hey, want to hear some irony? a little girl just knocked on my door to sell me a subscription to the duluth news tribune. i really wanted to buy it from her, but i have like $12 to get me to friday. bah.

so hollywood has been bitching a lot about the box office slump of late. they keep wondering why, oh why, the american public isn't rushing to their local theater and eagerly shelling out the ridiculous $7.50 to see the "best movie of the year" and the "hit of the summer."

here, hollywood movie producers, let anniemosity spell it out for you: you've officially run out of ideas.

the original "war of the worlds" was made in 1953. "the honeymooners" was on television in 1955. we saw "bewitched" in 1964. we saw "herbie the love bug" back in 1966. we saw the original "charlie & the chocolate factory" back in 1971. "the longest yard" was done in 1974. "bad news bears" was made in 1976. and "the dukes of hazzard" was on tv back in 1979.

WE HAVE SEEN ALL OF THESE MOVIES BEFORE, HOLLYWOOD.

now, i know you think that you've added a "twist" to each of these movies. "bewitched" is a movie about making the remake of the television show. "charlie & the chocolate factory" is based on the book, and not a remake of the original movie. "the dukes of hazzard" is an updated version starring a jackass, a dumbass, and jessica simpson's ass.

THIS DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT WE'VE SEEN ALL OF THESE MOVIES BEFORE, HOLLYWOOD.

i think i've made my point. now it's time for the sunday 5. this week's theme is cover songs.

the sunday 5.
1. smashing pumpkins: stay (faraway, so close!)
(u2.)
billy corgan made this song good. it's blasphemy saying so about a u2 song, but zooropa was not an awesome album. billy makes it right. i wish u2 would have done it this way originally, but i guess i should be happy that the song found it's true sound, even though it was through someone else. so are the pumpkins getting back together or what? anyone?

2. the vines: ms. jackson.
(outkast.)
i love covers that are done in a completely different genre. this one's great. at first, i didn't like it very much, but i discovered its melancholy nature, and that's what really turned me around. and then when craig nicholls gets into it and starts yelling... it's great.

3. the fugees: no woman no cry.
(bob marley.)
it's frightening when someone covers a "classic" -- not only for the artists, but for the listeners too. "they'd better not mess with it." "i hope they do it justice." "oh man, they're going to wreck it." i think that the only person who could do this song right would be wyclef. and he got it.

4. ted leo: since u been gone/maps.
(kelly clarkson/yeah yeah yeahs.)
honestly, i'd never heard kelly clarkson's entire song prior to hearing ted leo's version. when i heard this one, i remember thinking how brilliant it was for him to be able to string the two songs together... and then i heard kelly's, and it makes perfect sense. quality.

5. tina turner: the bitch is back.
(elton john.)
there's an entire album out of elton john covers, featuring eric clapton, sting, the beach boys, sinead o'connor, jon bon jovi, and phil collins. they all do a pretty decent job on their tunes, but there's one that stands above them all. ohhhhhhhhh man, this was so perfect. i mean, yeah, elton's the ultimate diva and the ultimate bitch, but hearing tina turner screech about being a bitch.... perfect.

i feel weird being away from work for this long. granted, i've only been there for two weeks, but i'm working 10 hour days, so it definitely feels bizarre not to be there. it's a welcomed break, but i kind of don't know what to do with myself. thank god sam came up this weekend, because i would stay glued in front of reality television all weekend.

although re-living "the surreal life: 3" isn't really a bad way to chill on a sunday. i keep forgetting how entertaining charo is because she's always so overshadowed by flav and brigitte.




FLAVOR FLAAAAAAAV.