And they call it ”Puppy Love”….
It is a rainy Tuesday morning and I am cruising the other channels on TV. George W is on all the majors with a press conference from the Rose Garden, so the pickings are slim...not to be confused with Slim Pickens, whose movie collection can be purchased on channel 14?
I stumble across “Good Morning, Canada”, eh. There, crooning to his heart’s content, is Paul Anka. He is warbling through a nightclub - Big Band version of “It’s My Life” by Bon Jovi. It ends up sounding like a song written and performed by Bob Jovi, a retired sanitation worker from Newark. This may be the best parody I have ever seen; well, if it had been done on SNL (Saturday Night Live)
But no, this dude is for real. Turns out this Canadian crooner has just released an entire album of hits that he has added his personal spin to them. He covers Bon Jovi to Van Halen.
It is right out of the musical version of the “Twilight Zone.” The perfectly coiffed and tanned Anka rips through his version of “Wonderwall” by Oasis and leaves you wanting more…more sleep, more vodka, more anything…other than this.
He then takes on Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” the way your 80-year-old Father takes on parallel parking. It’s probably going to get done, but some metal will get banged up and it is going to take a while.
So I’m hoping to hear that this is all some twisted Canadian humor…until I realize that there is no such thing as Canadian humor…Rich Little, need I say more.
I listen to the interview and learn that Paul is quite keen on this whole concept album. He hopes that the original artists will enjoy his remake of their work. We are still waiting to hear back from Kurt Cobain.
Mr. Anka goes on to say that he wants Everyone to take this work seriously.
I also am hoping for a Beatle Reunion and I think my odds are better.
