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As a huge fan of music, I like to think of myself as one who deviates considerably from the mainstream. Most of today’s top-40 music is completely awful, and there are SO many artists out there that even I haven’t heard of that should be getting more play through whichever mediums than they are. It would be pompous of me to say that I have “better” taste in music than most, so I’m not going there. While I do scratch my head at most people that I encounter, I think it is not their fault that they do not “like” certain music. They just haven’t had a chance to hear it – you know?
But I digress. While I’m not a huge mainstream music fan, I am a huge fan of anything that celebrates music. Even if it is the Grammy Awards. This show has turned into more of a concert than an award show, but it keeps the attention of today’s short-spanned society. DVRs unite when you do not want to see a certain part – and rewind when something great happens. I get that. But what I don’t get? The category of “Song of the Year.” Check out this year’s nominees…
“Before He Cheats,” written by Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins
“Hey There Delilah,” written by Tom Higgenson of Plain White T’s
“Like A Star,” written by Corinne Bailey Rae
“Rehab,” written by Amy Winehouse
“Umbrella,” written by Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius “Dream” Nash and Christopher Stewart
Does anything jump out at you? Nothing? How about when I add in the Vegas odds for who is taking home the award?
Before He Cheats- Carrie Underwood 1/2
Hey There Delilah- Plain White T’s 11/4
Like A Star- Corrine Bailey Rae 11/1
Rehab- Amy Winehouse 9/4
Umbrella- Rihanna featuring Jay-Z 5/2
Yes, folks, the (heavy) odds-on favorite to take home this award had absolutely NOTHING to do with the composition of the song. You can bet that cameras will pan to Miss Underwood during nomination time, but the truth is that she’s simply a performer. Isn’t karaoke the “act” of singing someone else’s song over the music? Ironically, its one of the cliche responses from the whole American Idol crew to someone who isn’t quite good enough. She’s raking in millions, while these two dudes – who wrote one of the biggest “yea, girls fight back now, so take that” songs of the year – are virtually unknown.
Gotta love pop music…
Just getting through the new Jack Johnson album. Pretty good start…
All at once,
The world can’t overwhelm me
There’s almost nothin’ that
you could tell me
That could ease my mind- Jack Johnson/All At Once
We’ll see what else good old Jack brings. I’m not expecting much different from the flip-flops and sandals type acoustic that he’s dropped in the past. Not that I’m complaining…
