Frank Kogan

"Death Rock 2000" talked about "Bills Bills Bills" in how the arrangement and vocals played with each other, and when I ran across this mashup in my library again, it began forming questions about how important it is that vocals and arrangement be integral to each other. Is this mashup simply melody pasted over the rhythms of the arrangement, or are there moments of synergy where the arrangements lends new perception of rhythm play in the originally straight-forward vocals, in how it's set in contrast to the arrangement? If this were attempted live, there would be tension in the singer needing to keep track of where exactly they were supposed to enter/change notes in syncopation with the arrangement. (I'm reminded of those moments in classical music where the long-notes main theme is played on top of the rest of the orchestra going nuts underneath.)
The mashup is clearly more bent towards the intent of "Bills Bills Bills" than "Heart Station," but does the long-notes nature of the vocals cause the result to be missing something critical, or are those moments of novelty enough to make the mashup its own entity and/or direction?