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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 »
Posts Tagged ‘Cat Power’
Ten Bands That Should (And Ten Bands That Shouldn’t) Grace Us With A Cover Of “Yakety Sax”
Wed Aug 19 2009 by Maura
Virginia’s Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Was Born To Run
Wed Jun 10 2009 by Maura
A brief list of musical artists who Creigh Deeds, the surprising victor in yesterday’s Democratic primary for the Virginia governor’s race, rode to victory according to his Twitter account: More »
Idolator’s Tribute-Video Treasury Hits The Moors With Heathcliff And The Gang
Tue Nov 13 2007 by kater
Liner Notes: Cat Power Totally Sticks It To That Band Of Horses
Tue Jun 12 2007 by Brian Raftery
- Yay, Cat Power! You won the 2007 Shortlist Prize! Now you’ll have to spend the rest of your life explaining what it is. More »
Blind-Item Poll: Who’s Been Shacking Up With Cat Power?
Thu Jan 4 2007 by Brian Raftery
We’re only now catching up with this month’s Magnet cover story on Cat Power, and though we hate to turn into the indie-rock version of TMZ, we were struck by this quote toward the end of the profile: Marshall makes no secret about her desire to have children of her own, but she’s slightly less… More »
Has Karl Lagerfeld Been Reading Pitchfork Again?
Fri Nov 10 2006 by Maura
A few weeks after tapping Chan Marshall for a modeling gig, Chanel head Karl Lagerfeld has landed on another muse beloved by the yupster crowd: pint-sized Brit Lily Allen. “Nothing is set in stone but Karl believes she has come up with a look that will define 2007. More »
Cat Power Lands Smokin’ New Gig
Wed Oct 11 2006 by Brian Raftery
Tempermental singer and wannabe Saturday Night Live star has just been signed up for a new job, according to FishBowlNY: News from Paris concerning our friend and part-time New York resident by way… More »
