Man that failed on every level that the Beatniks' Stairway to Heaven succeeded.

http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Beatniks-Stairway-to-Heaven

Paul...Mr. Anka...you're missing the point.

If there weren't a Terrible channel they'd have to invent one just for this video.

Mr. Anka's tongue is planted firmly in cheek.

*canada

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Mind blown

just watched his Jump vid and I have to be honest... I can't for the life of me figure out if he's being funny on our level or not. I generally know a parody when I see one... but in this case everything feels a bit out of kilter. thoughts?

If you liked this (or just want to listen to more like this) check out Richard Cheese.

Something that should have staid Vegas?

LMFAO *music

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Can't wait for his cover of "Rape Me".

The point is that there is nothing new under the sun. Music constantly revisits the same themes, chords and melodies generation after generation. We, of course, latch on to the particular sounds of our own generation, and believe that we are somehow unique, but the truth is that Benny Goodman = Elvis = The Beatles = Led Zepplin = Michael Jackson = Public Enemy = Nirvana = Radiohead = ????.............

Styles may change, but human emotions (and the awkwardness of puberty in particular) remain the same.

This is a well executed example of a 90's tune, played in an authentic 40's/50's big band style. What makes it funny (as opposed to the self-conscious cheese of Richard Cheese) is that it is played straight.

There is also a great 70's moog version of SLTS done by The Moog Cookbook.

http://wc07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kxfpxqthldde

I see your Paul Anka and raise you Pat Boone doing an entire album of metal covers. It has to be heard, but only once. They actually used his Crazy Train cover for the opening of "The Osbornes" tv show. The cover of Dio-Holy Diver is as funny as it gets.

Benny Goodman = Elvis = The Beatles = Led Zepplin = Michael Jackson = Public Enemy = Nirvana = Radiohead = ????.............

woooooooaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh there horsey.. what!?

fans of each of these can adjust these comments because i'm not well versed in all but a few...
Benny Goodman, no idea - no comment
Elvis - more or less a crooner with elements of rock?
Beatles - guitar pop? and occasionally experimental
Led Zep - rock, experimental
Jackson - pop with attitude?
Public Enemey - who?
Nirvana - angsty grunge rock?
Radiohead - rock followed by completely experimental mixing styles and such

i don't want to get into some really really detailed shit here, because i'm not qualified for it... but surely calling those the same is a bit like saying all cars are exactly the same?

especially when you go directly from led zep to michael jackson.... double especially when you name pop and experimental stuff in the same sentence

i think that's mental

now go ahead and say "but they all follow the same chord progression timbre resonance factor!"... fair enough, but again that's like saying "every element in the periodic table is exactly the same because they are all made up of protons, neutrons and electrons" (do not start with me about string theory or quarks plz) - they have to be made up of the same things, just like a c sharp is the same as a b flat because they're both made up of compressions of air, and the only difference is how fast the compression occurs..

now if that's what you're saying - fair enough, you're right, but you need to get out more

otherwise please don't say they sound the same.. i'm not clinging to my generation, saying one is better than the other, more unique than the other... especially because i'm a fan of pink floyd and i'm far out of their generation.. but ....... dayum

first things first, Benny Goodman is a must see.

the strange thing about this clip is not in the music or the style, it's the delivery. see, I don't think he's joking but he just looks so out of place, a parody of himself without seeming to mean it.