BoshStrikesBack | Posted 10/9/2011 1:58:29 AM | message detail | quote
So, for example, Para might dislike the song in-game, but rather enjoy a live rendition; this, to me, indicates that his problem rests more on the limitations of the software (assuming that the renditions are similar). For me, however, even a fully-orchestrated version of the song wouldn't change the sequence of the notes in the melody, the cheeseball lyrics, or the lacking harmony, so I'd still end up disliking it all the same.
To be fair, part of my enjoyment of the live rendition was a sort of tongue-in-cheek appreciation of the ridiculousness of playing out the opera scene in this way. It was gloriously over the top and it rolled over from being totally lame to genuinely amusing in a way I can't explain at all, even though it was perhaps even more corny than before. That said I just found the song to be more fully-realized with a proper orchestra doing it. Not every song benefits from having an orchestra play it, but this one did. It's still not a great song but it's a better one than I gave it credit for.