Richard Cheese's greatest hits CD is out! For those of you who aren't familiar with the Cheese, he does lounge versions of songs that you wouldn't think could be done. Disturbed's "Down with the sickness", Offspring's "Come out and play", Pink Floyd's "Another brick in the wall", Radiohead's "Creep"...you get the picture. Check out his Myspace page or download his stuff off itunes...just do it!
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To: Head Monkey
It warms the cockles of my heart that you have seen fit to allot some space on your blog for a more traditional American musical genre like “Lounge Music,” in addition to the less socially accepted genres like “Rock and Roll.” I have been a devotee of “Lounge” music since its inception and consider myself somewhat of an aficionado. I have a vinyl record collection of “Lounge” numbering well into the thousands that includes such diverse artists as Les Baxter, Esquivel, Dick Hyman, Martin Denny, The Three Suns, Xavier Cugat, Ferrante & Teicher-- and of course every album and single ever put out by The Great One himself-- Jackie Gleason. In addition, I have succumbed to the seductive charm of modern technology and re-purchased many of my favorite “Lounge” recordings on CD discs. The CD format has proven to be a Godsend-- I can now listen to “Lounge” music while driving in my car! However, I oftentimes eschew the CD format altogether and listen to my “Lounge” music the old-fashioned way: I don a smoking jacket, mix myself a cocktail, put an LP on the turntable, sit back in my rumpus room on the recliner and light up my pipe. It’s my own little piece of Heaven right here on Earth.
That said, after reading your review of it, I will consider the purchase of Richard Cheese’s Greatest Hits CD as a worthy addition to my collection. Even though I don’t know you personally, Mr. Head Monkey, you seem to be genuinely fond of this CD. And I'm gratified that you didn't take the low road in your review and make any obvious double entendre references to Richard Cheese's name. For that matter, I'm grateful that you also didn't use the word "cheesy" in your review. Too often, reviewers describe “Lounge” music as “cheesy kitsch” or “cheesy good fun,” as if that were an attribute! Such terms not only denigrate “Lounge” music, but the use of the word “cheesy” disparages and degrades cheese itself, which happens to be one of my favorite dairy products. As a lifelong cheese eater and cheese lover, the constant and continued use of the word “cheesy” by all the so-called media critics in their reviews personally offends me.
Perhaps I should explain my vitriol by letting you know a little about my background, though. I’m of the Norwegian persuasion and we Norwegians are proud of our centuries-old legacy of making and eating cheese, and rightly so. Norwegian cheese is one of the finest foods produced on this planet. So if I appear overly sensitive and a tad too strident on the whole cheese issue, I apologize-- it’s merely my fierce Norwegian pride coming to the fore. We Norwegians have a saying: "If you don't stand for something, you stand for nothing. And if you stand for nothing, you stand alone. And if you stand alone, please sit down, because it is the cheese that stands alone. And if the cheese stands alone it is because it is Norwegian cheese and no other cheese compares."
By the by... I have a few distant relatives living in Norwegia who still make and eat their own cheese. I don’t know what you like to eat, Mr. Head Monkey, but if you’re interested I can put you in contact with my relatives in Norwegia and they will gladly send you their cheese for a nominal charge.
Regards, Van Jamokes
I have always been interested in the idea of taking one genre of music and changing the sound to fit another while leaving the original lirics and basic tune intact. This dick cheese guy although I have never heard of him makes me think of another group that had the same idea only they took pop songs such as somewhere over the rainbow and leaving on a jet plane and sped them up to the level of southern california punk. If you know them you already know im talking about Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and if you dint know who I was refering to, well, there ya go. I think anyone interested in Dick Cheese would be into Me First.
ProfessionalC--
Yeah, I've heard of Me First & the Gimme Gimmes...I've never really been into them though. I DO like ska punk but I've always considered what they do a gimmick. Richard Cheese seems to have a sense of humor about what he's doing and I think that's what I like about it. Thanks for the heads up though.
Head Monkey
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