regina- anyone can do anything they want when it comes to music, except change the lyrics so much that it insults the original artist. they can even substitute a line for another line they write, as long as it's cool with everyone who has the rights to that song (as far as i know).
as far as meanings go, if bradley covers a song that means one thing (whether or not it's obvious), and bradley means the same exact lyrics (unchanged, unaltered) in a completely different way, whose right is it to say that he can't do that? music has an infinite amount of meanings to everyone and anyone. the meaning can't be copyrighted, that's the beauty of music. it is an artform, and art is specifically intended for the viewer or listener to experience it in their own personal way. what right would i have if i told you you couldn't feel a certain way about a song? none. it's the same thing with this. except he actually covered it, recorded it, and a lot more people heard it.
regina- anyone can do anything they want when it comes to music, except change the lyrics so much that it insults the original artist. they can even substitute a line for another line they write, as long as it's cool with everyone who has the rights to that song (as far as i know).
as far as meanings go, if bradley covers a song that means one thing (whether or not it's obvious), and bradley means the same exact lyrics (unchanged, unaltered) in a completely different way, whose right is it to say that he can't do that? music has an infinite amount of meanings to everyone and anyone. the meaning can't be copyrighted, that's the beauty of music. it is an artform, and art is specifically intended for the viewer or listener to experience it in their own personal way. what right would i have if i told you you couldn't feel a certain way about a song? none. it's the same thing with this. except he actually covered it, recorded it, and a lot more people heard it.