Sweet Dreams vs. The Wrecking Ball.

Annie Lennox, who could send adolescent boys (and not a few grown men) to their bunk with just a look and a riding crop back in the 80's, has a few things to say about the about the twerk-a-jerk performances passing for music these days. Sweet Dreams.

Oh God It's Friday.

It's really, really hard to parody something that's already a parody of itself (my theory as to why there are so few Obama impersonators -ed.), but this parody comes close to making the mark. While equally nasally, the 'Dylan' cover is actually bearable.

If you really must see and listen to the original, it is here. But be forewarned - you will most likely be stuffing kitty litter in your ears and ripping out your eyes with knitting needles before it's over.

Sammy Hagar Tries To Out-Sheen Charlie.

Really:

Hagar laughs and goes on to explain that a passage in the book described as a dream in which he is contacted by aliens from outer space in California was, in fact, reality.

The tale describes how the beings tapped into his mind through a wireless connection.

"It was real," Hagar told the reporter, according to the story on MTV's Hive website. "They were plugged into me. It was a download situation ... Or, they uploaded something from my brain, like an experiment."

This, boys and girls, is why you should never, ever, ever, do drugs.

A New National Anthem?

I could live with this.

Million Dollar Lunch.

Speaker at lunch today was a woman who worked at Sun Records in Memphis back in the 1950's, and was there on 4 December, 1956, a tectonic moment in American music. In celebration, some Carl Perkins:



That's right, kids. Elvis did it second.

Your Weekend LOL.

Actually, it's amazing how well that song transits into C&W.

A Nice Jewish Boy From Minnesota Puts Some Serious Polka Funk In A Christmas Carol.

And does it well:



Hattip: Maggie's Farm.

For Anne.

Hee, hee, hee.

Oh, Sweet Moe...

A story banging around the blogosphere for some months claims that former Velvet Underground drummer Maureen "Moe" Tucker was interviewed at an Atlanta Tea Party rally. Turns out, it's true.

For those of you too young to have heard of Velvet Underground - or your parents were too young - here's a taste of Moe's handiwork:

Jimi Solo.

So that's what happened to him:


From here.

And Now For Something Completely Different.

OK-Goes To The Dogs:

Stone Free.

Cribbing your quotes from the greatest rock guitarist ever doesn't make you the greatest President ever. Just sayin'.

What's next? Nancy Pelosi saying, "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose"...? Or, Joe Biden channeling the Cate Brothers? OK, the last one was a bit of a stretch.

The Power Of Music.

Wow.



Hattip: Creative Minority Report.

Hey Ayatollah, Leave Those Kids Alone!

An Iranian freedom video remix of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall". Watch it all:



Pink Floyd's Roger Waters gave the band permission for this cover and lyric rewrite.

Many tips of the hat: Libertarian Republican.

UPDATE 08AUG2010: Welcome Last of the Few visitors! Have a look round. I just dusted.

OK-Go Again.

Not their best song-wise, but visually pretty creative:

Thursday Evening Oh My God.

The 19 Most Hilariously Failed Attempts at Sexy Album Covers.

Thursday Morning Oh No, They Didn't.

They did: Someone combined the Muppets pirate movie with the Sex Pistols infamous Friggin in the Riggin. Really. (Warning: Very NSFW!)

Hattip: Theo Spark.

An Now For Something Completely Different.

And very cool: Vadrum - The Marriage of Figaro. But wait! There's more!

Hattip: Borderline Sociopathic Blog For Boys.

A Musical Interlude.

The Violent Femmes were one of my favorite alternative/punk bands back in the 80's ('Blister in the Sun', 'Kiss Off'), so I can tell you this came as a real surprise:



Its actually pretty good. But my daughter is going to have a cow when she sees it, though.

OK-GO Does It Again. (UPDATED)

The guys who gave us the uber-geek treadmill video, hit another one out of the park. Watch it all.

Hattip: The Borderline Sociopathic Blog For Boys.

UPDATE 6MAR10: And another (earlier) OK-GO video of the same song. Not as complex, but gillie suite are involved. Really.