Runaway Train, 2007
NetArt
http://youtu.be/P-W1NJDkDHo
Choreography and timing are not lost when the original 70s funk track is replaced with alternative rock ballad "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum. The perfectly synced dance moves create humor and deeper context not originally present in the dance routine. It highlights the repetition and conventions of popular songwriting structure across all music genre, and reminds the viewer that trends are temporary and styled for the "in" audience and will one day too become dated.
This simple video has morphed into a ongoing fight for Fair Use on the internet. Every 9-12 months the music of this video is silenced when YouTube claims copyright violation. It may not have been the original intention, but the short video so strongly conveys song writing conventions and montage theory that it is a powerful teaching tool, and protected under Fair Use.
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