Dreaming of U2

Regarding your report on the “Two Rooms” compilation of Elton John-Bernie Taupin cover tunes (Pop Eye, Dec. 1):

Robert Hilburn disturbs me by lumping Kate Bush’s “Rocket Man” in the same “decidedly ordinary” category as Hall & Oates, Jon Bon Jovi and others.

While I agree that the majority of the tracks on the album are pale imitations of the originals, “Rocket Man” stands apart. Bush manages to preserve the integrity of the song while infusing her own unique artistic vision.

Of course, if U2 had set “Candle in the Wind” to the theme of “I Dream of Jeannie,” Hilburn would have hailed it as a milestone in music.

DANIEL D. BUCKLEY

Los Angeles