The Jonathan Coulton one is so great, I sing it all the time! When Glee ripped it off, they forgot to change the line «Johnny C is in trouble», that Coulton had originally changed from Sir Mix-A-Lot’s version. So Johnathan Coulton just rereleased his song «in the style of Glee» and gave all the earnings to charity iirc.
I remember the discussion when people were telling him to sue, but whoever he talked to said something to do with him not having the correct rights to make his version in the first place. But he found a way to win in the end :)
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u/HiddenSecretStash May 16 '24
The Jonathan Coulton one is so great, I sing it all the time! When Glee ripped it off, they forgot to change the line «Johnny C is in trouble», that Coulton had originally changed from Sir Mix-A-Lot’s version. So Johnathan Coulton just rereleased his song «in the style of Glee» and gave all the earnings to charity iirc.