Given my goth past, it's no wonder that Halloween is like Christmas for me. Every year, I agonize over where I'm going and what I'm wearing. This year, I had the most bad-ass costume idea yet. Then I found out I was going to Vegoose, meaning that I would be away from the computer for the three days that precede my Rockit deadline.
Needless to say, my plans to party it up with Justice and MSTRKRFT dressed as Peg Bundy bit the dust.
I didn't even make it up to my friend's Halloween party and she lives two miles away from me. Instead, I stayed in and edited while watching one of those inane VH1 countdowns. My buddy Melissa also happened to be home watching VH1 Classic and so we emailed each other back and forth asking how they pick this slew of quasi-celebrities to offer empty commentary on a song list that sticks the best of the bunch in the bottom half of the countdown. (And where is Bronski Beat?)
We have our own commentary, which we think is far more weighty than anything spewed from the mouths of Barenaked Ladies. First of all, "Tainted Love" is a cover! How many times do I have to point this out to the masses if even VH1 can't get it right?
Second, and this is crucial, I have found the exact moment where Bono goes from typical rock star to pompous douchebag. It is documented in the video for "With or Without You." Note the moment where the camera does that rack focus thing, highlighting Bono in his vest and ponytail. He poses for seemingly five minutes as though Michelangelo is about to sculpt him. That is it, remember this always.