Apparently Tuesday night is the night all tv stations agreed upon to have absolutely nothing worthwhile on television. As a result, my wife and i just spent the last 3 hours watching the American Music Awards. Watching the program was like looking at an open flesh wound--it was bad, but for some reason we couldn't look away. Maybe it was that we were laughing at Barry Manilow because he looked about as bored singing his song as everyone else did having to listen to him. Perhaps it was the fact that there is a dirth of good songwriters and a plethora of "singers" who just repeat one line of a song (Beyonce--"to the left", Gwen Stephanie--"wind it up", Snow Patrol--"if i just lay here", JayZ--"show me whatcha got" and every other performer that stepped on stage). Not only were most of the performances bad, but they were really bad. And if that were not enough, most of the performances looked like they belonged in strip clubs (i am purely assuming at this point). And maybe worst of all, all of the bumper music and graphics were reminiscent of Saved by the Bell!
Perhaps the one redeeming part of the show was when Kirk Franklin won an award and said that he apologized for so many people running around saying they were Christians but did not prove it with their life. Very salient, very true.
So what do we make of all this. Much of pop music stinks. That is about all i can come up with right now since my brain just got dumber for watching the show.
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hahahahah...yes my friend thats so true...there was the golden age of music from the 60's to the early 90's and then it all died for some reason...people are forcing themselves to create music and there were beatles and zepplin who so effortlessly created music at that time...The scariest part is that people do watch this crap..then get influenced by it and the televison gets its TRP and everyone's raking in the cash!!!
Pop music does stink. I noticed you had John Legend in your Ipod. You and Oprah have the same taste in music.
Actually there was plenty on tonight. Duke lost to Marquette, Memphis lost Ga. Tech, and UCLa played Kentucky. The Gilmore Girls had a good episode. PBS had a show on about taking care of your elderly parents.
The big question is, "Whose plastic surgery is worse, Barry Manilow's or Kenny Rogers'?"
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