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Song Poems











The full story is here. But, in short: amateur lyrics put to music for money by studio musician hacks.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon May 06, 2013 | Comments (10)
Category: Business, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Twentieth Century

ROBOT MONSTER



You know the drill: if you like the trailer, above, for ROBOT MONSTER, then you can watch the whole film, below.

The Sculptures of Sarah Braman

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Of course, these are the ones the innocent janitor always throws out into the trash. She recently received a ten-thousand dollar prize for excellence.

A gallery of images here.

The Ballad of the Harp Weaver



If anyone can explain to me what the hell this song is about, its logic and mythical allegory, and why it was included on Johnny Cash's Xmas album The Christmas Spirit, I'd be grateful. Any easy answers regarding too much drug and/or booze consumption by Cash will be rejected as too facile.



Posted By: Paul | Date: Fri Dec 14, 2012 | Comments (14)
Category: Drugs, Holidays, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Children, Parents, 1970's

Rain Dance



Everybody wang chung tonight! Er, I mean, everybody rain dance! What moves! I'm sure all Native Americans are proud of this interpretation of their sacred rituals.

I love the fact that they got Darth Vader to do the spoke-word intro.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Nov 29, 2012 | Comments (9)
Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Religion, Dance, Native Americans

Penguins On Thin Ice

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In his latest NOTW column, Chuck mentions a "climate change musical" created with government funding.

Here is the home page.

With all the songs as soundfiles you can "enjoy."

You can even download a PDF of the script.

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Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Nov 26, 2012 | Comments (8)
Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Nature

Gnesa



Being touted as the newest "worst music video ever." Hoax, or genuine ineptitude? Your thoughts solicited!

Creative Destruction



"A short film inspired by EDWARD SCISSORHANDS..."

Curse your soul to hell, Tim Burton!

Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Aug 30, 2012 | Comments (3)
Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Avant Garde, Performance Art, Dance

Reign of Terror









Can you prove these are four different songs? Present your thesis and proof in 10,000 words or less in the comments section.

Also, nominate one version to be played at your wedding.

Longfellow’s Wayside Inn



Please rate this video for its boredom content, always using "Wooden Bridge Inspection" as your gold standard.

Add some extra points for the irritating traffic and nature noises in the background, and the wandering eyes of the narrators.
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