Ok, I have heard several very odd songs by this guy-- he sounds a little like Neil Diamond gone bad-- there’s something slightly unsavory about these songs. One goes along the lines of “If I could be, for only an hour, a cute, cute–in a stupid ass way.” Another is a sort of rant against women as compared to dogs-- something like (paraphrase) “Girls will poke out your eyes with screwdrivers, But dogs are nice and loyal and that’s why dogs are man’s best friend.” Another song, a bit tango-like Spanish feel to it, sounds like a dictatorial-S/M fantasy about when he is a 18th century captain and girls are kneeling at his feet and he can slap them around. Does this all sound familiar? Who is this twisted, catchy guy? I get these songs stuck in my head for days-- they’re sort of awful but sexy and compelling at the same time.
Actually, I suppose that this might want to move to the Cafe-- sorry it is inappropriate in GQ.
The ‘cute in a stupid-assed way’ song is Jackie, which was originally by Jacques Brel. It’s been covered by a lot of people: Scott Walker, Sinead O’Connor, The Divine Comedy and so on.
The girls and dogs song could be Girls And Dogs (I couldn’t find lyrics for it), also by Brel and also covered by Scott Walker.
Ah, you are exactly right-- thanks. And the megalomaniacal song is called “Next”. Thats a lot. That was easy!
Off to Cafe Society.
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