Shut Up, Dude: This Week’s Best Comments

It goes without saying that Tom is wrong. Totally wrong. Of course I would say that. And not just because their debut album was "Stoneage Romeos"... surely the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Pterodactyl on the cover should have been a tip-off!

In Australia the Hoodoo Gurus are the ultimate 80s rock party band. Part of that is due to their passion for ugly paisley shirts. But part of that is also due to a song that Tom didn't post: "Like Wow-Wipeout!"

I swear that every single high-school party I attended in the early 90s, and every single college party I attended in the mid 90s, featured a moment when everyone was clapping and stomping to that drum beat! And that was ten years after it was released. And my college was not the kind of college that went for college rock. "Like Wow-Wipeout!" is by some distance the most alternative song that was ever played at those parties. It's a 9.

As for "Come Anytime", well it's an 8. The "Thank God You're Here" thing was always a little weird. It's an improvisational comedy show in which - according to IMDB - "a celebrity performer is dressed up in costume before passing through a door." Clearly the song they were supposed to use was "What's My Scene?" Right?!? That's just the most obvious song to use, not just in the Hoodoo Gurus cannon, but in the entire history of pop music! Someone clearly stuffed up! I like the fact that they just went along with it anyway... and have done so now for close to 20 years.

I hate to say this, but it might only stop when the throwers start getting the shit kicked out of them by the non-throwers.

Actually, I don't hate it.

Back in VT for a wedding. The homeland is so wonderful. I miss it. Gonna see if they’ll let me take the aux and just run DJ Sabrina front to back.

When I see bands, the only things I throw are compliments, wild applause and money at the merch table.

And Flying Up The Modern Rock Charts On Its Way To Peaking at No.9… it’s “She Bangs The Drums” by The Stone Roses!

Most other Stone Roses songs require you to get caught up in the legend and the mythology of The Stone Roses. Being a fan of “I Wanna Be Adored” requires you to adore Ian Brown. In order to love “I Am The Resurrection” you need to truly believe that Ian is both the resurrection and the light. You need to accept the fundamental truth that, in 1989, The Stone Roses were the greatest band in the universe.

This isn’t necessary for “She Bangs The Drums.” “She Bangs The Drums” does not require you to buy into the myth. That’s because “She Bangs The Drums” is such a perfect pop song that it will have you ranting that the Stone Roses are the greatest band in the universe even if you hadn’t already been told a million times that they were the greatest band in the universe. You’ll feel the Earth begin to move, when you near the needle hit the groove. You’ll go out and ask people: “have you seen them? have you heard? The way they play, there are no words, to describe the way I feel” and so forth.

Every second of “She Bangs The Drums” is perfect. It has a bassline you can sing along to. Hell, it has a guitar solo you can sing along to. “Ba-da-da da-da da-da-da” You could start an acapella group, and just “ba-da-da da-da da-da-da” that guitar solo for the entire song and it will still be catchier than most regular songs.

Genius!

“She Bangs The Drums” is a 10!

This song is a ton of fun. I say it’s an 8. I find Pitbull extremely charming. I appreciate that he doesn’t spend a single second of his career worrying about his cred. He’s too busy having fun: shouting catchphrases, cashing checks, and seemingly getting laid A LOT. He’s not the most handsome man in the world, but boy, does he have charisma. Yes, he’s a bit of a sleaze, but I still would, in a heartbeat.

And he’s in on the joke. My favorite Pitbull story happened next virtual year, when Walmart ran a contest for fans to compete for a Pitbull visit, and the internet banded together to send him to Alaska.Walmart got a ton of free publicity, and Pitbull got to show what a good sport he is.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/pitbull-exiled-alaska-poses-stuffed-356141

Imagine registering an account to post this. Tragic.

Our son was finally released from the NICU today and upon hearing the new Streets album, he said "father, what is this most excellent music" to which I replied "oi my son it's the Streets, innit?". Ol' Skinner is back on street level, this geezer is getting mad excitement.

Context is: I was out for drinks with a bunch of music-writer friends, and we were all complaining about how Def Jam was taking forever in getting back to us about covering a particular live show. The Roots were playing Radio City Music Hall with a bunch of already-announced guests, and one of those guests was Nas. I really wanted to go to the show, but I didn't know if I'd get in. The same night, I think NORE or Fat Joe or someone was playing a smaller venue -- the Nokia Theater in Times Square, maybe -- and one of the guests was Pitbull. So I said something about how I'd rather see Pitbull than Nas anyway, and Sean Fennessey looked at me like I was crazy. So I doubled down and was like, "no, you don't understand, Pitbull's better," and it turned into a running joke. That headline was the extension of the joke, since I still hadn't fully accepted the idea that anyone other than my friends was reading my shit.

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weird for you to write an article on afrojack and not mention that his height has been reported as between 6'7" and 6'10"