April 28, 2005

Horse 335 - Fiddled With The Roof

I generally don't have a lot of time for manufactured music, especially since most of it is generally people having a whinge or worse, bragging to the world about how much bling they have (whatever bling is).

Imagine my disgust when I heard Gwen Stefani's (formerly of No Doubt) song "Rich Girl". Now apart from the obvious rip of Tevye's lament in Fiddler on the Roof, it's just poor lyrically.
Personally find it distasteful that a millionaire harps on about wishing to be rich as she abuses the English Language once more. For goodness sake the woman already has millions and she sings about wanting more. This song is so awful, that every time I hear it i want to drive nails into my head.

Tevye on the other hand was singing more as a wish. "Oh dear Lord, you must really love poor people - you've made so many of them". Tevye's wish is a what could be if he had an easier life, rather than a mousey half-assed sugar coated sentiment about some love interest.

Tevye's song is a rollicking number that deserves its place as the most famous song in the Broadway musical whereas I doubt that Gwen's little 3 minutes will be heard much beyond May 11 when the record company pulls it from stock.

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