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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Opinion / Contributors / Jason Younger / News Cover Me: Boldly going where some other band has already been
Posted By Jason Younger on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:59 PM
So I was riding to work the other morning, satellite radio jamming, and I heard the familiar guitar licks of one of my favorite songs, Prince’s "Let’s Go Crazy." My happiness, to my dismay, was short-lived. Once the vocals started, and the voice of Brandon Boyd, lead singer on Incubus, started, I quickly realized that Prince had become yet another victim to cover-song-itis. A disease that has been around forever and shows no signs of slowing down. Ironically enough, the very next song was a remake of the WHAM! emo-hit, "Careless Whisper." My first thought was “do we really need covers of George Michael songs floating around and melting the minds of another generation??” But there is a bigger, more serious issue here: Are cover songs a good thing? Is imitation really the best form of flattery? The answer appears to be yes and no.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Opinion / Jason Younger / News Guilty as charged — I do like that song
Posted By Jason Younger on Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:32 AM
We all have one song we know we shouldn’t like – but do anyway. So, here it goes.. I think I am about to lose some credibility. Assuming that I even had any with you, the fearless readers, to begin with.
I like Katy Perry’s song "Waking up in Vegas." There. I said it. The truth is out. Do with it what you will. I can’t help it. I don’t like Katy Perry. I don’t like most pop music that’s out there today. With acts like Lady Ga(g) Ga(g), the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus roaming the pop currents like a great white taking out baby seals on Shark Week, I try to avoid those waters at all costs. Yet, somehow, there seems to be that stray pop tune that makes it through my defenses, and becomes the guilty pleasure I can’t seem to get enough of.
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