Mrebo said:

twooffour said:

So back on topic, doesn't anyone else find it preposterous and disrespectful how this hack here basically remakes Rebecca's song as... also a song?

Here's another awesome song remake:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DbwrU3QZsA#t=74
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOosiyw7t00#t=77

But it's also a musical number, so I guess it sux. Oh well...

See my most recent response above, relating to your musings about disrespect and the nature of certain works as adaptable. Plays and songs are meant to be adapted. They are written to be performed by any number of persons. I'm saying books and movies are different in that they are the final work. A book is not written to be rewritten nor a movie filmed to be refilmed. It is technically possible to rewrite and refilm, but I'm saying it is a bad idea for a reason.

Um, classical compositions ARE meant to be a "final work", and not "meant" to be rewritten.
Maybe in the Baroque period, to a limited extent, but not in the example above.

As for Friday, I think we can both heartily agree that she didn't mean for all those... "covers" on Youtube, either, when creating this song :D