Yeah, I don't think so...but, my husband was just watching Mariah Carey on Saturday Night Live and he said in complete puzzlement,
"Doesn't she rock out?"
Me: Uh, no. She's a Pop queen.
Husband: But, doesn't she use an acoustic guitar?
Me: What?!?
Husband: Yeah, she plays an acoustic guitar.
Me: Are you thinking of Melissa Etheridge??
Husband: I don't know...they're all the same.
Me: What?! Mariah Carey is a Pop singer and goes up and down the scales and Melissa Etheridge plays guitar and had David Crosby father her babies with her lesbian ex-lover. How are they the same?!
Husband: I don't know--they look the same to me...
You make the call: Mariah Carey and Melissa Etheridge separated at birth?
I think maybe our husbands were separated at birth! Mine has never been interested in pop culture and can't remember names well, so we periodically have these discussions.
ReplyDeleteHim: "Hey, I know this song. Is this by one of the Billys?"
Me: "No, this one is by Eric Clapton. Not Billy Joel or Billy Idol." (whom he still can't tell apart)
Him: "Eric who? Is he the guy who sang the candle song? And Lion King?"
Me: "Nope, that's Elton John."
Him: "Well what's the difference?"
Me: "Eric is an amazing guitarist. Elton is a pianist and flamboyantly gay."
Him: "Oh. Do they sound different?"
Ohhh, boy. Yes, we've had many comparison playlists made on iTunes, but it doesn't matter. :-)
LOL. Your husband is fun.
ReplyDeleteI don't know much pop culture either, but I get more of it through osmosis than my husband does.
Entirely different gestalt for Billy Joel and Billy Idol... "Is this by one of the Billys?"--hilarious! Also, "Oh. Do they sound different?" I am cracking up!