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Lady Gaga Debuts New Song “You And I,” Sounds Like Elton Meets 4 Non Blondes
Mon Jun 28 2010 by Robbie Daw
Maybe we just have 4 Non Blondes on the brain after Crystal Bowersox gave a stand-up performance of "What's Up" last week on the Tonight Show, but Lady Gaga's new song "You And I" seems to bear more than a little resemblance to the San Francisco band's 1993 hit. It also sounds like old-school Elton John (not to mention Gaga's own Fame Monster tune "Speechless"), so it makes sense that Rolling Stone's current cover girl chose to debut the rock ballad at Sir Elt's 12th Annual White Tie and Tiara benefit ball last week. Watch below!
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Crystal Bowersox Knows “What’s Up” On The ‘Tonight Show’
Tue Jun 22 2010 by Robbie Daw
While Lee DeWyze has been prepping his champ stance to impress his groupies on the American Idol summer tour, Season 9 runner-up Crystal Bowersox has been digging even further into her '90s girl-rock repertoire. Last night on the Tonight Show, the Ohio native busted out a rousing cover of 4 Non Blondes' 1993 classic "What's Up" for Jay Leno's audience. Sigh. Now, if only we could get Lee to do "No Rain"...
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Ten Bands That Should (And Ten Bands That Shouldn’t) Grace Us With A Cover Of “Yakety Sax”
Wed Aug 19 2009 by Maura
I don’t know about you, but the dog days of August are making me long for some levity. And what better way to bring in some hilarity than to think about the late Boots Randolph’s delightful “Yakety Sax,” a.k.a. “that Benny Hill Show song,” a.k.a. the best way to make any YouTube clip hilarious? Noted “Yakety Sax” enthusiast Jess Harvell and I put together a pair of lists related to the song—namely, a top 10 countdown of artists who need to cover the song soon, and a counterpoint list of 10 artists who should never get within a 25-mile radius of its implied hilarity, for fear of ruining it for all time. The countdowns after the jump. More »
