"Bob is the ultimate bad boyfriend, always so cool because he's so completely uncool, and always desperately desirable because he's never what you want him to be. So to the true Bobbista this video is just great. For a horrible moment you think the dude on the squeeze-box at the beginning is Bob in his final metamorphosis (he's got that Bob head angle, looking upwards and kind of quizzical, like a dog who's not quite sure if he's going to bite you or jump over your shoulder), but then you get a glimpse of Bob side-on. Yes, it's really Bob. You think, cool, Bob hasn't turned into an accordion artist. Cooler: he hasn't died."
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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On the contrary, how cool would it be if Bob had turned into an accordion artist?
(Although squeeze-box guy looks a bit like Tom Waits' older brother.)
Klezmer rhythms and clankety clank accordion. Dylan is a comic genius.
I think the accordian player actually is Tom Waits.
Man, I heard that song on the radio the other day and loved it. If they're all that good then he's really done a service to the concept of Christmas albums.
I swear, I'm refusing to go the "This is Bob challenging the fans again by throwin' another curveball" route; I'm really trying to figure this one out. And I'm not getting far. Though I do kinda like it?
re: hair -- rly a wig, or did bob start going to tom petty's hair stylist?