Quoting
When we thinking about the work "quoting" we normally thank about the English use of quotation marks to indicate something someone has said. The term quoting also has a use in music. When a piece, takes a part of another piece either as a tribute or just to use, we call this quoting. Quoting more than 20% of a work is considered illegal and the person/group doing the quoting must get permission from the original artist BEFORE they quote the music provided the music is not in public domain and/or more than 75 years old. Listen to the following examples and see if you can tell what the quote is and then see if the quote is just a small part of the piece or something much more.
"Under Pressure" by Queen
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"Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice
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"Uma Thurman" Fall Out Boy
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"The Munsters" Opening
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Smurfs Opening
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Liszt Piano Concerto
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Covers
A Music Cover or Cover is a new performance (either live or recorded) of a previously performed/recorded piece. This term normally applies to popular music since one wouldn't call two different performances of the Bach Violin Concerto a cover. It also implies that something was done differently from the original to make the cover good enough to stand on its own.
Smooth Criminal by M. Jackson
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Smooth Criminal by AAF
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Hurt by Nine Inch Nails
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Hurt by Johnny Cash
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Robert Hazard
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