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Today, a '''cover version''' is a recording of a song which is not the original. But in the early days of recording, especially in Britain, it had a different meaning. | {{subpages}}Today, a '''cover version''' is a recording of a song which is not the original. But in the early days of recording, especially in Britain, it had a different meaning. | ||
Britsh [[A and R]] men, seeking music for their protegés to perform, would keep tabs on Tin Pan Alley, and scan the American charts, for songs (including instrumentals, though in those days 'songs' meant strictly vocal). | |||
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Today, a cover version is a recording of a song which is not the original. But in the early days of recording, especially in Britain, it had a different meaning.
Britsh A and R men, seeking music for their protegés to perform, would keep tabs on Tin Pan Alley, and scan the American charts, for songs (including instrumentals, though in those days 'songs' meant strictly vocal).