tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post9087820025587654359..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Annals of Pop Culture IlliteracyNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-87619368861515989312012-04-25T07:29:30.565-04:002012-04-25T07:29:30.565-04:00I'm with you, RichD, and I'm seeking no at...I'm with you, RichD, and I'm seeking no atonement here.<br /><br />My daughter loves Jason Mraz. I've seen him in concert twice. He puts on a terrific show, full of inventive surprises, playfulness, and great music. He doesn't have much darkness in his art, that's true, but for melody and energy and ingenuity he's got some great chops. And he doesn't mug with hipster indie cred, which is ok by me.<br /><br />We like the Barenaked Ladies at our house, too. (Though I won't follow them post-Steven-Page, sorry.) <br /><br />For the record, Mraz does a killer version of "Summer Breeze."Gardnerhttp://www.gardnercampbell.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-27637545412429642182012-04-24T17:55:06.287-04:002012-04-24T17:55:06.287-04:00Hey, RichD: I don't think there's anything...Hey, RichD: I don't think there's anything you need to atone for. You're a person who likes the music you like. Other people like what they like. Simple.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694593832483511316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-81409702594027348732012-04-24T15:33:27.274-04:002012-04-24T15:33:27.274-04:00I will.I will.Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-34267174098483140442012-04-24T15:32:28.756-04:002012-04-24T15:32:28.756-04:00I will defend Bread to my death.I will defend Bread to my death.Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-26882218763270140332012-04-24T11:49:17.989-04:002012-04-24T11:49:17.989-04:00Hello all...please, remain seated.
Well, ok, I ...Hello all...please, remain seated. <br /><br />Well, ok, I guess I'll man-up and confess the following...<br />As the dad of a 17 year old high-schooler, I've heard Mr. Mraz's song. Often. Tell you the truth, I liked it even though it got played out. But then again, I liked "Baby I'm-a-want-You" and "Summer Breeze". Sorry anonymous. While I'm at it, I think the Plain White T's have had a couple of killer singles.<br /><br />Finally...the first I heard of Hallelujah was a couple of years ago - Jeff Buckley's version. It was, and is, amazing. If you play the guitar, his intro sounds REALLY cool and it's not so hard to play. Then I heard KD Lang's version...also amazing. I refuse to listen to Leaonard Cohen's version. Not my cuppa.<br /><br />So...my question. Having confessed above, have I proven myself a total music wuss? Just put it on my long list of "things I need to atone for" :)<br /><br />regards,<br /><br />RichDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-70840865104843396022012-04-23T19:34:37.642-04:002012-04-23T19:34:37.642-04:00Don't you get it, he's young and sensitive...Don't you get it, he's young and sensitive.<br /><br />We're old and bitter. Can I admit I took an instant disliking to him and could only bear 54 seconds of this.<br /><br />ROTP(lumber)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-91444292451468585082012-04-23T19:29:45.495-04:002012-04-23T19:29:45.495-04:00Just the natural evolution of things like "Ba...Just the natural evolution of things like "Baby I'm-a Want You" and "Summer Breeze"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-35886911578574052372012-04-23T18:47:15.078-04:002012-04-23T18:47:15.078-04:00Sal --
Nope. I wasn't a Leonard Cohen fan at ...Sal --<br /><br />Nope. I wasn't a Leonard Cohen fan at all ever, and hadn't listened to Cale after the early 80s.<br /><br />What can I tell you.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-70722025226371001082012-04-23T18:41:48.196-04:002012-04-23T18:41:48.196-04:00Steve,
Never even heard John Cale's "Hal...Steve,<br /><br />Never even heard John Cale's "Hallelujah," which was 15 years before "Shrek?" That's when I first heard it.Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-88217611612544379962012-04-23T17:58:14.292-04:002012-04-23T17:58:14.292-04:00Hey, buzzbabyjesus: You don't need to hear the...Hey, buzzbabyjesus: You don't need to hear the Jason Mraz song. It's yet another one of the hundreds of modern pop songs that employ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHBVnMf2t7w" rel="nofollow">the same four chords</a>. And once you've heard any one of those songs, you've heard the others.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694593832483511316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-75865988924803168572012-04-23T17:56:36.860-04:002012-04-23T17:56:36.860-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694593832483511316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-32597705981323579962012-04-23T17:16:09.797-04:002012-04-23T17:16:09.797-04:00Oh God no, he's scat singing. Does he make tho...Oh God no, he's scat singing. Does he make those stupid faces in concert too? Not that I want to go to find out...Jerry Leehttp://www.sunrecords.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-19284923975268050632012-04-23T15:44:27.682-04:002012-04-23T15:44:27.682-04:00Crap - I listened to the tune and now I can't ...Crap - I listened to the tune and now I can't get it out of my head.<br /><br />Arrrgh!!!Billy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-27790159050239633222012-04-23T14:18:55.053-04:002012-04-23T14:18:55.053-04:00Smart, talented people make movies like Shrek.Smart, talented people make movies like Shrek.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48697181465157597222012-04-23T13:05:49.625-04:002012-04-23T13:05:49.625-04:00I heard "Hallelujah" for the first time ...I heard "Hallelujah" for the first time in SHREK. Make of that what you will.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-32946932370051582182012-04-23T12:01:15.596-04:002012-04-23T12:01:15.596-04:00Leaving American Idol on in the background while I...Leaving American Idol on in the background while I do other things exposes me to stuff like this.<br /><br />I would have never heard "Hallelujah" otherwise, as an example.<br /><br />I don't know if that's good or bad, actually.Shrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908213967283171538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-19288567403001923262012-04-23T09:50:58.963-04:002012-04-23T09:50:58.963-04:00I'm going to pass on even hearing this. It...I'm going to pass on even hearing this. It's just more evidence that what we once thought of as music, and why we're all here, is no longer relevant. It's over. The music has died.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-55522634953745275452012-04-23T09:40:05.511-04:002012-04-23T09:40:05.511-04:00"We all are not out of it in terms of current..."We all are not out of it in terms of current popular bland soft music. We just have better taste"<br /><br />FD13NYC--Ha! That's great!<br /><br />I am usually open to pop music. But my least favorite thing in the world is light-weight, white boy reggae. This is the musical equivalent of Halvah.<br /><br />And that putz with the Eraserhead tee and the schmatta on his head, is doing the opposite of what he thinks his get up is doing.Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48983423631040553002012-04-23T09:22:32.894-04:002012-04-23T09:22:32.894-04:00Seriously, I don't know how anyone listens to ...Seriously, I don't know how anyone listens to this snoozy crap by Mraz or Mayer for that matter. I'd rather listen to Christopher Cross.<br /><br />We all are not out of it in terms of current popular bland soft music. We just have better taste.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.com