Ghost of a flea

It occurs to me now that Jane Siberry basically ripped off her whole schtick from Kate Bush.

The first verse gave me high hopes, but I punched the || before she'd finished the first rep of the chorus.

I'm not, in general, much of a fan of covers. Artists attempting to cover a performance, but who cannot either preserve the phrasing of the original or devise new phrasing that flows are particularly egregious.

Perhaps it's just that I own the "blue cover" overseas edition of EJ's original album, purchased in Hong Kong in 1972.

Regards,
Ric

Clearly one of those de gustibus situations. I love covers, in some ways the egregious the better. For example, if Chic had a disco cover of Rocket Man I would be all over it.

I have been reading about Japanese "theatre" and I gather their aesthetics - across the arts generally - prioritize repetition and recognition as inherently satisfying. Perhaps I have something like that going on.

Beyond these fundamental issues is the yet more fundamental fact of my Kate Bush worship. I admire Elton John but don't have the same connection to his original as I would to Kate Bush, say, reading the telephone book.