Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/02/19/fergies-rendition-of-star-sp.html
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Maybe there really is nothing left to do with that song other than use it to say, “Hey everybody, look at me, look at me!”
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That is all there is to do with the song. Built-in feature. Either you can sing it properly and are a showoff, or you can’t and draw attention to yourself.
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I guess “legendary” is one way to describe it.
“Embarrassingly awful,” “mind numbingly amateurish,” and “destined to be infamous” are a few others that spring to mind.
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The only acceptable way to sign it or listen to it should be as originally intended: while being drunk. From Wikipedia:
… its first public performance took place in October when Baltimore actor Ferdinand Durang sang it at Captain McCauley’s tavern.
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So if Fergie had grabbed herself by the pussy (pace Cheeto), that would have made it complete?
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Pence took a knee for that one.
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I honestly don’t think it’s that bad. It’s not my favorite, but she sings it better than many people would. In some ways it’s far less annoying than the really over-embellished versions that some singers attempt.
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Was Chance the Rapper laughing at her?
Reading this headline, I was briefly confused.
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Case in point: All of the masturbatory guitar versions:
ETA: Not to be punny, but Satch hits all the right notes without being too wanky:
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I heard this before dawn this AM, on a freshly downloaded podcast on my way to a job site.
Normally I don’t smoke, but I need a cigarette after that.
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Top-notch imitation of David Sedaris’s Billie Holiday impression. Kudos, Fergie, kudos.
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To be fair to she tried multiple times to tell them it was a very bad idea.
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Has anyone tried a disco version?
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