February 01, 2010

Gratuitous Grammy Observation

I see from the "entertainment" nooz this morning that Beyonce and Taylor Swift racked up a considerable number of awards between them last evening at the Grammies.

I do not believe I have ever heard a single song of Beyonce's. (BTW, is it "Be-YONS" or "Be-yon-SAY"?) Pop music is a world with which I have almost literally no contact whatsoever.

And as for Taylor Swift, she'd better not ever show up at Orgle Manor, as the Llama-ettes positively loathe her for crossing over from country to pop. (One of my few achievements as a father has been to teach the gels the difference between real country (e.g., Alan Jackson, George Strait, Randy Travis), and bogus pop-country (e.g. Rascal Flatts).)

Posted by Robert at February 1, 2010 09:42 AM | TrackBack
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I do not believe I have ever heard a single song of Beyonce's

I think it's like Charo, but without the suave stylings of Xavier Cugat.

Posted by: Ed Flinn at February 1, 2010 10:55 AM

I probably have seen Beyonce on SNL -- but it was unremarkable to me.
Lady GaGa was on this season, and she's got a terrible act, but when she sat down at the piano and actually played music and sang, she was pretty good. She needs to drop the schtick and simply play. Michael Buble was amazing. Definitely will have to check him out some more.

Last new artist I got into was Nora Jones.

Posted by: rbj at February 1, 2010 01:15 PM

real country (e.g., Alan Jackson, George Strait, Randy Travis)

Amen -- though my tastes run even further back -- Hank Sr. (I guess it's I now), Loretta Lynn, Townes Van Zandt, Flatt & Scruggs... and among modern artists, I lean towards Dwight Yoakam -- with his revival of hte Bakersfiend sound and flouting of Nashville Pop-with-a-twang.

Posted by: Boy Named Sous at February 2, 2010 12:54 AM
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