, how could you resist these girls? Also, Paul McCartney you have nothing on this kid.
We could sit around all day sending out links to YouTube covers, but it brings up the whole other issue of licensing. Warner Brothers continues to not only pull its own music down from YouTube, but cover songs as well. Is that right? This teenage girl talks back.
