Comments on Scarlett Johansson, Tom Waits, David Bowie, TV on The Radio, and Salman Rushdie Walk Into a Bar...

So much money and talent in . . . so much blandness out. Blech.

How does the classic punchline to that joke setup go?

OUCH.

How does the classic punchline to that joke setup go?

OUCH.

grainy out of focus camera shots? check. slo mo to fast mo sequences? check. artist forlornly looking at something intense? check. by the books music vid. ho hum. bottom line: why bother doing a cover song? not because the tune personally means a lot to you, but because you aren't talented enuf to write your own damn song. stick to acting.

To clear out your ears, here's Bruce Willis circa '86 singing about Seagram's wine coolers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1daIIDQsXI

My, my, my, my indeed.