tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post3157250642775948106..comments2024-03-27T23:24:02.731-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Happy Labor Day!NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-3806258769259937952009-09-08T00:17:29.817-04:002009-09-08T00:17:29.817-04:00Speaking of musical pastiches, there's an indi...Speaking of musical pastiches, there's an individual in Australia by the name of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bennett" rel="nofollow">"Frank Bennett"</a> who does swing versions of modern rock songs. Frank's a swingin' hip dude, man. He's released two albums so far: <i>Five O'Clock Shadow</i> (1996); and <i>Cash Landing</i> (1998), which has a fiscal theme (every song is about money). <i>Cash Landing</i> is available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cash-Landing-Frank-Bennett/dp/B00000GBHJ" rel="nofollow">Amazon.com</a> or <a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V7JPBVJC" rel="nofollow">here</a>. (You may prefer the second link...)<br /><br />According to Wikipedia, there's an artist in your neck of the woods called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cheese" rel="nofollow">Richard Cheese</a> who is aparently the American equivalent of Frank Bennett. I haven't heard Mr Cheese, but if he's half as entertaining as Frank, then it's martinis for everyone. Cheers!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694593832483511316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-85872911709704958292009-09-07T15:50:35.158-04:002009-09-07T15:50:35.158-04:00Cthulhu:
You are indeed correct, and I regret the...Cthulhu:<br /><br />You are indeed correct, and I regret the error.<br /><br />BTW:<br />I actually have Chantmania somewhere...<br /><br />Maybe I'll put up their version of the Monkees theme tomorrow...<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-15327539680332697492009-09-07T11:56:35.786-04:002009-09-07T11:56:35.786-04:00Quick correction, Steve - the first Big Daddy albu...Quick correction, Steve - the first Big Daddy album was released in 1983, not 1988. I just found a site (http://www.dustbury.com/music/bigdad2.html) that has a full discography; check it out.<br /><br />Somewhere in there, the same team jumped on the Gregorian chant bandwagon and released the also-hilarious "Chantmania", credited to the Benzedrine Monks of Santo Domonica; not as funny as the Big Daddy discs but worth picking up if you find it in a discount bin or online.cthulhunoreply@blogger.com