Oh Baby Please… Give A Little Respect…
Nothing says summer fun like downing three glasses of cheap beer at an outdoor concert. We were among the thousands of ‘mos who flocked to the True Colors Concert Saturday night at the Greek Theater. Awesome, awesome show. Margaret Cho was in fine form, as was Andy Bell of Erasure. Cyndi Lauper was also great, although I was disappointed that Deborah Harry didn’t perform more of her Blondie hits. Although I suppose there’s some good reason for that. And despite the many rumors/threats, Britney Spears did not perform. The tragedy of it all.
The one awesome discovery for me was The Dresden Dolls, who describe themselves as "Brechtian punk cabaret." I’d actually heard one of their hits a few days ago at the Buffy Singalong. Coin Operated Boy has since become one of my favorites– it manages to be amusing while still maintaining a sense of pathos about the inability to find a real person to love. And even that is laced with mocking self-consciousness:
this bridge was written to make you feel smitten-er
with my sad picture of girl getting bitter-er
can you extract me from my plastic fantasy
i didnt think so but im still convinceable
will you persist even after i bet you
a billion dollars that i’ll never love you
will you persist even after i kiss you
goodbye for the last time
will you keep on trying to prove it?
Really great band to see live.
