Approaches to Direct Transformation through the Examples of Selected Rock Cover Songs
Approaches to Direct Transformation through the Examples of Selected Rock Cover Songs

Summary/Abstract: Intertextuality, a term coined by Julia Kristeva, is a crucial aspect of all forms of creative expression, including literature, music, and art. The idea of intertextuality has been further expanded by Gérard Genette, who included intertextuality as one of the five aspects of the broader phenomenon of transtextuality. Among these several types is hypertextuality, which refers to the relationship between a text and its hypertextual extensions or variations. Within the scope of hypertextuality, Genette identified two methods of transforming a text A into a text B: direct and indirect transformation. This paper considers direct transformation. Although its primary association is with prose and poetry, it can also be extended to encompass song lyrics. In this article, several rock covers serve as examples of text B, and consideration is given to how they differ from their original counterparts (text A), albeit not in a musical form, but rather in terms of their lyrics. In the process, four different approaches were found for delivering a transformation of the original lyrics: fixed transformation, slight transformation, conversion of both the original meaning and lyrics, and considerable transformation.

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