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If you watched American Idol last night, you probably remember Paul Martrurano, the creepy 32-year-old whose ode to stalking Paula Abdul brought the world the line “If I were Columbo, I’d Peter Falk her.” It turns out that the song is by Marturano’s band The Hairy Aureolas; a raunchier version of “Stalker,” along with a song with the charming title “Wet Fart At My Girlfriend’s,” are on the band’s MySpace page. But it turns out this isn’t the first time that these guys have made a play for a judge of a 19 Entertainment-produced show! Yes, that’s right: The increasingly desperate Idol producers may even be getting ringers for the “funny” contestants now. And those ringers aren’t that funny! After the jump, check out the Hairy Aureolas’ ode to Sheila E., which they performed 10 years ago on The Magic Johnson Hour. Yes, that’s right, 10 years ago. At least they’ve got … pluck?
The Hairy Aureolas [MySpace; HT extracrispy]
The Hairy Aureolas visit Magic Johnson [MySpace videos]
If they’re going to bring ringers in, couldn’t they at least be funny?
It seems they have a thing for cafe au lait-complected pop singers from the 80s. One would assume that Lisa Lisa would be their next target.
ok, this guy was a friend of mine in high school. he was like this in high school. it was funny then, it’s kinda creepy when you see it on national television 15 years later.
can someone please explain to me what’s so great about “getting on TV” ??? especially when you know that you’re going to be made out to be a freakish, pathetic loser? is it really worth the 1,000 or so myspace plays your shitty band will get the next day?
AI intentionally brings in the crappiest singers to the final rounds for a laugh so people don’t get bored watching actually talented singers for two hours. I think it’s a coincidence that this guy ended up on the show, but the intentional bringing in of crappy singers is why I hate AI.