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Pastimes : Stop the Bastardization of Our Favorite Songs! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Henry Volquardsen who wrote (18)8/24/1998 11:03:00 AM
From: DianaX  Respond to of 67
 
>>classical music takes its hits as well.<<

Music in the public domain can be used without paying publishing rights to the writers---of course, unless they are paying new musician/musicians to re-record a new version they still have to pay recording rights. But it makes it cheaper to use.

I cringe at the thought of Cole Porter's fantastic repertoire coming into the public domain realm (it is pending & MAY already be) and do not look forward to the abuse of his incredible body of work...

>>I want to put my foot through the screen <<

Henry, I feel the same way and rant & rave & carry on like a madwoman! That is why I started this forum. To VENT and find allies and bring this to the attention of the Corporations/Ad Agencys

Diana



To: Henry Volquardsen who wrote (18)8/24/1998 12:02:00 PM
From: capitalistbeatnik  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 67
 
Remember when "La Donna E Mobile" was transformed into "Spatini Spaghetti Sauce"? Bastardization of classics is nothing new.

BTW I agree some "bastardization" is good if it is brilliant satire. Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd single handedly taught the world about the Barber of Seville.