Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Funny man can sing?

Every musician wants to be a comedian and every comedian wants to be a
musician. This saying exists merely to poke fun at comedians who can't
play guitar and at musicians who tell stupid jokes during their sets.
French-Canadian, Jon Lajoie has been creating a name for himself by
singing jokes on Youtube. It's a very similar story to that of our
homegrown, deep-toned, Tay Zonday, who performed live last spring to
less-than-rave reviews at First-Ave following the viral video success
that was "Chocolate Rain." Lajoie's music video "Everyday Normal Guy,"
a parody of the excesses of hip-hop, has garnered him a worldwide
audience and much acclaim, but as we saw with Tay's performance, an
Internet sensation doesn't always do well in the crossover to touring
artist.
Musical talent and sharp-wit rarely go hand-in-hand and for Jon
Lajoie's numerous catalogue of Youtube videos, it's hit and miss. One
thing is true of his good-songs, they're cringe worthy web-culture
references worth e-mailing around the office. The "2 Girls, 1 Cup love
song" is a prime example of this, while strumming an acoustic guitar,
Lajoie croons; "Some people like to kiss, some people like to hug,
some lesbians like eatin' each others shit out of a cup." Lajoie is
clearly talented and comparisons can be made to Adam Sandler's "Guitar
Man" from SNL.