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MellySingsDoom · 07.17.2007, 04:28 PM

How many times have you listened to an heard about a musical collaboration that made you want to eat your own leg? For me, these are legion, but for starters, here's these:

Lou Reed and Sam Moore "Soul Man" - A legend of music gets some grizzly old geezer to grumble his way through an old soul classic, all to aid a "comedy" of such monstrous racistosity. Truly bleeurgh.

Elton John and Pete Doherty "20th Century Boy" (Live) - The Master of music inroduces a 'fresh young talent' onstage, and Mister Doherty staggers and slurs his way through the old T Rex great. He should be thrown in prison just for this.

Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher live on "The White Room" TV show - I forget which tune they played, but Noel's inoffensive strumming was given a good buggering by the sweaty and grunting Weller on keyboards and 'vocals', doing a great impression of Albert Steptoe. Put me right of me dinner.

Various Artists "Perfect Day" - the BBC get together a cornocopia of musical talents to murder the Lou Reed song. Heather Small? Fuck off!

Lily Allen and Mark Ronson "Oh My God" - Yep, it's Ms daughter-of-pseudo-Cockney-geezer covering the Kaiser Chiefs tune with a irritating teenage voice. The backing (c/o Ronson) is even worse, horrible pop-ska with some truly ball-shrinking moments.

Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder "Ebony And Ivory" - with some pretty heavy credentials, you'd think that these two could come up with something at least halfway bearable? No. What we have a an MOR slopfest so caked in fake sincerity, that I bet their pleas for vacuous racial harmony through the power of song had many a sane person tempted to join the National Front out of sheer spite/suicidal despair.

Right, that's me lot for now. What about you?

07.17.2007, 04:28 PM	#1
MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	How many times have you listened to an heard about a musical collaboration that made you want to eat your own leg? For me, these are legion, but for starters, here's these: Lou Reed and Sam Moore "Soul Man" - A legend of music gets some grizzly old geezer to grumble his way through an old soul classic, all to aid a "comedy" of such monstrous racistosity. Truly bleeurgh. Elton John and Pete Doherty "20th Century Boy" (Live) - The Master of music inroduces a 'fresh young talent' onstage, and Mister Doherty staggers and slurs his way through the old T Rex great. He should be thrown in prison just for this. Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher live on "The White Room" TV show - I forget which tune they played, but Noel's inoffensive strumming was given a good buggering by the sweaty and grunting Weller on keyboards and 'vocals', doing a great impression of Albert Steptoe. Put me right of me dinner. Various Artists "Perfect Day" - the BBC get together a cornocopia of musical talents to murder the Lou Reed song. Heather Small? Fuck off! Lily Allen and Mark Ronson "Oh My God" - Yep, it's Ms daughter-of-pseudo-Cockney-geezer covering the Kaiser Chiefs tune with a irritating teenage voice. The backing (c/o Ronson) is even worse, horrible pop-ska with some truly ball-shrinking moments. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder "Ebony And Ivory" - with some pretty heavy credentials, you'd think that these two could come up with something at least halfway bearable? No. What we have a an MOR slopfest so caked in fake sincerity, that I bet their pleas for vacuous racial harmony through the power of song had many a sane person tempted to join the National Front out of sheer spite/suicidal despair. Right, that's me lot for now. What about you? __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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