tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post5847909733585620407..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: And Speaking of Possibly Ironic Cover Versions...NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-24133631448283324902011-04-07T22:11:38.171-04:002011-04-07T22:11:38.171-04:00I've actually had this in the rotation on my i...I've actually had this in the rotation on my ipod for a few weeks now, in large part for the "You're having my baby" segment. Go figure.befugglednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-21224240549805860492011-04-04T16:45:17.708-04:002011-04-04T16:45:17.708-04:00Was Zander Schloss still with the jerks when they ...Was Zander Schloss still with the jerks when they released this?<br />His work with Joe Strummer is immortal.<br />I still can't decide whether this song is merely creepy, foetid, a uniquely American classic, or all three:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkNNIwXS2oQAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-49254017185055954782011-04-04T16:06:50.016-04:002011-04-04T16:06:50.016-04:00"Close to You" is hard to beat for me.
..."Close to You" is hard to beat for me.<br /><br />TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-67883290998180365502011-04-04T16:01:45.211-04:002011-04-04T16:01:45.211-04:00Dave Barry long ago drove the spike into the heart...Dave Barry long ago drove the spike into the heart of "(You're) Having My Baby". See here http://www.cs.umd.edu/~gasarch/HUMOR/worstsongs.html before the copyright police arrive.jackdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113600776477358833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-29195713444010480332011-04-04T13:57:18.758-04:002011-04-04T13:57:18.758-04:00I'm trying to remember the last time I heard &...I'm trying to remember the last time I heard "You're Having My Baby"... I'm failing! Thank God!dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-17870474625721817122011-04-04T13:38:20.405-04:002011-04-04T13:38:20.405-04:00I heard a cover of Wham's "Careless Whisp...I heard a cover of Wham's "Careless Whisper" (Neve gonna dance again) by a metal band that sounded like Metallica over the weekend. It was awful.Billy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48818754216589892842011-04-04T13:02:17.892-04:002011-04-04T13:02:17.892-04:00Note to self: Vaguely juvenile parody singles by f...Note to self: Vaguely juvenile parody singles by first generation punk pioneers less interesting to readers than hoped.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-64932617063162530752011-04-04T09:11:13.125-04:002011-04-04T09:11:13.125-04:00A fine way to start the week; thank you, steve!A fine way to start the week; thank you, steve!Gummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947040598570967596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-58692552456623064612011-04-04T08:12:22.667-04:002011-04-04T08:12:22.667-04:00The melodies ascend through the layers of contempt...The melodies ascend through the layers of contempt and shimmer on the surface of parody, unscathed and undiminished -- such is the power of a good tune. It takes more than a sneering reiteration to murder "You're Having My Baby", which will pop up, unperturbed, like the impossible-to-stifle Ethel Merman in "Airplane".Fazenoreply@blogger.com