music, please

so lately I've been debating with some friends about music, specifically sampling in music. This issue came up when discussing Asher Roth's single "I love College" The beat of this song is the same as Weezer's "Say it ain't so". Actually if you want to get technical, they don't have exactly the same beat, but that's not the point. the beat IS very similar. i personally don't see the problem, but a friend of mine claimed that "it's unoriginal ." ok, but what's your point? first off, its a song and if you can't sit back and enjoy it then don't listen to it. secondly, if you're going to throw out song's like this then you need to throw out the baby with the bathwater and not listen to any song that samples. this includes most of industrial rock that frequently uses samples from movies or from political speeches. you would also be throwing away a lot of hip hop. artists from the beastie boys to flo rida are known for their use of samples. in addition to music you would have to throw out a lot of really amazing paintings and sculptures because they "sample" elements from other artists or the world around us. what all of these artists are doing is taking something that you know and have known and making you rethink it. this concept is applied in art in many modern art movements and with the use of the ready-made, or a found object integrated into the piece. one of the most famous examples of this is duchamp's the fountain. whether or not you personally consider this art, it is art because duchamp said it was and is therefore legitamate. duchamp took something that you see in your everyday life and challenged your concepts of it. basically saying, "no, this is not a urinal this is a fountain." interestingly enough titling it for the very opposite of its purpose as a fountain give off liquid and (without getting graphic) you put liquid into a urinal. it is my belief that artists like asher roth are merely doing the same. he took the beat to a song about heart break that is a cliche college "bro" song and made about being a bro in college. genius. i think the song is infecteous and captures what its like to be in college. his rhymes are well crafted and its overall an enjoyable song. this kid's got skills, watch out for him. im leaving you with another song of his "Lark on my go kart" the video awesomely spoofs save by the bell and a bunch of other things and yet again features some awesome lyrics. enjoy.