And btw, I think the instrumental includes the sample either way, because listening to the intro without it (from my remake) sounds REALLY weird.
Whenever I get my computer fired up again I can send you my remake instrumental, which is 99% accurate except I didn't use the same strings/synths as J.R., and the synth saw in the hook is completely different, but I like the way I did it better.
And also, I'll send you the ACOUSTIC version instrumental (from a remake) and see if you can do the acoustic version too. I really like his ad-libs over the hook in the acoustic version, and it's the only thing missing from the original version.