Joaquin Phoenix On Letterman 2-11-09

[sandinista! 1,816]

(He was referring to Scarlett Johansson, who released an album of Tom Waits' covers last year.)

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/popvox/arch...e-was-this.aspx

wait, what? is this true?

[Marilyn. 340]

(He was referring to Scarlett Johansson, who released an album of Tom Waits' covers last year.)

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/popvox/arch...e-was-this.aspx

wait, what? is this true?

The title track from Scarlett Johansson's upcoming collection of Tom Waits covers, Anywhere I Lay My Head, was leaked leaked onto the imeem social media site on Tuesday, along with two other tracks from the album. All three have been pulled down, but not before a few people snuck a listen.

Pitchfork said it was "not bad after one listen; sounds... like the work of someone who understands her limitations and is comfortable working within them." Gorilla vs. Bear, which first posted the link to "Anywhere I Lay My Head" didn't offer much of an opinion either way. The Playlist, which first posted the link to "I Don't Want To Grow Up," weighed in with a couple of negatives:

We prefer her higher-ranged soft vocals on "I Wish I Was In New Orleans," which sounds like a lullaby out of a David Lynch movie or a Guy Maddin winterstorm... [but most of the album] is sung in her manly, lower register and frankly, isn't as ex[c]iting as we hoped, consider[ing] the bevy of talent she was working with - David Bowie, the Celebration, members of the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs and Dave Sitek of TV on The Radio who has a knack for producing every record he ever works on to sound exactly like a TVOTR record.

http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/04/scarlett-johans.html

[Mononoke28 137]

He reminded me of John Lennon too! But I think he's pulling an Andy Kaufman. Andy got a lot of publicity with the general weirdness, even when me made people uncomfortable or angry. If that's what he's up to, he's doing a pretty good job. I'm curious enough now to hang out with him on YouTube for a while when I get home.

You nailed right on the head. I think it's pure show and it's actually working because a TON of people are talking about this.

Let's see how this show will end.

Diana

[amberdima 6]

def a spoof. joaquin phoenix is hot. as was his brother. i love him. hairlip and all.

[Teacher Mark 53]

What does President Obama think?