APPRECIATING COVERS

A recording or performance of a song is cover if there an earlier, canonical the song. It can seem intuitive to think that properly appreciating requires considering it in relation original, at least doing so will yield deeper appreciation. This intuition supported by some philosophical accounts covers. And complicated possibility hearing in, whereby one hears elements original version cover. We argue nevertheless be just as legitimate consider on its own earlier covering. In cases, these two modes appreciation offer distinct rewards. other mode substantially more rewarding than other. The details matter, especially cases like covers covers, but neither privileged principle.