A few days ago, we were in Walgreen's, trying to track down a rabies vaccination (more on that saga to follow), when suddenly over the intercom came the soft sounds of "I Started a Joke," an old song by the Bee Gees. I said, "Oh man, this is my favorite Bee Gees song," to which Aubrey looked at me and said, "Who are you?"
I have to admit, I'm not a big Bee Gees fan. In fact, I only know "I Started a Joke" because of the excellent remake by Faith No More, released as a bonus track on some versions of the King for a Day . . . Fool for a Lifetime album. I've long been a big fan of Mike Patton, lead singer of Faith No More, and currently band leader for Tomahawk, Fantomas, and Peeping Tom. He's got an amazing voice, and an equally amazing interest in using his voice in a variety musical genres.
Here's an interesting video that was done at some time around the release of the single. I can't really figure out why a video would be made for a bonus track, but here it is. This is a great video for a number of reasons. First reason, the ugly sonofabitch singing. If you like Steve Buscemi (or locally Dan Naumovich), then you'll love the video. Then there's the whole ugly bird with a beautiful song analogy. Not to mention, the irony of the song and the video. Good stuff all around. Enjoy.
Monday, August 11, 2008
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I'm not a Bee Gee's fan either, but they were underrated. That whole disco thing put a stigma on them, but they were pretty talented songwriters and musicians.
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