Dawg,

I would imagine the PRO's are well aware that some songs are a lot live that weren't necessarily played as much on the radio. Songs like Happy Birthday, You Never Even Call Me By My Name, and Standing on Shaky Ground are live performance standards, yet they are rarely, if ever, heard on the radio or tv. I'd guess they have figured this in to their formula, but here, I'm conjecturing.

I have a call in to my local ASCAP rep to ask some questions and see what they say concerning these and other issues raised on this thread. Hopefully I'll hear from them and report back today.

I doubt if their answers will change any minds, but at least we can add new fuel to the fire.


All the Best,
Mike

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