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Only, only was it?
Oct. 5th, 2005 09:16 am
Sometimes I have the hunch I occasionally wander briefly into an odd parallel universe where things are distortions of their normal selves.
Take today for instance: while driving to work, My Lovely Wife and I heard the new Nine Inch Nails single "Only"...at least we thought it NIN. The singer sounded like Trent Raznor, and the lyrics seemed to be standard NIN nihilism...but the the music? Gone was NIN's usual ponderous, grinding techno beat, replaced by a rhythm that was upbeat, even sprightly. Our commentary:
"This...this sounds like a polka!"
"You're kidding."
"No really, all it needs is an accordion!"
"Maybe this is Weird Al in disguise?"
"Like Germs? No, that SOUNDS like Nine Inch Nails."
It's a truly eerie feeling to realize that Weird Al does Nine Inch Nails better than Trent Reznor does.
Take today for instance: while driving to work, My Lovely Wife and I heard the new Nine Inch Nails single "Only"...at least we thought it NIN. The singer sounded like Trent Raznor, and the lyrics seemed to be standard NIN nihilism...but the the music? Gone was NIN's usual ponderous, grinding techno beat, replaced by a rhythm that was upbeat, even sprightly. Our commentary:
"This...this sounds like a polka!"
"You're kidding."
"No really, all it needs is an accordion!"
"Maybe this is Weird Al in disguise?"
"Like Germs? No, that SOUNDS like Nine Inch Nails."
It's a truly eerie feeling to realize that Weird Al does Nine Inch Nails better than Trent Reznor does.