Brilliant or just really, really wrong?
Let's face it: Shirley Bassey could make ANY song entertaining. Whether it's a tune from Pink, an acapella version of "The Farmer in the Dell" or even a Shatner-esque spoken word reading of the Greater Minneapolis phone book, it's all good when Shirley's involved. I love the fact that she's still out there working. Now if she could just find some competent songwriters to give her enough material for a whole album of new songs, I'd be happy.
You wanna know what "wrong" is? I've stood at the abyss and looked out into "wrong", and I'm here to tell you that this is nowhere NEAR wrong. The Mrs. came home with a "Big & Rich" CD last night, and they did an abominable cover version of AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long".
A remake of a classic AC/DC song.
A twangy country remake.
...the horror......the horror.
Don't get me wrong, I like some country music. Johnny Cash or Hank Senior are always good choices, and old school guys like Dwight Yoakam or Michael Martin Murphy are listenable; HOWEVER, a couple of redneck assclowns remaking a classic song from my adolescence is something I could live without.
Short list of things I'd rather do that hear an effed-up remake of THE classic AC/DC song:
1. Have Dr. Stevie Wonder perform a root canal on me, sans anenthesia.
2. Watch a DVD of "Nebraska Football Fans: They're Really Sane People, it's All the Others Who Are Crazy".
3. Give myself a Coca-Cola enema.
4. Shave my pubes with a cordless weedwacker.
5. Sit down to listen to a Books on Tape version of "Steven King's Sense & Sensibility" read by Bobcat Goldthwait.
Posted by: Russ from Winterset at November 14, 2007 09:56 PMJeez, Russ. Got an opinion?
;)
(You had me at "shave my pubes with a cordless weedwacker.") LOL.
Posted by: Kathy at November 15, 2007 09:23 AMThanks for posting the original clip, Kathy. It's a keeper.
As far as my opinions listed above go, I was under the influence of a Musical Abomination, and my delivery might have been just a WEE bit shaky.
Let's just say that this particular remake (the Big & Rich doing AC/DC one, not the Shirley Bassey/Pink one, which is perfectly acceptable for public consumption) didn't really need to be released to the general public, mmmmmkay?
Posted by: Russ from Winterset at November 15, 2007 11:34 AMHey -- I will agree the AC/DC remake is lets just say-- WWWWHHHHAAATTTT the !#$%$#!#%*!! Some original songs should never be touched by anyone.
But the rest of the album is great!!!
Posted by: The Lovely Janis at November 16, 2007 10:38 PM