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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz Post For Ellie Greenwich (and Parenthetical Girls, and Modest Mouse)

Posted by on Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 1:48 PM

Recently, I was arguing with a loved one about the self-evident awesomeness of Modest Mouse. This loved one was trying to dis the band for a variety of wrong-headed reason, one of which was that Modest Mouse should be judged harshly due to the countless crappy indie rock bands they've ostensibly inspired. Obviously, though, you can't hold an artist responsible for what future generations of artists do with their art (why, without the Beatles, none of this crap would've happened!), right?

What made me think of this argument today was not Bumbershoot, which Modest Mouse are headlining this year, but songwriter Ellie Greenwich, who passed away today at the age of 69, and who can only really be held responsible for one of the following songs:


People will do all kinds of things with pop music history.

 

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I will defend to my grave the notion that "Be My Baby" is the single greatest pop song ever written.
Posted by Jeff on August 26, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Estey 2
Those are two of my favorite pop songs ever written.
Posted by Estey on August 26, 2009 at 5:10 PM
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That Parenthetical Girls song is so god damned great. Also "Be My Baby" is great, but duh.
Posted by Grape Ape on August 26, 2009 at 9:04 PM

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