Unnecessary Covers: Beyonce Does Dolly

I have 3 cover songs to reference in today’s post. The first one is Beyonce singing Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” which is getting mixed reviews from real people (vs. the famous folks just kissing up to Beyonce and Dolly). I’m glad she kept the melody, I’ll start with that. Changing the melody of a song, evenContinue reading “Unnecessary Covers: Beyonce Does Dolly”

Amazon Robinhood Commercial – The Voiceover, Villains, and Women in Tights?

HelloOoOoOo and thanks for stopping by my blog today. As it’s written in the title, Amazon has a new commercial today with their own twist on the tale of Robinhood. It’s another addition to a slew of ads featuring well-known stories like Medusa, Red Riding Hood, and Romeo and Juliet. Take look then scroll downContinue reading “Amazon Robinhood Commercial – The Voiceover, Villains, and Women in Tights?”

Better off in a pine box…

I was an 11-year-old living in Stafford, Virginia jamming out with my yellow Sony Sports Walkman, probably listening to artists likely Wilson Phillips, Roxette, Janet Jackson, oh, and of course, Vanilla Ice, Ice, Baby, MC Hammer and his pants, and who can forget Milli Vanilli? All favorites with this Starter-jacket-wearing 6th-grader. Country music wasn’t even onContinue reading “Better off in a pine box…”

The Best Love Song: Reasons #6 and #7

I was in my car the other day and my iPod shuffled to “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You,” a song that, if you’re over the age of 30, will undoubtedly remind you of Robin Hood. And no, not the Russell Crowe movie from 2010. Nineteen years earlier Sherwood Forest was host toContinue reading “The Best Love Song: Reasons #6 and #7”