[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> <<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.
The greater portion of her wealth would have come from those songs being
played on the radio, on television, in movies etc. Mechanical royalties
from record sales are a pittance compared to that.
Both Sides Now has had 4 million performances.
Big Yellow Taxi has had 1 million performances.
Help Me has had 1 million performances.
Woodstock has had 1 million performances.
Together these total the same amount as the most performed BMI song ever
- "You've Lost That Loving Feeling".
Holland/Dozier/Holland, Paul Simon, Elton John and the Eagles are
probably the only other BMI writers besides the Beatles who surpass her
in broadcast performances.
Dylan is an ASCAP writer and they don't have the same info available
from what I can tell.
Brenda
