Dec 062010
Not today.
In the comments on a recent thread on Duran Duran‘s As-It-Was-Meant-to-Sound cover of Lou Reed‘s “Perfect Day,” Townsman BigSteve suggested the following bold motion:
There really needs to be a worldwide moratorium on Perfect Day for a while. Good song, but enough, people.
We the Townspeople of Rock Town Hall—or at least yours truly—wholeheartedly support this motion. Musicians from around the world, please do your part today by not covering that song until further notice. Thank you.
Consider it done. Can I add, too, a moratorium on Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah? I think it’s a great song. Don’t ruin it.
I actually almost mentioned Hallelujah as well when I made the original comment. I think it’s a good idea to get that one out there too, since we were already so slow on Perfect Day that Susan Boyle got her version recorded.
Let’s do what we can before things spiral out of control and we have to start issuing fatwas.