Is this an original or a cover?

[fdeck]

If you play it twice the same way, it's a cover the second time.

 

[wompwomp]

I wrote a song for the acoustic band I was in. We did it ballady at 112 BPM. This week I recorded it at 160 BPM, by myself with heavy guitars, bass and drums. I'll be taking the backing track for playing at open mics. Is it a cover or an original? The acousties know nothing about it yet. I'm hoping to drop it on them, when we're at the same OM.

I think the kids call it interpolation these days?

 

[SoonerBill]

It's an original. Your original tune, with a different arrangement. Like when the Beatles did different versions of, say, Revolution. Same original song, just different tempos, textures, etc.

This is how I see it too.