I don't even know why I bother to let it upset me. I've known the Grammy's were bullshit since the 60's. In 1967 and 1968, two of the most fertile years ever in the history of rock n roll and do you who won the Grammy's those two years? Frank Sinatra for "Strangers in the Night" in '67 and Herb Alpert for "A Taste of Honey" in '68! Even now thinking about it my head feels like it's gonna explode.
The Grammy's are a grand televised celebration of mediocrity. Whatever is putting the most money into the recording industry's coffers is what's going to win. Artistic excellence has nothing to do with it what so ever. There were garage bands in DC in the early punk movement that never made it out of the city that could play with more heart than most of the headliners on these award shows. I'd watch fifteen minutes of the worst Bad Brains show ever than an hour of Justin Timberlake's best work.
Even if they have wised up some and put Paul McCartney on their roster of performers it would have been nice to have had Sir Paul in his prime. It would have been nice if they had recognized the Beatles when they were the Beatles. Little Richard, who's that? Oh yeah that colored boy who sings the hopped up Pat Boone songs!"
And now they have all of these spin off award shows like the American Music Awards, The MTV Music Awards, The Diet Pepsi Hint O' Lemon Music Awards. Each one of them crappier than the next. At least one of these shows this year will give the Jonas Brother, the FUCKING JONAS BROTHERS some type of award. Think I'm lying? Take a peek at the trophy cases of Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Janet Jackson, MC Hammer and every other flavor of the week going back to 1958 when they started giving out these stupid things.
I used to have some faith in the Oscars, I have no idea why. It started to fade when they passed over James Woods for his performance in Salvador and the final emphatic nail went in the coffin when Titanic won for best picture. I knew for sure that the fix was in. What a big load of horse shit. I have walked out of maybe three movies in my life. I can't stand the fact that I have to pay all of that money for a film and then won't be able to sit through it. My wife and I couldn't even last forty minutes into Titanic. I didn't even get to see Kate Winslet naked! And this giant stinkburger won best picture?
So this Sunday night the Grammy's are on and the big buzz is this chick who sings a song about how she kissed a girl. Big deal, so have I. How much would anyone like to bet that by next year's Grammy's no one is going to remember who Katy Perry is? But years from now people will still be talking about artists like Lou Reed and Iggy Pop, The New York Dolls and Jimi Hendrix. They never came close to winning a Grammy but they've influenced countless others and will continue to do so for generations. Even without a little gold plated statue.
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Re: Kate Perry. Jill Sobule kissed a girl before Kate did and if that's the depth of Miss Perry, Jill's music is intrinsically more thoughtful.
Seriously. Everybody is talking about her, and I don't know who she is.
(thumbified because I miss The Ramones.)
And Jill Sobule's "I Kissed a Girl" is miles away more music than what'shername.
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So let's hope Katy Perry actually wins. Though I won't be watching.
Fabulous dialogue and brilliantly written I enjoyed every line of your 'rant' and all I could think of at the end was
"DITTO" in triplicate!!
Kudos mate!
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And the Oscars are nothing but an infomercial. Titanic! I'm proud to say I've never seen it. I watch the Oscars with the sound muted, just to seen the clothes. It has no other value to me.
After you accept this, everything is easier.
I think the entire music industy sucks and has since atleast disco, but hey..what do I know...except that I do know good music, have heard good music, and can distinguish between good music and this crap "thumped" out at decimals that make even cockroaches cringe.
You can't understand the lyrics and even if they are articulate (which they aren't), they make no sense and how many times do we have to listen to some dude talk about a piece of ass as a piece of ass?
Ok, I admit it. I did not read the post BECAUSE I could not get past the headline. Sigh. It's another sorry example of the recent Apostrophization of America. (OK, I made up the apostrophization part, but it could be part of the verb apostrophize.) Suddenly every word meant to be put into plural form appears with an apostrophe. What happened to one of the simplest rules of grammar? Look kids, when you talk about two or more of something, just ad an s. Plain. Simple. Easy rule, yes? Last week I screamed when I saw on the TV screen, a beautifully designed ad for a shoe store, proclaiming "All shoe's in stock 25% off." Eeeeek. The proper use of language is a sign of a civilized society. (Or is it that intelligence and civility are only part of that "elite" nobody wants to join anymore?) I don't consider myself elite, but I practice good grammar. It's what my dear mother taught me. It's what my dear teachers taught me. Our country's language has deteriorated enough. I won't split hairs with grammar grouches about comma placements, and I can overlook the occasional split infinitive, but I won't slack an inch on plurals.
Join me, America! Remove those unwanted apostrophes! Or do I have to keep this entire country after school?
As far as "Titanic": It's worth face-forwarding to Kate Winslet naked and the last hour when the ship sinks is way cool for the special effects (especially when it splits in half).