My teenagers have been going round and round about Kanye West’s remake of Daft Punk’s Stronger and the video for it. One says it’s cool the other says it’s over-rated. I finally took the time to watch it. While I much prefer the original by Daft Punk and I have political issues with Kanye, I’ve got to say I was immediately struck by the obvious attempt at not only ripping off a Daft Punk song but scenes from what is arguably one of the best anime movies of all times, Akira. The first video is Kanye’s original. The second is a mix that shows that others have had the same thought and proved it. Some call it genius. Some call it a tribute. I find it mildly fascinating as I have a love-hate relationship with Akira and Kanye.

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