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This is so funny. Once again, I am crying with laughter. I am that emoji now. The E.T. "part" was what did it. I have to be careful though because I shared your Macbeth one and people took it too seriously. They blinked back silently and one said "this is too mean." And I said, but that's the whole point. That's why it's funny. It's Ethan as the mad and bitter brother. But it might just be that humor has vanished. Not here though. It is alive and well.

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I'm glad you liked it! And I wasn't sure about the E.T. bit -- my wife cast her vote for "too disturbing" and I was really on the fence -- but it sounds like I made the right call.

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Feb 2, 2022Liked by Jeff Maurer

The Saint Patrick's Day line was great. A+ entry, Jeff.

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Feb 3, 2022Liked by Jeff Maurer

I give up. I’d vowed to reduce my Substack subscriptions this year to be more productive off screen. But just when I thought I was out, you and ET sucked me right back in.

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You put. This song. Back into. My head.

I won't forgive you for this.

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YOU WROTE THE OLD MAN PENIS SKETCH?!!? I sent that to so many people. Subsequently I was sent so many restraining orders.

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The best take was Yoko Ono threatens to upload more music to Spotify if Joe Rogan isn't removed.

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You had my smile with the title, my belly laugh with the ET scene, and my heart with “except that I’m sure we can agree that what I’m doing is more noble and better.”

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I just stopped laughing. My office-mate thought I was having a seizure. I'm not the type of person who laughs out loud. But that image of E.T. - that changed everything! I laugh out loud now! Thank you.

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When I get that song stuck in my head, I've found this to be an effective antidote: http://shorturl.at/anyCR

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Glad that you gave "honourable mention" to "Say, Say, Say", but how could you ignore that other execrable ditty he did with the King of Pop, "The Girl is Mine"? Hearing that dreck would inevitably send my hand rocketing towards my radio dial so that I could switch stations before I heard any of the actual lyrics.

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You're kind of spoiled for choice when it comes to shitty songs in the Jackson/McCartney oeuvre.

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Oh, I remember the wrinkled-dicks one!

And I always liked "Wonderful Christmastime" and that spare synthesizer arrangement. A bit like if "Temporary Secretary" had a holiday theme.

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It's totally a shitty song, but I kind of enjoy it for it's shittiness

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Absolutely hilarious, true (about that song) and spot on about the censorship absurdities Jeff!!

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When the Neil Young/Rogan controversy came out, I vowed only to listen to Type O Negative’s version of “Cinnamon Girl” in the future https://youtu.be/BO9aD4mzSE8

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As bad as that song is, it is definitely NOT the worst Christmas song ever. How do I know? I somehow came into possession of “Twisted Christmas”, the Twisted Sister Xmas album!

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To my parents’ dismay, this CD made its way into it collection at some point: https://youtu.be/qBz1lUveLAE

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Go big or go home with your demand-throw every “Wings” song except for “Baby I’m Amazed” in your demand as well!!!!!

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