"There's irony in them hills." What is the difference between a remix and a bootleg? DJs continually give their twists to original songs and suddenly it's a whole new piece of music written out as:
David Guetta - Stay (Le Knight Remix)
(or)
Daft Punk - Aerodynamic (Nicky Romero Bootleg)
Then the question goes, who's music is it now? Club spinners will say, "It's Guetta's, but it's mine too, since I changed it." Recording Labels will say, "It's Guetta's, with your red fingerprints on it." Let's do some definition hunting:
• A remix is a different version of its original counterpart.
• A bootleg is a remix of its original counterpart but without the explicit
permission of the artist.
Part and parcel. Ultimately, remix seems to be a prettier term than bootleg, as pre-owned sounds prettier than used. In conclusion, they're all essentially bootlegs, since 95% of DJs out there clearly do not have permission to remix a song. Yet listeners could care less. Just put on something that sounds good, maybe even different than what I've heard before and my aural pleasures will be satisfied.
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