On 24 May 2005 06:49:39 -0700, "Maggie" <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:
lokey said:Quoted message said:--
'Oh lord!
Won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
My friends all drive Porsches
I must make amends.' - janis joplin rendition
Close with this one...THIS SONG BELONGS TO JANIS.....and no one can
dispute it.
I can dispute it. Kris Kristofferson/Fred Foster wrote it. Yes, the
song will always be associated with Janis, but it isn't the only
version of that song. When I think of "Me and Bobby McGee", I often
think of a version I have heard with Bob Weir doing the vocals.
It's funny, Bobby McGee is considered Janis' signature song, but I
more strongly associate her with "Piece of My Heart".
Quoted message said:We hear it and think of her. While riding our bicycles. Staying OT
here. ;-)
You are missing the point, you are not posting an audio clip of the
song. You are posting the lyrics. So the attribution should go to the
writer, or as Lokey suggested, making a reference to the version.
And in your case, if you are altering the lyrics, it would be fair to
make a note of that.
Like I said, no big deal, in the overall scheme of things, but I love
music and respect a lot of the artists who write/perform it. If this
was a music newsgroup, the various inaccuracies wouldn't be tolerated,
and I don't think they should be here either.
Quoted message said:
Bobby McGee......
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose,
Nothing don't mean nothing honey if it ain't free, now now.
And feeling good was easy, lord, when he sang the blues,
You know feeling good was good enough for me,
Good enough for me and my bobby mcgee.
Maggie.
Life is Good!
Jeff