Riverman wrote:I like it, but I don't think it's appropriate either...

Believe me, when RF says it is not "appropriate" it means he doesn't like it. Simple as that. It's a middle-class, South of England thing.

Riverman wrote:The grand-sweeping-epic approach doesn't fit the tune, but the minimal touch definitely does.
I'd disagree and say that both styles are appropriate. The PG version fits in with the album as a whole and comes in a flood of (Pink Floyd style?) guitar and booming drums.
The RF version is actually more an "after the flood" desert-island type thing, more sombre and sad. And of course it accomodates Water Music more appropriately...