Wednesday, April 05, 2006
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What is with Radio Margaritaville's insistence on playing Little Willie tunes like every ten minutes? And how the hell did they come up with that name? Where I come from, it ain't exactly complimentary. I don't know how you ask for it at the record store.
Hi. Do you have little willies?
Why, yes, we do. Would like to see our little willies?
Of course! I just ADORE little willies! Whip 'em out!
Ahh, you get the drift. Look, I know Norah Jones is their lead singer, and she's won like ever Grammy in the universe. Whoop-di-fuckin'-do. That does not keep her from being arguably the most boring entertainer in America, wedged somewhere in between Jack Johnson and Barbra Streisand. And The Little Willies are no different. I recognize their skill and artistry, don't get me wrong. But their stuff sounds like 1930's hillbilly music. I've never seen them perform, but I fully expect to see some dude with an upturned wash tub and broom handle strumming away, while another plays a washboard, and yet another blows into a moonshine jug.
Look, all the folks I just ripped are extremely talented. Hell, I own some of their music. I listen to it with my coffee and newspaper on a Sunday morning when I want to chill out, or when I lay down for a nap. But c'mon Margaritaville! Stop boring me with this stuff and the 50's American Graffiti shit when I'm trying to drive. OK?
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Hi. Do you have little willies?
Why, yes, we do. Would like to see our little willies?
Of course! I just ADORE little willies! Whip 'em out!
Ahh, you get the drift. Look, I know Norah Jones is their lead singer, and she's won like ever Grammy in the universe. Whoop-di-fuckin'-do. That does not keep her from being arguably the most boring entertainer in America, wedged somewhere in between Jack Johnson and Barbra Streisand. And The Little Willies are no different. I recognize their skill and artistry, don't get me wrong. But their stuff sounds like 1930's hillbilly music. I've never seen them perform, but I fully expect to see some dude with an upturned wash tub and broom handle strumming away, while another plays a washboard, and yet another blows into a moonshine jug.
Look, all the folks I just ripped are extremely talented. Hell, I own some of their music. I listen to it with my coffee and newspaper on a Sunday morning when I want to chill out, or when I lay down for a nap. But c'mon Margaritaville! Stop boring me with this stuff and the 50's American Graffiti shit when I'm trying to drive. OK?
