Is this extra comma needed?

I would use it.

Here:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BMNqdikxUpw&feature=related

hahaha! nice.

I believe it’s a matter of style rather than “correct” or “incorrect”. Both are acceptable, in my opinion.

Also, where is this sentence going? Some context might be useful.

Oh—and I think part of the reason it’s hard to decide is the sentence construction is a touch awkward. I’m not saying you should use “Enjoy this elegant tune until I’m back,”
but it might be worth examining.

Regarding your original question, I would omit the second comma.

i agree that the second comma should be omitted. when i say the sentence out loud, i don’t pause after “now.” i’m not sure i agree that it’s a matter of style though; i think it would be incorrect to have the comma even though i’m not sure i can explain why.

Thanks for the responses.

The context doesn’t make the sentence any better.

On a blog, I posted a song which made me think about New York. I said:

This song expresses my feelings on New York City. One day I’ll be back, but for now, you can enjoy this elegant tune.

The sentence doesn’t make much sense anyway. Someone else can enjoy the song until I return to NY? The correct expression of the idea may have been: One day I’ll be back, but for now “I” can enjoy this elegant tune.

I was taking some liberties with the sentence – in regards to the sharing of the song.

I still pause when saying it, but I can see how the pause is unnecessary.

Thanks again – I appreciate the insight.

The second one is not needed.

Grammatically, the second comma is not needed; but stylistically, the sentence does not make much sense -I’ll explain why if you really want to know, but that would be pretty boring. Punctuation has rules designed to make English as clear as possible.

That’s what I was thinking. Though not necessary, doesn’t the second comma function to sort of make the statement more dramatic, by providing a small pause?

No, but it IS a bad example. I’m sort of too tired to think of a better one now.