If portraying a person as a different gender is "genderbent," perhaps portraying an artistic medium in a different genre could be..."genre-bent"?
I thought about this as I was singing one of my favorite songs, Owl City's "Fireflies." I discovered that it was fun to sing in a reggae style with a Jamaican accent, and then in the style of a country song (but one of those in which the words are spoken, not sung, like in Johnny Cash's "Man Named Sue," or "Wolf Creek Pass"). Yeah. Lots of fun.
This is random, I know, but it's what came to mind when I thought about what I was grateful for today. I am grateful for when "genre-bending" works well, and for the myriad of opportunities to make it happen. :)
P.S.—If there is an actual, better term for what I've sloppily called "genre-bending," forgive me. Maybe crossover would be better? Whatever. It's for fun.
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