At 02:18 29/09/2000 +0000, Faustus von Goethe wrote:
>From what I understand (from an interview) he is making a parodies, BUT he
>is usually scrupulous about asking the ORIGINAL ARTISTS for verbal
>permission to avoid bad feelings. That song by Coolio ("Gangsta Paradise"?)
>that he made into "Amish Paradise" was one where he supposedly slipped up
>and somebody forgot to ask. Supposedly Coolio was hopping mad, by Wierd Al
>basically said "sorry" and continued selling it.
My understanding of this situation is that Al had permission from the
record label in question, and had thought that the record label had
consulted Coolio directly, which they had not.
Adam
< http://staff.dumpshock.com/adamj / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / UIN 2350330 >
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