Toronto Mike

Across the Universe To Buy Earplugs

A Grammy

I watched most of the Grammys last night.  Some stuff I enjoyed, like the Jamie Foxx & Alicia Keys tribute to Ray Charles, Green Day's "American Idiot" and the entire Kanye West "Jesus Walks" set.  Some stuff was entirely underwhelming, most notably the all-star rendition of "Across the Universe".

"Across the Universe" is a gorgeous tune.  I was quite looking forward to Billie Joe Armstrong, Steven Tyler, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Velvet Revolver, Tim McGraw, Brian Wilson, Bono and Stevie Wonder giving it a go for tsunami relief.  They didn't do the tune justice, in fact, it was pretty damn mediocre.

Scott Weiland wasn't bad but he was clearly doing a David Bowie impersonation.  Listening to the tape this morning you'd have thought that was Ziggy Stardust on stage.  It could have been something special for charity but instead it was a bit of a mess.  Perhaps they should have tried rehearsing first?

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