re: #46 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

I always liked that. I don’t dig the Eagles a whole lot, but I do respect something Glenn Frey said. He said that even if the band is sick of playing the same old songs over and over again, the audience ponied up money because they like the songs that you’re sick of, and you owe it to the audience to play it right.
I had a discussion once about Paul Simon, around the way that he played “Kodachrome” in a way that was unrecognizable, except for the words. I didn’t care for it, because it is a great song. The other person said Simon was entitled to play it any way he sees fit. I found that pointless, because 1, I’m also entitled to bitch about it, and 2, if he wants to play something different, he should either write a different song, or play a different song. I would have no problem with that. I think it’s an affront to somebody who appreciates the song but then hears something that just isn’t it.

You’re entitled to bitch about anything, but the guy on the stage is the boss of the stage and what happens on the stage is his or her business. You don’t get a say, just a seat.