Whoever cites something in the name of the original source brings redemption to the world1
In my religious and academic lives I have an affinity for tracking down the original sources of ideas. Not surprisingly, this trait extends to other areas of geekdom including music. While there are no shortage of cover songs - with more coming every day - there are times when the cover version so completely overshadows the original that only few know whence it came.
In the interests of promoting music education, I've collected some of my favorite lost originals.
