Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Wednesday Essay Question: Special "Compare and Contrast in Hell" Edition

The Mona Lisa Twins' latest offering -- a spine-tingling cover of the Simon and Garfunkel classic.

Those kids, who by any objective standard should be international superstars instead of well-regarded cult figures, have never been the musical guests on Saturday Night Live.

And yet this person, who is at best an unintentional parody of a parody of an aerobicist...

...has/just was.

Does this disparity say something about our current pop culture in general or is it merely a reflection of the limits of Lorne Michael's declining acuity?

Discuss.

1 comment:

Allan Rosenberg said...

Hey you kids, get offa my lawn!
or:
Welcome to the 21st Century!

Also what is considered an attractive body type sure has changed in this century.

Also does anyone understand what is being sung? Almost a foreign language.

What the hell's wrong with you "Captain Al"?