Posthuman Blues

Some band has produced a misguided and frighteningly bad remake of The Cure's "Lovesong." Why? What were they thinking? "Lovesong" is a perfect pop song; you can't hope to improve on it.

And I don't buy the notion that the remake is a "tribute" to The Cure for a moment. I think the band that recorded it is secretly hoping its audience won't be that familiar with the original. They're hoping some of The Cure's brilliance will somehow inflect their own songs by some act of musical osmosis.

Dream on.