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  1. Nov 2016
    1. karaoke

      This is a cool way of viewing originality.

    2. You don't need a band to do this stuff. You steal somebody else's beats, then-with just turntables and your own mouth-you mix and scratch the shit up to the level your own head is at

      with just changing the words of a song really make it someone elses? also would that still be as authentic as someone who would create a new song from scratch?

    3. Sampling, the technique of taking a section of existing, recorded sound and placing it within an "original" composi-tion

      This has been a confusing are for me on the regards of copyright.

    1. If authenticity is constructed and subject to continual change, then it clearly takesan effort to appear authentic

      I agree with this statement in the works of authenticity.

    2. ‘N SYNC is an excellent case in point. Respondingto a casting call by an Orlando professional manager associated with the Walt DisneyCompany, five good looking and energetic young men including Justin Timberlake,a Disney Mickey Mouse Club veteran, were selected to form a pop band that wasgiven the name ‘N SYNC (based on the last letters of their first names

      I like this example because it shows that not everything is authentic. This example in particular shows a group being formed to make money rather than sing whats on their hearts.

  2. Sep 2016
    1. may be seen as an honourablebut doomed resistance to the fact chat each performance is no longer unique, per-ishable, precious because gone

      With music being copied and played anywhere at anytime, this makes the want for a live original performance that much greater.

    1. ouTube seems like the only way songs become truly massive anymore

      I believe that this statement is farfetched. There are different ways to convey music other than youtube and personally I am more influenced by the radio than that on youtube.

  3. Aug 2016
    1. Every word has to count. So does every gap

      I like how these sentences show how complex a lyric is and how difficult it can be to grasp them. The reader must pay attention to every detail that the author has set forth to really grasp all that the writer is putting forth.