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Run Amy Run
You can lead a pop star to rehab, but you can't make her want it
My pal jfury has a talent for forwarding music-related news items to me that really get my dander up. She scored big this week.
I'm gonna take it easy on Village Voice music critic Christopher Weingarten and his artless babblings on the "death" of the rock star (apparently he's the only person on the planet, under the age of 50, that drools in anticipation of a new Bruce Springsteen album). But that's only so I can have both hands free to spank New York Times music critic Jon Pareles for his shamefully naive diatribe on Amy Winehouse.
These men are both good writers and, for the most part, responsible critics (Pareles's resume is a peerless laundry list of some of the most influential rags of our time). That's why they inhabit these lofty positions. But, as music honcho at one of the last reputable news organizations in the United States, Pareles, in particular, should be held to the highest standard possible. That is why I must spank.
In his story "In Real Time, Amy Winehouse's Deeper Descent," the critic suggests that the lyrics to the singer's breakout hit "Rehab" (which she penned) originally appeared to him to be "mocking what had become such a standard celebrity way station."
I'm gonna take it easy on Village Voice music critic Christopher Weingarten and his artless babblings on the "death" of the rock star (apparently he's the only person on the planet, under the age of 50, that drools in anticipation of a new Bruce Springsteen album). But that's only so I can have both hands free to spank New York Times music critic Jon Pareles for his shamefully naive diatribe on Amy Winehouse.
These men are both good writers and, for the most part, responsible critics (Pareles's resume is a peerless laundry list of some of the most influential rags of our time). That's why they inhabit these lofty positions. But, as music honcho at one of the last reputable news organizations in the United States, Pareles, in particular, should be held to the highest standard possible. That is why I must spank.
In his story "In Real Time, Amy Winehouse's Deeper Descent," the critic suggests that the lyrics to the singer's breakout hit "Rehab" (which she penned) originally appeared to him to be "mocking what had become such a standard celebrity way station."
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