I like a lot of today’s
music, not all, but a fair bit of it. Bruno Mars is talented and the official video
of his Grenade has something like 260 million hits on Youtube. I like his acoustical
guitar version that I posted below much better – no cheesy symbolism – just music.
Heck, this version has 45 million hits so you can’t say it’s being ignored.
But I’m a sucker for good
parody. I read Mad Magazine faithfully
in my junior high years and have been a Weird Al Yankovic fan from the start. So
the second clip by the Key of Awesome hits home with me.
Like the Wierd Al Yankovic parodies, you do not need to know the song to enjoy the parody. A good parody stands by itself.
ReplyDeleteI suppose if I knew the words to "Gangster Paradise," I would appreciate "Amish Paradise" more than I do. But I already like it.
Similarly, you do not need an intimate knowledge of Victorian Society to enjoy W.S. Gilbert's lyrics.
Good comedy is NOT completely topical. Just partially.