It may not be the sole reason, but seeing a Tom Waits song used on one of those "You Think You Dance Better Than You Pick Your Nose" reality show has me reconsidering my decision to be a part of this society. I'm thinking of growing my sideburns long, tearing holes in all of my already holy t-shirts, and writing angry letters on the back of matchboxes to the media conglomerates responsible for this latest decline. Actually, I just want to cry but I don't have any tears left:
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I sympathize. Last week I saw a dogfood commercial that used Magnetic Fields "I Think I Need a New Heart" as the bed music.
I think I need a new heart.
Posted by: bdr | August 14, 2007 at 12:25 PM
I couldn't watch past the first 10 seconds.
Posted by: Cynthia Closkey | August 14, 2007 at 01:08 PM
My thoughts exactly, Jeff. My daughter had the show on last night and neither of us could believe it...surely TW didn't give the permission to use it...I would like to think it was his song publisher or something. Dig me a hole, please. Hang in there...the heat/humidity will be gone in a few weeks. thanks for the post
Posted by: joschmoe | August 14, 2007 at 01:28 PM
Confession time: 1. I watch - and enjoy watching - this show. 2. I can't listen to Tom Waits. Fingernails on a chalkboard is more pleasant. 3. The combination of the two made Tom "I just swallowed a bucket of sand and now I'm going to sing for you" Waits a bit more tolerable for me.
Posted by: zan | August 14, 2007 at 03:00 PM
What gets me is that the choreographer, Wade Robson, acts like a tortured genius and yet 2/3 of his dances are recycled from the "Thriller" video. Enough with the zombies, you douche!
Posted by: Blockade Boy | August 18, 2007 at 08:34 AM