Another (Frog) Video

The Frogs on the Christmas #1 2008

Have you ever been in the middle of something, realise that you're spending far too much time on it, but feel there's no going back? I'm pleased with the final result, but with a topical video directed at a small audience, I'm not convinced it'll get much recognition!

I was having a bit of trouble getting into the Christmas spirit, so I made a very cheesey festive montage. Well, it worked, I just never want to hear Judy Garland's voice again.

Music Snobbery

Isn't it weird that people always claim that a mainstream version of something a little less well known simply murders the original? How very odd that a later version with much more funding is always classed as a brutal slaughtering. Do they do it on purpose?

I am talking about music, films, and other such media that attempt to remake or cover the original. I appreciate that it's always important to hold the original with some regard, but why on earth do people have this overwhelming need to slip into the conversation that they saw/heard the original before the arrival of the revised edition?

"The Japanese one was better."
"It's not as good as the book is" (Don't get me started on this one)
"They MURDERED that song."

Notice how, when someone covers an already famous song, people are less inclined to express sentences of this nature? Furthermore, it seems to work the other way round; "Yes, X is a great song, but I've heard this acoustic version by a band you've never heard of and it's SO much better." What do you want, a frigging medal?

I found the American version of "The Ring" scarier, and I think Leona's version of "Run" is better than Snow Patrol's. What are you going to do about it?