To expand on the House/Song analogy.
If you buy a house in a state of disrepair and renovate/rebuild/adapt it in a style of your choosing, then the original has in essence been destroyed.
But if you treat a song/tune/dance whatever to the same treatment, no damage is done.
Other people can always return to the original manuscript/recording and make up their own minds.
So, there is no connection between the two.
Some people like to stick with past versions, others whilst appreciating original versions (me included) like to tinker with them too.
Both ways are correct, neither is wrong.
It just seems obvious to me.