What happened to music that meant something?

The Who at the Kingdom or Kiss at the Coliseum.

Where is the Misty Mountain Hop? Where is the smoke on the water?

Where is the Iron man of today. Hey, this is not a test rock icon.

I'm Greg Cott of the Chicago Tribune.

And I'm Jim Dirogattus from W.B.E.Z. and Columbia College.

We welcome Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry.

And Greg and I review the latest release from singer, songwriter and poet Leonard

Cohen.

That's coming up on Sound Opinions.

From W.B.E.Z Chicago and distributed by PRX, you're listening to sound opinions.

And now it's time for some music news. The That is a little bit of the 20th century composer Shostakovic. Not somebody we play around here much Craig, but he's

one of many artists whose work can no longer be performed for free by orchestras across the country.

Thanks to a new ruling by the Supreme Court.

In a six to two decision, the court ruled that,

yes, once a piece of music has entered the public domain,

it can be rec-copyrighted, upholding an earlier law passed in

94.

Orchestra conductor and University of Denver Professor Lawrence Golan was lead plaintiff in the case, representing musicians and

artists conductors from around the country who wanted work in the public domain to remain in

the public domain.

He joins us now over the phone.

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