Friday, August 15, 2025

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "Originality is Way Overrated" Edition

Okay, the great climate change hoax NYC weather has been really kicking my ass of late, so while I'm still conscious, let's get immediately to the subject of today's business.

To wit:

...and your favorite (or least favorite) post-Elvis pop/rock/folk/soul record that sounds much more like the work of someone other than who it actually is, is...???

Discuss.

Oh, and no arbitrary rules whatsoever, you're welcome very much; as you may have gathered, I lack the energy to posit any. 😎

In case you're wondering, my fave is a tie between...

...the greatest Aretha Franklin record Aretha never recorded and...

...a bunch of bar band guys from Bergenfield, New Jersey doing the best Beatles sound-alike of all time? Who'd a thunk it?

Meanwhile, my least fave is...

U2 without the warmth? Spandau Ballet without the sense of humor? God, those guys suck. 😎😎

Alrighty, then -- what would YOUR choices be?

And have a great weekend, everybody!!!

2 comments:

Gummo said...

A couple of ex-Yes members formed a group called Flash that was pretty much a poppier Yes. Their first album was a lot of fun.

... wow, listening to a song from it for the first time in decades, boy is this awful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikF0WRN2kRA&t=23s

Cleveland Jeff said...

That "someday you're going to be lonely" line seems like it was stolen for one of the That Thing You Do! songs. Or maybe it's just a Beatles rip. Don Dixon channeling Otis Redding on The Dark End of the Street. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTZmeZfWUqs