And then there’s Variety with this bullshit...

Just because I’m the only one who seems to adore it so, shout out to her theme song (with Bono and The Edge) from Goldeneye. That song still rocks.

I think this is a well-intentioned statement, likely doable in most casual conversations or offhand mentions—but it’s probably not practicable for any remotely serious discussion of her career (and, arguably, her legacy.)

I feel like her foray into politics, city management and emergency response deserved at least a mention.

Yeah , look maybe its a cultural thing but a few of these like Disturbed and Orgy (who?) are basically ..turns out there was a recent cover of a really well known song.

I won’t lie and say that I knew all of these were covers, but the ones that I did know about (~11) are just making me feel old. Get off my lawn, people that didn’t know “I’m a Believer” was a cover.

The one that gets me is when they start opinion pieces with the word “why,” as in, “Why X matters for Y.” It’s an overused style, and it’s also redundant: the statement “X matters for Y” is kind of trite, but it conveys the same thing. The word why just adds a strident, explanatory tone. 

There were a couple where I knew the original and not the cover!

Yeah, this is definitely the Donald Trump definition of “you didn’t know”, which is “I didn’t know”. I mean, for crying out loud, at least two of these originals were NUMBER ONE HITS! And I mean USA Billboard Hot 100. Others such as “Crusin’” the original was MUCH bigger than the remake.

That kind of annoying phrasing has been rampant at other sites (e.g. BuzzFeed, Cracked) for years. I hadn’t noticed it creep into AVC content until fairly recently. That and the whole, “Hey, let’s publish a listicle a day because that’s what gets engagement” approach to content. Just more evidence of how this site is…

Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” is a cover, with a convoluted history: written by two Americans and an Englishman, first recorded by a Dane, then by an American band, then by a Norwegian-American singer, and then finally by someone who escaped Neighbours:

I feel like some of them only got airplay because they were covers of well-known songs (It’s My Life, Land of Confusion, I’m a Believer)

I think a lot of them depend 1. on your age and 2. how into genres other than rock and pop you are. I admittedly didn’t know for years that I Will Always Love You was a Dolly song, since I didn’t listen to much country and the original was before my time. Always on My Mind was a big enough song for Willie that I did…

At a certain age, most of these are not surprises. Welcome to old age!

“You didn’t know” is a preeeeeeeeeeeetty big stretch for a lot of these, but there were a handful I wasn’t aware of, so those were fun!

Wow! This Cannes photo-essay has been an education! Truly knocked the Met Gala on its ass! Regardless, notes:

Nadie Mirada: the 1980s called, they want their prom dress back.

They actually are sort of special, in the sense that they sell only their store branded goods, and the quality and prices are almost impossible to beat. Their food is not fungible with other supermarkets’ offerings.

“...where the same products (or similar) will be on sale and cheaper.”