The Histrionics
Appropriation
Kesminas/Koons/Lennon (1968-2002)

To DANIUS KESMINAS

 

You want to use appropriation
Well, you know, we all wanna change the words
You tell me it’s not just quotation
And, you say, infringement is absurd
But when you talk about reproduction
Don't you know the law, can’t you work it out
Don't you know you gotta pay
Copyright

You critique the institution
Well, you know, we wanna critique your head
You say it’s about commodification
Well, you know, you better free your mind instead
But if you go printing silk-screen of chairman mao
The warhol estate will sue you, its disallowed
Don't you know you gotta pay
Copyright

The real thing’s now a simulation
And, you like, to quote jean baudrillard
You asked for my interpretation
Well, you know, i think its just retread art
But when you say, ‘the market’s the greatest critic’
I gotta warn you, listen to this lyric
Don't you know you gotta pay
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