<<I have to wonder if Joni ever hears these covers and feels violated. >>
Oh, she's crying all the way to the bank! ;~)
Given that her entire catalog hasn't outsold Tapestry, I would bet that a lot of
Joni's wealth has been from the combined sales of all of those covers. Although
probably NOT from that Brother Love Canal version...
She discusses going for the "little royalty pennies" early on in her career, and she
may have not had a lot of bonafide hits herself, but lordy she has been well-covered,
probably only topped by The Beatles & Dylan I would guess in terms of the number of
her songs that have been recorded by others.
But to get back to what you were saying, she does introduce BSN on her 1983 tour by
referring to it as "the child with the most mileage" and that she didn't always
approve of the company it kept! ;~)
Bob
NP: The Smithereens, "Indigo Blues"
