Would this make more sense as a stand-alone server?

I have been messing with this myself (http://gist.github.com/207843), and someone else made it work with Rhythmbox, too. Would it make more sense to create a stand-alone server? Then you could have a standardized web interface that would let the server control Banshee, Rhythmbox, Amarok, etc, from a client like the Android app, Web remotes, etc. Maybe a standardized web protocol for this already exists?

This project:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nstamato/android.html
Same thing adapted for Rhythmbox:
http://www.navarin.de/projects/rbox/

Rhymote is a very similar idea for Rhythmbox:
Uses Android app and Python web server that controls Rhythmbox:
http://rhymote.achievewith.us/

Another Banshee remote server controlled by a web browser:
http://garuma.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/having-fun-with-banshee-and-d-bus/

Rhythmbox python plugin controlled by a web browser:
http://web.vee.net/projects/rhythmweb/
adapted to iPhone rhythmweb-iphone:
http://www.joaomak.net/projetos/rhythmote

iPod remote control app + python Rhythmbox plugin:
http://ipoddev.blogspot.com/2008/09/remote-app-for-rhythmbox.html

Amarok remote control from mobile phone web browser:
http://code.google.com/p/amarok-remote/

Wouldn't it be nice to consolidate all these different but very similar solutions into a common server and protocol?

(I tried MPD as a standalone music server, but I can't even figure out how to get it running. Using a full-fledged music player on the server seems like a better idea.)