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I'm Just A Lonely Boy
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06/23/05 06:33 AM EST
posted by JER email web |
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Many of us remember Paul Anka from such late '50s hits as Lonely Boy or Put Your Head On My Shoulder. Others know him as the producer of Michael Buble's jazz/swing albums. A 3rd group remembers him as the jingle guy from one of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes ("To stop those monsters, 1, 2, 3...").
However you know of Paul Anka, he has a new album out, Rock Swings. While his performance is great, the song choice is so bizarre the album borders on Shatner-esque absurdity with "swing" covers of Wonderwall, Blackhole Sun and the "jazz classic" Smells Like Teen Spirit.
After all these years it really is remarkable how smooth Anka's voice is and the production quality is top notch. Anka is no longer the whiny spurned lover of his early days, the one who once told Dion (The Wanderer) that when you sing you "have to make the girls feel sorry for you." This new incarnation sounds like a mix of Darin & Buble. However, when Buble covers a song like Can't Buy Me Love, you're nearly entranced into believing it was meant to be a swing song -- he's that good. When Anka gets to the chorus of Bon Jovi's Eye of The Tiger, though, you're painfully aware that he's gone off the deep end. Taking risks is great, but setting Kurt Cobain & Bon Jovi to big band music? The world is not ready yet... |
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06/24/05 10:11 AM EST
posted by micho email |
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Yo, Webmaster, I forgot my login. How about implenting a tool for registered users to have their login info e-mailed to them when they forget? And what about a spell checker?
I really think that this CD is meant to be a novelty item. No one would do a "serious" jazz cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit unless it was a joke. At least I hope not. I know he doesn't need the money, but maybe he just getting his kicks! I think it's a riot. |
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