i think the singer has good tone and phrasings... i guess the lyricist is talking about downloading internet stuff as he misses his gal... i dunno but it's certainly modernized the song!
i think another approach would have been to just let Gord's original Cabaret (part 2) vibe, inspire a new tune altogether... change the melody/phrasings more and alter a chord progression here and there, and take that added bridge and repeat it, and even make it the verse ... then the song becomes one's own and no GL permission is needed ... it would be fun to have fans alter GL titles and lyrics to have them fit their own situations even more than they already do... fun stuff
apparently an entire studio project is forthcoming... good luck these Gord lovers