[skippy the wonder dog]

But he doesn't say that. That's your assumption.

Besides, whether he can tell the difference or not has nothing to do with whether it's legitimate for someone else to pick this up and play it that way. If I was to play this, I'd play it in standard, too.

If I was to pick on something here, it's that he plays that melody line the same way every time, which is monotonous and doesn't actually reflect the melody. He plays the third line the same as the first.