They’ll give Grammys to anyone nowadays
Apparently the Grammy awards were handed out last night. Did anyone know? Did anyone care?
From what I read in the SJ-R this morning, this Amy Winehouse chick, pictured at left, won 5 out of the 6 Grammys (or is it “Grammies”?!) she was up for.
I’m extremely happy for her- she can sell the awards on the streets of London and buy more smack. Look at this broad! Has anyone this side of Courtney Love screamed “I’m a crack whore and I’m proud!” louder than this scary… um… “woman”?! And people think she’s hot? Eeeeewww. And that song of hers, that “Rehab” song?! Good gawd, what an obnoxious freakin’ 3 and a half minutes that is. I’d rather listen to cats fuck.
“They tried ta’ make me go ta’ rehab, and I said no, no, no”
Classy lyrics, babe. Back away from the microphone and smoke another rock. That’s pretty much all you are good for. I mean, a judge refused to allow her a visa to come to America for the awards show- what’s THAT tell you? But getting back to the “song”, the beat sounds like a song by some 60’s girl group (this innocent enough little boom-clap-clap-boom-clap, boom-clap-clap-boom-clap), á la the Shirelles or the Ronettes or someone like that, but then the most irritating voice I’ve heard since… well, since Courtney Love… overtakes the rhythm and your eardrums instantly start to bleed. Hmmmm… notice that you’ve never seen Amy Winehouse and Courtney Love in the same room at the same time…
Seriously, though- the way I heard it, the people who decide who wins awards actually had a hard time deciding on Best New Artist, Best New Album, and Best New Song, simply because there haven’t been any good new artists or music for years.
Hey, that’s just how I heard it.
Anyway, congratulations to any real artists that may have won awards or were at least nominated. I’m sure some had to have been deserving. At least more so than this broad. Someone like… Herbie Hancock, for example- who, as I understand it, apparently won the award that turned out to be the only one Amy Winehouse was up for and didn’t win. Herbie Hancock is a superbly talented musician and is a classy guy and has been for years. And I don’t really even care for his music all that much. Glad to see the Grammy people came to their senses at least once last night.
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She is really a disgusting mess!
Yeah, she’s pretty fucked up.
OK, here’s my problem with Herbie Hancock winning for the album in question. First off, hats off to Hancock, who has a career chock full of artistic accomplishments behind him. The man’s an exceptional musician. But the album for which he won, if I’m understanding correctly, is basically a cover album of Joni Mitchell songs. Now, this might have been the greatest cover album of all time, and I understand they’ve been radically reconfigured. Yet if that’s the criterion for being nominated, Alanis Morissette should have been nominated for her version of “My Humps” and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes should be Grammy-nominated for every album they make. (Seriously, though, their punk version of “Goodbye Earl” is awesome.) Not that the Grammys are the be-all, end-all musical measure of achievement, but shouldn’t they be putting an emphasis on ORIGINAL music? Or, if they felt it worthy, create a category for Best Reinterpretation of Previously Recorded Material or something like that? (Best Cover Album sounds too tawdry for them.) Again, no disrespect to Hancock, but this just seems weird. Of course, a remake undeservedly won Best Picture at the Oscars last year, so, go figure …
Okay, okay… UNCLE! I cower in the presence of the master.
I suppose you’re right about Herbie Hancock and the whole idea of original music vs. covers in general (I had no idea the album was a bunch of cover songs), but I just don’t think, from what admittedly little I have heard from her, that Amy Crackhouse was worthy of 5 nominations, let alone 5 awards. But that’s just me. I don’t think there’s been any decent new music since about 1983.
Probably why I’ll never get that apprenticeship job with you, huh…?!
Okay, I’m SO out of it when it comes to new movies anymore (see previous sentence; substitute “movies” for “music”)… what DID win Best Picture last year?!
Sure, Wino has problems (most of them self-inflicted), but man… that girl can sing. You have to listen to the whole album. Say what you will about her personal life, but she deserved to win every Grammy she got.
If you say so, AnonCom.
I DO hope the rest of the album is better than that friggin’ “Rehab” song, because if it isn’t, I have to differ severely with your comment. Granted, what is “good” and what isn’t is purely 100% subjective–regardless of how many awards someone did or did not win–but I’m just not feeling the love over Amy Crackhouse thus far.
The only person I’d ever want to make cower is Michael Rapaport, who is the worst actor in this, or any, era. I have to agree with AnonCom on Amy Winehouse. She is perhaps the only celebrity making headlines for her bad behavior whose artistic output is actually far more interesting than her misery.
There’s always room for an apprentice as long as he’s willing to learn. Today’s lesson: The Best Picture winner at last year’s Oscars was “The Departed,” a remake of a film called “Infernal Affairs.”
UH: Michael Rapaport is pretty brutal. Calling him the worst actor in this or any other era… not sure if I’m ready to make THAT call just yet (*cough* Tom Cruise *cough*). But Rapaport IS pretty bad.
Well, on your and AnonCom’s endorsement, perhaps I’ll have to give Amy Crackhouse a chance.
Sure, I’m willing to learn!! Where do I sign?