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Loathsome Collaboration
I would say that they should all know better, but it’s clearly untrue. Maybe pre-1985 Sting.
Please enjoy the schmoozy behind-the-scenes intro and soft focus.
Obligatory:
Loathsome Ad Jingle
You’re welcome.
The Licensing People Said No
Great Letterman bit. BMI & ASCAP are not to be trifled with.
Satisfaction?
After 40+ years, this still might be the strangest cover version I’ve ever heard of anything. The re-worked lyrics, where I can understand them, are hilarious. I know only two things about the Residents: they were from San Francisco, and they had a guitarist called Snakefinger. Perhaps former Bay area Bastards can add something. According to the comments, the animation is by Ivan Maximov, a Russian. I don’t know anything about him either. As far as I know, the song and animation are unrelated, but they make a perfect match. Beyond that, words fail me on this one.
Are You Loathsome Tonight?
I think I could put almost any modern country song here, as they are nearly all appalling. The dopey two-step beats, the horrible twang, the cowboy hat affectation, the utter lack of curiosity or twist in the songwriting – i.e. it’s funny that you love your country when you haven’t explored it beyond your barn.
Enjoy!
Great Song, But …
This performance is what the kids call “cringe.” Ironically, my observation is also cringe.
As is my existence, according to my children.
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Sorry.
I Keep Doing This
Total motor skills fail.
Is This The Same Guy?
The narrator from the Gibson mini-doc sounds like the voice we all must have heard on half a billion educational videos. Who is that guy? Is it the same person narrating the above (always timely) video on maintaining classroom discipline? It’s twenty years before the Gibson video.