Comments on: The Cover Up – Part 3 http://etherdust.com/entries/682.html Known by many, loved by few. Thu, 13 May 2010 04:14:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brad Blackman http://etherdust.com/entries/682.html/comment-page-1#comment-349 Brad Blackman Thu, 13 May 2010 04:14:09 +0000 http://etherdust.com/?p=682#comment-349 <p>What about a song like "Man of Constant Sorrow" (or any of the other names that tune has)? Would that be considered a standard or a cover? The Soggy Bottom Boys (Union Station) did it about 10 years ago for <em>O Brother Where Art Thou</em> in two variations (one longer and with a bridge) with several instrumental arrangements throughout the film. I'd almost say that a song like that could be considered a standard, due to its age and longevity. Didn't it start out as a hymn? Come to think of it, didn't Peter Paul and Mary sing it? I seem to recall my dad playing that on a PP&M cassette tape in the 80s...</p> <p>Great series, by the way!</p> What about a song like “Man of Constant Sorrow” (or any of the other names that tune has)? Would that be considered a standard or a cover? The Soggy Bottom Boys (Union Station) did it about 10 years ago for O Brother Where Art Thou in two variations (one longer and with a bridge) with several instrumental arrangements throughout the film. I’d almost say that a song like that could be considered a standard, due to its age and longevity. Didn’t it start out as a hymn? Come to think of it, didn’t Peter Paul and Mary sing it? I seem to recall my dad playing that on a PP&M cassette tape in the 80s…

Great series, by the way!

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