The very day I declared my love (again) for VH1 and VH1 Classic, I got two big emails from two different friends! The first was from the Cowboy, who wanted to let me know that there is at least one more duet that I might enjoy.
If you've never heard Lemmy and Wendy O.'s version of Stand By Your Man, you don't know what a real badass duet is...
Fair enough, Mr. Cowboy. I have not heard that version, but I can only assume that it rules. Of course, he didn't tell me where I could find a copy of the song. Oh, well. Knowing that it exists is half the battle. And since the Cowboy recommended it, it is probably worth finding. I always give him the benefit of the doubt because his favorite Iron Maiden track is Die With Your Boots On, which cancels out his love of Van Halen. (Incidentally, he claims that it causes him actual physical pain when I mention that I dislike Van Halen.)
Then I got an email from Aaaahj that just about caused me some physical pain. The subject line read: Why I won't watch VH1 anymore. That isn't a good sign, because Aaaahj is a sensible fellow and if he isn't watching VH1, I know he has a solid reason. I am a little miffed at VH1 right now myself, because Behind The Music was gone for a while, and when it re-debuted, the topic was Britney Spears. I want that Behind The Music in twenty years, when she has been through rehab twice and is working on her comeback record. Anyway, it comes as no surprise that Aaaahj has a pretty good reason to be annoyed.
Your latest article reminded me of something I read yesterday that just might keep me from watching VH1 ever again. Apparently, this Christmas is not going to be a normal Christmas because VH1 is having a Kid Rock Christmas. Yes, you read correctly, it's going to be a Kid Rock Christmas on VH1. I'm not talking about him just hosting a bunch of videos, that might be acceptable, ok, no it's still wrong. Apparently there's going to be an animated short (yes, Kid Rock is going to be animated) of him doing the Twelve Days of Christmas. As if that wasn't bad enough there's going to be footage of him eating dinner with family and "friends." VH1 is pure evil, and not in the good metal evil way either.
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Wow. Who at VH1 thought that was a good idea? (By the way, I have not verified this info at the VH1 web site or anything, I am taking Aaaahj's word for it.) Anyway, were Dido and Sheryl Crow both busy? Since when is Kid Rock the darling of VH1? I mean, doesn't Sting need some publicity? Just a few weeks ago, LCG and I were playing the Is Kid Rock's Career Over? game, because we saw a beer commercial featuring Kid Rock, and we were shocked that he had gotten any kind of endorsement. We tried and tried to remember the last time he had a hit single and came up with nothing.
We squeezed our brains a little harder, and as near as we could recall, his last album tanked. In fact, we couldn't even remember what it was called. That mystery was solved later that day-I saw someone buying a used copy at the record store and I had to stifle all kinds of giggles. If you care, it's called Cocky.
But now my giggles have turned to tears. I just paid a visit to the VH1 web site, and found out all kinds of bad things. First of all, I did indeed find a listing for A Kid Rock Christmas. The first special guest star listed was Carmen Electra. Go ahead and draw your own conclusion, I have nothing more to say. Special Guest Star Carmen Electra speaks volumes on its own.
Second, I found out that Kid Rock released a new record last week. That could explain his well-placed appearances on VH1. The label probably lost a fortune on Cocky and needs to cut their losses with the new record, so promote, promote, promote. I am not saying that promotion of a new album is automatically a bad thing. Promoting your record is what you do after you make a record. But A Kid Rock Christmas? Come on.
Then I got to read about Kid Rock's new single. It's called Feel Like Makin' Love. Go ahead, let that sink in for a minute, I can wait. Have you absorbed the horror? Have you hoped against hope that you were wrong? Well, you are not wrong. Kid Rock's new single is a cover of the Bad Company smash hit Feel Like Makin' Love. Why would you do that? Why would you pick a song that is still in heavy rotation on classic rock stations the world over? Why choose a song that so completely has the mark of the original artist? Why not just cover All Right Now or Sweet Home Alabama? Well, maybe he needed a guaranteed hit and that song has already proven itself.
Last, and possibly worst of all, I happened to notice that Kid Rock is on VH1's list of 100 Sexiest Artists. Granted, he almost at the bottom of the list, but I still want to know how that happened. How did Kid Rock get on a list of the 100 Sexiest Artists? More specifically, how much did his record label have to pay to get him on that list? Or is it the Bizarro list? Is there a real list somewhere that contains Bruce Dickinson? There must be. Because if Kid Rock is on the real list, I just might join Aaaahj and boycott VH1.