... For tomorrow--who knows? Without further ado:
Dylan Hears a Who: This must have been blogged everywhere--BoingBoing had an item on March 8--and last night, in my semi-comatose post-ride condition, Kate pointed it out to me: A very good Bob Dylan soundalike with a "Bringing It All Back Home"-era backup band singing Dr. Seuss books. The one we listened to all the way through was "Green Eggs and Ham," done with a "Subterranean Homesick Blues" feel. Inspired parody, right down to the artwork of Dylan, cigarette dangling from lip and wearing a "Cat in the Hat" chapeau. Right out of "Don't Look Back."
Looking for related stuff today, I see a blurb from Entertainment Weekly that says the person behind the Dylan/Seuss songs is Kevin Ryan, a music producer in Houston who is known for "Recording the Beatles," an authoritative and exhaustive take on how the group created and recorded its sound. I note that Ryan's "Dylan Hears a Who" site is down, as is a site that was reported to be mirroring MP3s of the Dylan/Seuss tracks. I wonder if the intellectual property cops--either Dylan's or the Seuss estate's--have gone after Ryan to shut him down.
In the meantime, here's another Ryan parody, for Rad Monkey Cowbells--featuring the VLC800 digital cowbell. It could be the last cowbell you'll ever buy.
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