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(Onion AV Club) Amusing In the epic music battle that was Scarlett Johansson vs. Kevin Federline, the winner is... Kevin Federline, by about 900 copies   (avclub.com) divider line 29
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john_d_corr [TotalFark] 2008-05-29 09:25:55 PM  
Scarlett's already rich, famous, young & completely gorgeous. Let K-Fed have this one: she doesn't need it.

 
vegasj 2008-05-29 10:12:51 PM  
still hot.

 
The Loaf [recently expired TotalFark] 2008-05-30 12:25:59 AM  
Sadly, the Kevin Federline CD is better, at least judging by the samples on Amazon.

 
nutmilk 2008-05-30 12:38:17 AM  
I *heart* AVclub.

Who's with me?

 
ukiah 2008-05-30 01:02:33 AM  
I just wanted to say she's still rich and hot, so I doubt she's losing sleep.

 
Factory Refurbished 2008-05-30 01:03:08 AM  
FTF... video link provided by the AV club

It appears whacky-waving-inflatable-arm-man makes a cameo in her Falling Down vid.

 
ukiah 2008-05-30 01:03:42 AM  
Thinking about it, Federline's cd had that whole William Hung "I just want to see how bad it is" thing going for it, so that probably accounted for 98% of his sales.

 
rcain [TotalFark] 2008-05-30 01:13:39 AM  
fark... I clicked the video! Why the fark did I have to click the video?
OMFG, that was pain... the pain... it still hurts.

 
SUPAKARROOOOOOOM 2008-05-30 01:25:47 AM  
Could someone please adjust the above pic to Vikings colors rather than Packers colors.
oh how wonderful it would be.....

 
Denial_of_Death 2008-05-30 02:00:34 AM  
Whoever wins... our ears lose.

/eyes clearly win with Scarlett

 
Farkingwhatever 2008-05-30 02:39:42 AM  
OK Scarlett's song is not horrible, but it is quite downright annoying (in my opinion) that she is using her acting fame for the attention. If it weren't for her acting fame, we wouldn't even be reading this. Is she worthy of mega-attention for just music? NO!

 
meddlin' kid 2008-05-30 03:01:55 AM  
SUPAKARROOOOOOOM: Could someone please adjust the above pic to Vikings colors rather than Packers colors.
oh how wonderful it would be.....


man, why would a scarlett pic get yanked from a scarlett thread? we know why we're here.

antkillingghostofsparta.files.wordpress.com

nutmilk:
I *heart* AVclub.

Who's with me?


i am! i am *with* you, nutmilk.

 
Blaud 2008-05-30 03:33:53 AM  
She's got nicer tits.

 
SUPAKARROOOOOOOM 2008-05-30 03:53:03 AM  
What happened?

 
Denial_of_Death 2008-05-30 03:57:48 AM  
SUPAKARROOOOOOOM: What happened?

Mods set up us the bomb. All our Scarlett are belong to them.

 
goodbomb 2008-05-30 04:00:44 AM  
scarlett johanssen = stop singing.

she should be more like david johanssen

 
radioberlin 2008-05-30 04:32:24 AM  
The production was neat but her voice was... well it was neat too but not good and since the best thing about Waits is his lyrics I'd like to be able to make them out.

 
Massa Damnata 2008-05-30 08:50:21 AM  
I'm sure if Scarlett slept around with Brittany for a bit sales would improve.

 
NakedReporta [TotalFark] 2008-05-30 09:04:08 AM  
I'm as big of a fan as anyone, but the sad truth is that Scarlett's CD is just plain bad. And before anyone says, "Oh, you just don't get it," it should be said that I own a good half-dozen of Tom Waits' albums, I've listened to plenty of "ethereal music" in my day, and that my musical tastes already trend toward the more offbeat.

So this CD should have been a slamdunk. It's an airball. Her vocals are so flat that she makes Jandek seem like a nuanced crooner by comparison.

And yes, I just threw in a gratuitous Jandek reference. Sue me.

 
madcan34 2008-05-30 10:22:37 AM  
Actors should act
Musicians should make music
And ne'er the twain should meet

This also goes for athletes - play sports - don't act - don't sing

/looking at you Shaq
//Barkley
///Rodman
////Hulk Hogan
//etc., etc.

 
CatJumpJohn 2008-05-30 11:31:16 AM  
madcan34: ////Hulk Hogan

Take it back, man, what about Hulk's "Real American"? That's like the Abbey Road of patriotic songs.

I think I might try to see if I can get my album to get more downloads than Scarlett Johansson's. That would look funny on a press kit...

/link in profile
//oh god i am a self promoting whore

 
em etib 2008-05-30 11:36:12 AM  
It's too bad she chose this route, because she does have a decent voice. Her version of "Summertime" was really quite good, with a breathy, jazzy quality to it. She should have stuck to that kind of music. I love Leonard Cohen, but I doubt I'd commit to doing an entire album of Cohen songs. There are a few artists out there who really don't need to be covered like this.

 
CatJumpJohn 2008-05-30 12:06:32 PM  
em etib: There are a few artists out there who really don't need to be covered like this.

I could see a Waits album being done really well if the song selection was good and the singer was expressive. Ex, if someone like Rufus Wainwright did a selection of Waits songs and it was produced very minimally (maybe only piano and vocals), it could have huge potential.

For an example of a great minimalist cover album, check out Nilsson Sings Newman. Totally kickass stuff.

 
CarnySaur 2008-05-30 03:28:08 PM  
madcan34: Actors should act
Musicians should make music
And ne'er the twain should meet


And when they do, you get the movie "Light of Day".

 
Kodiak Attack 2008-05-30 06:04:31 PM  
I found another one of the songs (pops) and whew - that's not very good at all. It's some sort of weird new age/electronic reworking buried in an echo chamber. It almost reminds of some pop song from the early 90's, but I can't place my finger on it. Scarlett's voice has no power and she hits some sour tones. It really doesn't work.

I'll take Popozao over this anyday, because at least that makes me laugh.

On the other hand, "Summertime" is a pretty nice piece of business, so she should stick to styles like that which complement her voice.

/BTW, Rick Derringer did "Real American", brother.

 
Zombie Hitler 2008-05-31 12:29:14 AM  
Kodiak Attack: I found another one of the songs (pops) and whew - that's not very good at all.

Nah, this is no good.

 
Thray 2008-05-31 02:45:26 AM  
Sounds like my old casio keyboard synth baselines, heh. And I'd rather listen to Beth Orton's voice.

 
bv2112 2008-05-31 01:10:34 PM  
At least both of them beat "The Brood" aka "The Boondock Saints."

 
Bukharin [TotalFark] 2008-06-02 07:01:53 AM  
madcan34: Actors should act
Musicians should make music
And ne'er the twain should meet


www.scruffles.net

 
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