{"id":265,"date":"2007-02-12T18:10:40","date_gmt":"2007-02-13T02:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/godammit.com\/2007\/02\/12\/grammys-2007-exegesis\/"},"modified":"2007-03-23T17:46:04","modified_gmt":"2007-03-24T01:46:04","slug":"grammys-2007-exegesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/grammys-2007-exegesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammys 2007 Exegesis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Grammys show just gets worse, along with the state of popular music. But let’s review it anyway.<\/p>\n

Most Sickening on Every Level: Sting. God, just the sight of him was stomach-turning. Ugh! You\u2019re old now, Sting! Cover your arms, get a hair transplant, and don\u2019t aim for those high notes!<\/p>\n

Most sickening on only a couple of levels: John Mayer. What\u2019s with that guy\u2019s face? Is he doing it on purpose? And what about that fake bluesman vocal?? \u00a0 Even if he went blind, I wouldn\u2019t buy him as a bluesman. Although it would spare him the pain of looking at his girlfriend, Jessica Simpson.<\/p>\n

Diva Overload: Mary J. Blige, Beonce, Carrie Underwood\u2026.can we stop the screaming already? Big voices and histrionics aren\u2019t all there is to singing. Subtlety, feeling, individuality, those qualities seem to have been extinguished entirely by the American Idol school of performing. However, I\u2019m excusing Christina Aguilera, just because she wears such great lipstick and is willing to get down on the floor to make her point.<\/p>\n

The Dixie Chicks: Fine, now the industry has made amends to them after being so mean about their George Bush statement. But they didn\u2019t have the guts to use their new power to condemn Bush more forcefully, when they had the perfect opportunity. Pathetic. Let\u2019s ban them again and burn their records.<\/p>\n

James Blunt: Now that was funny! It was a perfect parody of a YouTube parody of a James Blunt parody.<\/p>\n

Gnarls Barkley: Thank god for a guy who knows how to sing. What a great, powerful presence.<\/p>\n

Justin Timberlake has piqued my interest, now that he\u2019s a Mac Daddy. Just looking at him and wondering what makes him so attractive when he really isn\u2019t, is a real turn on.<\/p>\n

Finally, that girl who won the chance to sing with Justin turned out to be the one I voted for. By \u201cvoted,” I mean I screamed at the television: \u201cI vote for number three!” Obviously, my vote is the one that counts, and I\u2019m proud to have picked a winner.
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