International Cover Versions
Posted 20 Jun 2012, 12:06:58
How to do with translated Covers ?
eg. Kurt Ostbahn's “I hea di klopfn” is a german/austrian cover version of “I hear you knockin'”
Second: STS's “Gö, Du bleibst heut Nacht bei mir” is the cover of Kris Kristofferson's “Help me make it trough the night”
Add the @Cover as well or only if it is the same name and does have the same lyrics ?
Posted 27 Jun 2012, 17:26:32
The guidelines don't address this, so it's up to you.
My opinion would be to use the original name of the song (not the translated name). But there may be situations where that is not accurate/appropriate? I don't know…
Posted 27 Jun 2012, 17:37:53
If you have the original name of the song, somebody could think it was sung in english, which is not true.
Maybe another thing for the mods/admins agenda for things to be discussed ?
Surely not the most important issue, but maybe it should be discussed for changes for the next release…
Posted 27 Jun 2012, 17:51:32
You could always add @Info that the song was sung in German and give the translated name.
Conversely, if you use the translated name, you could add the original name with @Info.
Posted 27 Jun 2012, 19:43:05
Yes, the second option seems to me the best option:
like that:
Gö, Du bleibst heut Nacht bei mir @Cover[Kris Kristofferson] @Info[Help me make it through the night]
as long as Cover and Info work within one song.
If they do, I will do it that way.
