Miley Cyrus’ cover of Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” is from Saturday Night Live’s 40th Anniversary Special that aired Feb. 15.
Cyrus clearly has a tremendous amount of talent. Put it this way: If you watched this performance from somebody who you had never heard of, what would you think?
In any case, we’ve seen too many examples of talented young performers crashing and burning because they couldn’t handle it. I hope she finds her way through it.
Homepage photo: Jeff Denberg
Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
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