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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Rebecca Shaw

What’s so bad about a reboot? It doesn’t dilute the original, it adds to it

Beyoncé
‘After the release of Beyoncé’s Jolene cover, Spotify streams for the original Jolene jumped by 11,610% !.’ Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

As my loved ones, acquaintances, colleagues and strangers who’ve stood in line with me all know, I am not opposed to complaining. I am a complaining-friendly person, especially about small inconsequential things. If you complain, I’ll find something to contribute. I’ve used this very column mainly to whinge about things. But in a shocking twist, today I am here to complain about others complaining. Every time a show/movie/song people love is rebooted or covered, I must watch the complaints roll in. It always makes some people extremely upset, for reasons I usually can’t really understand, like watching a dog barking at a pile of clothes.

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