Oblivious?
Nov. 3rd, 2021 10:49 amA few years ago I read a rant by a columnist who hates rock and roll. He spent several hundred words railing against the entire genre, saying the fad should have ended decades ago. He finished by essentially saying "Is there any other form of entertainment where the work of someone is promoted to the point of veneration long after they're dead?!"
I wanted to find this guy, back him into a corner and scream in his face "Have you never heard of Lawrence Welk? His show's still on the air!"
(Nothing against Lawrence Welk. His version of "12th Street Rag" is a favorite of mine. How many fingers did that guy have?! Anyway, I just listened to that, which is what reminded me of this.)
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Date: 2021-12-30 02:20 pm (UTC)Finally watched that video. Not sure that's the same version I have on iTunes, but it sounds very close. This answers my "How many fingers?" question. It's like on "Hello Goodbye" where I used to wonder how Ringo made all those percussion sounds. Turns out Paul added a kick drum.
Neither of these revelations diminishes the abilities of Welk or Ringo.