The Question, Answered

For years I've had this gnat buzzing around inside my head: why is it that every time I hear the ethereal opening chords of Ives's The Unanswered Question, my brain involuntarily adds a completely incongruous, thumping, techno bass drum line?

And suddenly this morning... Flash! Bam! Alakazam! Out of a red-colored mane of hair:

Ives's The Unanswered Question vs. Franka Potente's Believe
(Caution: audio)