How deep into the barrel of things to cover/sample must we dig before modern hip-hop artists are forced to actually start writing their own songs?
Every 6 months, something new comes out and causes me to say "OK, it can't really get worse than this.
" Then a few months later, it gets worse. To wit: Trick Daddy's homage to the Talking Heads' "Sugar." I am convinced that this song is personally responsible for Jesus refusing to come back for another couple of years. He turned to God and said "Did you hear that fuckin' song, dad? I'm not going back. These people don't deserve to be saved."
UHHH. Put tha sugar on my tongue, tongue…
Then came the Black Eyed Peas cover of "Misrilou." Well, let's just say every Black Eyed Peas song counts. Have they ever done anything that wasn't a cover? Are they even a real band or are they just a CGI-animated corporate logo created to endorse every product on Earth?
And now, we've reached endgame: Gnarls Barkley covering noted hip-hop icons and pioneers the Violent Femmes. If you have been staying up nights thinking that the world needs a sorta-rapped version of "Gone Daddy Gone," prepare to sleep easy.
In light of this aggressively awful monstrosity, I think ginandtacos needs to start a pool guessing the next unlikely song to be turned into a hip-hop smash. The Kingston Trio's "Sloop John B?
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" Or how about a little ABBA? "Fernando" perhaps? Or maybe we can delve into the catalog of the 70s horn bands.
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Chicago? I'm putting good money on a 50 Cent version of "If You Leave Me Now.
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I kid, I kid. Everyone mentioned herein is a great musician, and I'm just jealous of their phenomenal talents.
cerb says:
I don't know what's worse, watching that Trick Daddy video or having searing, white-hot pokers jammed into my pupils. And then having bags of salt poured into my eyes.
Actually, the Trick Daddy video has to be worse. How the fuck does the rap/hip-hop genre expect to be taken seriously when every song can be boiled down to three main points: ho's, money, being discriminated against? Every now and again we'll have a bumpin' song about spreewells or something, but shit, this genre is God awful.
Well, to be honest, at least it isn't current German rap, which destroys little pieces of my soul everyday I hear it. Or Lady Sovereign. Fucking chavs.
Anonymous says:
say what you want about Gnarls Barkley but they might have the best name ever.
cerb says:
How is Gnarls Barkley a better name than Tremendous Fucking? Or even Anal Cunt?
peggy says:
I really enjoy how much Trick Daddy has missed the point about the whole "sugar" thing.
However, I will say: it's still better than that awful Laffy Taffy song. UGH. As Cameron pointed out, "I'm pretty sure there's no part of a woman's body that I would like to see shaken that in any way resembles Laffy Taffy."
And ditto Matthew on the "Why bother?"-ness of the VF cover.
Nate says:
What we really need are some Peter Cetera covers…
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