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I love how few people mention Sir-mix-a-lot -- You know, the guy that actually wrote the song and popularized it. The Acoustic-version-of-hip-hop song genre is
by qwer 14y ago
I love how few people mention Sir-mix-a-lot -- You know, the guy that actually wrote the song and popularized it. The Acoustic-version-of-hip-hop song genre is not terribly original, and even predates youtube considerably. I have a hard time feeling sympathy for either one of these cover artists.
- travisp 14y agoIt's worth pointing out that Coulton claims that he bought a license to distribute his version. Source: http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2013/01/18/baby-got-back-and-glee/ http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2013/01/18/baby-got-back-and-...
- omaranto 14y agoWell, you know who does mention Sir-mix-a-lot? Jonathan Coulton: he does explicitly state his song is a cover. He wrote a new melody, which the Glee people used but did not acknowledge. I'm not sure what Glee's position is, maybe they claim they are covering Sir-mix-a-lot and happened to make the same arrangement and write the same melody that Coulton did.
- jaredsohn 14y agoDoubtful, since they also happened to change the lyrics to say "Johnny C's in trouble"