I came across a young uke playing lad from England today whilst cruising around the tube. He looked to be about 8 years old (turned out he is 14), and was playing a cover of Bob Marley's Stir It Up. I was very impressed that such a young nipper was playing a classic Marley tune on the uke, and playing it so well. At first I thought that the future is not so bleak after all. I mean in my normal life I am surrounded by dread-lock-wearing, tattoo-covered, cheek-pierced, ear lobe-stretched, American Spirit-smoking, PBR-drinking, Johnny Cash-listening, hipster wanna-bes. And now here is this fresh young face, so full of promise and hope. It almost brought a tear of joy to my eye. Then I saw the list of "musical influences" on his YouTube homepage......Bob Marley, Julia Nunes, and.....wait for it..... Jason Mraz. That's like saying your influences are Jake Shimabakuro, Boozelele, and Keyboard Cat.
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I can haz hope in the human race?
Nope. Denied.
Keyboard Cat inspires me on a daily basis.
Is it the sign of the end times, or just that we are old now?
Dear Julia somehow has more subscribers than most popular musicians - beating Mr. Mraz, Mr. Timberlake, Russ' favorite Ms. Clarkson... - and I suspect even Mr. Marley...
Not views, mind you, but subscribers - by many thousands. It's a puzzle to me.
She's a fixture now. Pop culture at minimum. Influental remains to be seen, but I suspect she's more than a fad.
Sigh. Perhaps Andy's 15 minute rule will kick in.
I'm un-subbing everything BUT keyboard cat.
wow, that keyboard cat is something else!
kelly clarkson really is my favorite, but i wouldn't say she's an influence. more of a deity.
Sorry, I swore up a storm in that last comment.
I meant to say, "I wish you wouldn't compare Boozelele to Mraz. Kevin, I'm sure he didn't mean it!"
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