A song question

zongeek · #1 10-30-2005, 03:04 PM

Anyone know what group covered Sublime's "Doin' Time". I think the name of it is "Summer Tyme". But I am not sure and I don't know who covered it or what album it's on.

Also, what songs have Deftones Covered. I have one titled "Limo Driver" on my computer, but I don't think that's the real name and again I don't know what album or whatever it's on. Thanks

BurningSkies · #2 10-30-2005, 03:24 PM

Oh man, talk about no roots.

Summertime is the ORIGINAL track.

It's a George Gershwin tune from the way back. You should check it and him out. He was the one who combined Jazz, Blues and Classical and did a TON to popularize what was 'black' regional music at that time.

Its been covered many times over, but most RnR people know the Janis Joplin/BB&HC version of the song.

buzzbass · #3 10-30-2005, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BurningSkies

Oh man, talk about no roots.

Summertime is the ORIGINAL track.

It's a George Gershwin tune from the way back. You should check it and him out. He was the one who combined Jazz, Blues and Classical and did a TON to popularize what was 'black' regional music at that time.

Its been covered many times over, but most RnR people know the Janis Joplin/BB&HC version of the song.

Gershwin true, it's from Porgie & Bess. These kids today, LOL

Freaky Fender · #4 10-30-2005, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BurningSkies

Oh man, talk about no roots.

Summertime is the ORIGINAL track.

It's a George Gershwin tune from the way back. You should check it and him out. He was the one who combined Jazz, Blues and Classical and did a TON to popularize what was 'black' regional music at that time.

Its been covered many times over, but most RnR people know the Janis Joplin/BB&HC version of the song.

owned.

BurningSkies · #5 10-30-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Freaky Fender

owned.

Wikipedia, the non-nutritional fast-food of information estimates that there are over 2500 covers of this song.

allmusic lists 2150-something instances, but some are repeats.

While your daddy may not be rich, I would think that Gershwin's copyright holders should be, if'n they renewed it at the proper 28 year intervals.

Here's a nowhere close to complete list of artists who have recorded the song:

http://members.lycos.nl/summertimeweb/Artists.html

Freaky Fender · #6 10-30-2005, 05:17 PM

my band covered it.

Another group I played with covered it.

I heard that if it's over 50 years old, then it's in the public domain, so wouldn't it be free?

BurningSkies · #7 10-30-2005, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Freaky Fender

my band covered it.

Another group I played with covered it.

I heard that if it's over 50 years old, then it's in the public domain, so wouldn't it be free?

I work with mostly print copyright materials, but from what I can tell, the original 28 year time period was good for a second renewal. But then, copyright law has been chasing Mickey's tail and the laws have changed. If'n the material was written in or after 1923, and the original renewal has not lapsed, then it's good for much longer than 50 years...it becomes 95 years. You can thank Sonny Bono for the upgrade from 75 years. I believe that materials that were written in 1923 will become public domain in 2018.

Now, on the other hand, if your copyright lapsed before the laws were changed, you're NOT grandfathered in. Good examples of works that were not grandfathered in are Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" (lapsed and not renewed in 1973) and the holiday classic "Its a Wunnerful Life" (1974).

Jason Carota · #8 10-30-2005, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by zongeek

I think the name of it is "Summer Tyme".

The Pharcyde?

zongeek · #9 10-30-2005, 07:39 PM

Yea yea. Rap group. But when I looked at their discorgraphy I couldn't find anything about it? What's up?

Jason Carota · #10 10-30-2005, 07:53 PM

Maybe The Pharcyde is on the Sublime version? I did a quick search on AllMusic, but I couldn't find anything.

zongeek · #11 10-30-2005, 08:13 PM

Don't know. Oh well.

KeithBMI · #12 10-30-2005, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Freaky Fender

owned.

No... it's "pwned"

...n00b

...Just kidding.

jammadave · #13 10-31-2005, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by zongeek

Also, what songs have Deftones Covered. I have one titled "Limo Driver" on my computer, but I don't think that's the real name and again I don't know what album or whatever it's on. Thanks

That's probably the Deftones cover of The Chauffeur, originally by Duran Duran. One of the coolest songs ever, IMHO.