One of the interesting things about music and other art forms is that it can be reused over and over again to form something new. As I’ve come to find out, “remixes” are often a tool used by the music industry to milk the royalties of a song for all it’s worth. However, remixes and covers can be a refreshing mix between the new and old if done correctly. When I first heard “Misunderstood” by Common, I always wondered where its introduction came from. Eventually, I came closer to an answer when I heard “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” by The Animals. Although I was initially impressed that Common borrowed part of his song from a classic rock band, I suspected that The Animals didn’t make the only version simply because they’re so different from what most rappers would be interested in. After a bit of googling, I stumbled on a site called SecondHandSongs.com and found out that it was originally done by Nina Simone. In fact, it was covered 13 times without including Common’s introduction. I just find it interesting how a 1964 blue’s song can find its way in a 2007 rap song.
Akeem McLennon
Mar30
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Finding New Anime on Reality Lapse
Although I don’t always reply to posts in the Reality Lapse forum, I regularly take a look at what people have to say. Recently, people having been making suggestions concerning ways to find similar anime on the site. This could be achieved by implementing a rating and review system in addition to sorting anime by genres. From a coding perspective, both are relatively simple tasks. In fact, I actually created a tagging system for the anime on the site based on information at Anime News Network a couple of days ago. However, now that I’ve started to work on them, these features can get a bit complicated.
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