Plus Gnarls Barkley-Gorillaz-Verve-Clash-related news: Biz Markie, best known for 1989’s “Just a Friend,” sings Elton John’s “Benny and the Jets” on The Chris Rock Show. Watch him wiggle; see him jiggle. What’s it gonna take to get this guy on the next Gnarls Barkley album? Speaking of which, Grammy-nominated Barkley DJ Danger Mouse’s latest production drops today: The self-titled album from supergroup the Good, the Bad & the Queen features Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz), Paul Simonon (the Clash), Tony Allen (Fela Kuti), and Simon Tong (the Verve). — D.X. Ferris
This article appears in Jan 10-16, 2007.
(a) Was this song about being a bottom? Because it is now.
(b) If you had an entire live band and rehearsal time at your disposal, wouldn’t you have them transpose the song so it’s manageable for your voice? Or at least ask them to take it down an octave? Even karaoke hosts will do that much. Egads.