Another Supremely Overrated Musician
It's Sacrilege Time, baby!
At least the overrated Springsteen writes his own stuff.
Once upon a time in America, there was this country-boy singer who looked like John Elway, and he loved his mama. And he gyrated his hips in such a fashion as to cause hysteria among the young womenfolk. He stole his moves and his style from the black singers, but the black singers were never going to get an audience in white America in the mid-1950s.
Before America knew it, everything this boy did turned to gold. Even his Cadillac was gold. His suits were gold. And he made gold records. And horrible movies. And he never wrote a single song. When he was 24, he fell in love with a 14-year-old girl who to this day continues to capitalize on his name. And he did lots of drugs. And he got fat. And died on the toilet.
The End.
From 1987, the best Elvis homage of all time, San Diego's (by way of Chapel Hill) own Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper performing the psychobilly number "Elvis is Everywhere!"
At least the overrated Springsteen writes his own stuff.
Once upon a time in America, there was this country-boy singer who looked like John Elway, and he loved his mama. And he gyrated his hips in such a fashion as to cause hysteria among the young womenfolk. He stole his moves and his style from the black singers, but the black singers were never going to get an audience in white America in the mid-1950s.
Before America knew it, everything this boy did turned to gold. Even his Cadillac was gold. His suits were gold. And he made gold records. And horrible movies. And he never wrote a single song. When he was 24, he fell in love with a 14-year-old girl who to this day continues to capitalize on his name. And he did lots of drugs. And he got fat. And died on the toilet.
The End.
From 1987, the best Elvis homage of all time, San Diego's (by way of Chapel Hill) own Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper performing the psychobilly number "Elvis is Everywhere!"
Labels: Elvis, Mojo Nixon, music video, overrated musicians, psychobilly, San Diego, Skid Roper
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6 Comments:
Well, with all these acts I'm not sure "overrated" is exactly the right word. Some might contend that sales are the ultimate rating. I'm going to hate myself for biting on this one. BTW, have you heard Knopfler's "Back to Tupelo?" Nice, I think.
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Anonymous, at January 6, 2009 at 12:56 PM
The undue worship is what I mean. The Doors, Bob Marley, Jimmy Buffet for crying out loud. People whose talents or body of work do not justify their godlike status. (in my stupid opinion, of course)
I will now go look up this Tupelo thing.
By
RFB, at January 6, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Someday we'll have to delve into you measurement system of musical worth.
By
Anonymous, at January 6, 2009 at 3:52 PM
No! The irrationality would be revealed.
By
RFB, at January 6, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Thought you were setting me up for John Mellencamp. But then I saw the undo worship comment and thought of The Dead.
By
Anonymous, at January 6, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Ah...thanks for the reminder. The Dead definitely go on the list.
By
RFB, at January 6, 2009 at 8:59 PM
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