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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 not terribly original, and even predates youtube considerably. I have a hard time feeling sympathy for either one of these cover artists.

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Well, 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.

Doubtful, since they also happened to change the lyrics to say "Johnny C's in trouble"

It'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-...

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