Cover Up! (This Is Not About Conspiracy Theories)

Whether you love or hate them, covers of popular songs are part of the lifeblood of the record industry. It’s a means of  keeping relevant music alive through the generations, updating the sound of classic compositions (which sometimes goes horribly wrong – ever heard Nothing Else Matters covered by Biff Naked? Terrible.) and they serve as a means of introducing older hits to new audiences. It’s also a way for record companies to keep making money off of crap that should’ve met the same fate as bio-hazardous waste from liposuction clinics and spoon-feeding the masses pablum – ‘musical product’ that neither contributes to the cultural makeup nor advances music as an art form.