version
v.— «The version is the lingua franca of all dance music. To “version,” in Jamaican parlance, is to reuse the same basic backing track with a new vocal and/or song on top.» —“CD Reviews” by Michaelangelo Matos Seattle Weekly (Wash.) June 30, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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