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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce3/17/2011 8:53:06 pm PDT

re: #344 Dark_Falcon

What’s wrong with that?

To properly answer your question, I would have to embark upon a lengthy journey into the arcane worlds of ethnomusicology, the history of Iran/Persia, and 20th century popular culture. I have no energy for any of that, so I’ll have to answer thusly:

It’s about the same as if Justin Bieber did a cover of “When The Roses Bloom Again” or “The Long Black Veil” by Johnny Cash.