Monday, September 08, 2025

Real, Not Photo-Shopped (An Occcasional Series): Special "Rock Me Amadeus" Edition

Courtesy of Pulitzer winning critic/friend of PowerPop Tim Page -- from the New York Times, here's the greatest mismatch of photo and caption in newspaper history,

Click on it to enlarge, if you can't read it. You'll thank me, honest.

I mean, I'm not much of an opera fan, but man -- what I wouldn't have given to see THAT production. 😎

8 comments:

ChrisE said...

Mick: It's like "Can't you hear me knocking/Thrown me down the keys" but in longform and more grandiose.
Keith: But after one of the big orchestra swells, we've added a slow blues shuffle...

steve simels said...

Heh.😎

Alzo said...

Oh, that is SO rich. Back in the 80s, I was photo editor at our local TV News outfit and the AP machine would continuously crank out pics and I swear 1 in 20 would have the wrong caption.

Anonymous said...

go Figaro eh?!
rs

Allan Rosenberg said...

Can Bugs Bunny join them on the stage?

Captain Al

steve simels said...

Why does that not strike me as unlikely? 😎

Alzo said...

And then it gets passed on in print or on the air. Verify, people, verify!! Exhibit B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V8zkhfDGMw

ChrisE said...

How about "It's Only Figaro But I Like It" ?