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Once in a while I hear something that is so terribly hideous that I am stunned to the core of my very being. Such is my reaction the first, second and every single time that I have been unfortunate enough to hear even a moment of a Macy Gray song. The scratchy, chalk board like voice, the bizarre mannerisms, did I mention the sound of older wizened cats being slowly tortured of a voice she has?
Yah, normally I wouldn't even think a moment about any artist that bothers me this much but I do make exceptions when the forces of marketing make the attempt to force feed something revolting and otherwise off putting into my eyes and my ears. Such is the case of Macy Gray. I can put up with the lies spouted by folks you wouldn't normally believe in regards to whether or not some singer or band is "the greatest thing since the Beatles" after all, I can remember hearing that specific label being put on groups going back to The Knack and The Bay City Rollers. I didn't believe them then and I don't believe them now. So MTV can put whoever they want in the rotation of three songs they play during any given day, frankly they lost their right to tell me who they think is cool musically right about when the first Real World showed up. I'm not impressed, I'm not listening, I don't care.
However, it's the arrogance and belief that we are stupid and able to be manipulated easily that earns this artist and her handlers my eternal dislike. You know what I'm talking about too. Remember watching the Spiderman movie and suddenly she shows up singing some hideous song during the balloon parade? WTF? WTF? I'm sitting there trying to enjoy a movie and they put her right there, a product placement if ever I saw one. That's when my dislike became everlasting. It certainly didn't make me want to go and buy her scratchy voiced album. Ohh, it just yanks my chain every time I think about it. In any event, it happens to be news on the CNN website that she has her third album coming out. Thanks for the warning CNN.
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Posted by gilbert davis
at 12:40 AM EDT
