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14 July 2008

The Bobs Used to be a fave, [More:]for songs like these.

Originally, they seemed more avant-guard and edgy, but they slid, IMO, into just being cute and getting yucks. That, and the fact that there is only on original member lead to a shark-jump many years ago.

Well, daughter returns from the fair yesterday, something else that I am over, and reports that the Bobs were there (which I knew, but see above), and did an acapella MASHUP of Surfin' Bird by the Trashmen and Bird on the Wire by Leonard Cohen. Combining those songs is so brilliant and mind-boggling (I have spent too much time this morning, looking and not finding any YouTube or other evidence of this) that I may be forced to revisit their newer stuff.

"I've got a meeting with the Bobs in a couple of minutes."
posted by Wolfdog 14 July | 13:00
NO!. . . ask them if this mashup is available anywhere, please. . ..
posted by danf 14 July | 13:01
danf - i think WolfDog was throwing out an Office Space quote. I used to like parts of that first Bobs record, but after a while it got a little old. But I never tited of their take on Helter Skelter.
posted by Slack-a-gogo 14 July | 14:28
Oh. OK well I totally fell for it. I actually yiked a bit, wondering if Wolfdog would say "hey, a guy just posted about you on the net, and. . . "

And I never "got" Office Space. I rented a DVD of it and watched the whole thing and the humor must be above me, because I did not catch any of it.
posted by danf 14 July | 15:11
Sorry 'bout that. Usually when someone in my vicinity yikes it is because a tail has been stepped upon, and no-one wants that, even metaphorically.

Also, probably not above, more sort of off to the side, most likely.
posted by Wolfdog 14 July | 15:19
Last day at work. || I'm going to Summer Camp!

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