Sunday, February 05, 2006
Super Sunday!
Things that struck me during the Super Bowl – pre-game.
#1. The Mick Jagger interview, (as the Rolling Stones were the half-time act.) The dude has an accent! Which is obvious because he’s British, but… when they sing, the accent just disappears. I saw them in concert a few months back, and I didn’t notice a single bit of British snottiness in their voices.
Now of course, the most extreme example of this is Ozzy Osbourne. If I had to imagine how a homeless Liverpool heroin addict sounded like, I would probably just try to find footage of the old MTV show, the Osbournes. But listen to the Blizzard of Ozz or even his latest album, Under Cover, and low and behold – you can understand him!
Which leads me to the following questions? What is the explanation to this phenomenon? Does it only apply to Brits? Does it only apply to rockers? Does this give hope to William Hung? Maybe he just needs to sing “Iron Man” instead of “She Bangs”?
#2. Commercials for 20/20. So everyone is getting stuffed off of chips and beer, and generally enjoying a good buzz before kick-off. And then there’s this 20/20 commercial about how people are tracking your phone calls and who they’re selling your info to. Thanks for the buzzkill, ABC. Why show this ad now? Couldn't you wait until Grey’s Anatomy?
#3. The people with field tickets dancing to Stevie Wonder. I’m not going to describe it. Just go watch the Chappelle’s Show season 2 – the skit with John Mayer. As to paraphrase Dave Chapelle, its not that white people can’t dance, its just that they’re much better off dancing to Every Rose Has its Thorn than My Cherie Amour.
Enjoy the game!
#1. The Mick Jagger interview, (as the Rolling Stones were the half-time act.) The dude has an accent! Which is obvious because he’s British, but… when they sing, the accent just disappears. I saw them in concert a few months back, and I didn’t notice a single bit of British snottiness in their voices.
Now of course, the most extreme example of this is Ozzy Osbourne. If I had to imagine how a homeless Liverpool heroin addict sounded like, I would probably just try to find footage of the old MTV show, the Osbournes. But listen to the Blizzard of Ozz or even his latest album, Under Cover, and low and behold – you can understand him!
Which leads me to the following questions? What is the explanation to this phenomenon? Does it only apply to Brits? Does it only apply to rockers? Does this give hope to William Hung? Maybe he just needs to sing “Iron Man” instead of “She Bangs”?
#2. Commercials for 20/20. So everyone is getting stuffed off of chips and beer, and generally enjoying a good buzz before kick-off. And then there’s this 20/20 commercial about how people are tracking your phone calls and who they’re selling your info to. Thanks for the buzzkill, ABC. Why show this ad now? Couldn't you wait until Grey’s Anatomy?
#3. The people with field tickets dancing to Stevie Wonder. I’m not going to describe it. Just go watch the Chappelle’s Show season 2 – the skit with John Mayer. As to paraphrase Dave Chapelle, its not that white people can’t dance, its just that they’re much better off dancing to Every Rose Has its Thorn than My Cherie Amour.
Enjoy the game!
