Sunday, June 28, 2009

Buzz Aldrin Raps

Snoop Doggy Dog did a really good job in not making Buzz Aldrin sound stupid or not like Buzz Aldrin. Compare this to when the Chicago Bears did "The Super Bowl Shuffle" and one understands how far producing rap videos featuring non-rappers rapping has progressed. I supposed the underlying measure of the man also matters: Buzz Aldrin is one of the great heros of mankind, with a Doctorate from MIT (after a distinguished career as a jet fighter), while Jim McMahon is a lovable headband-wearing doofus. Jim McMahon apparently once got pulled over for drunk driving and said "I'm too drunk, you got me". Apparently when Buzz Aldrin was 72, he punched out a man who accused him of faking the moon landing. With that build-up, here it is:
"Too late or still too soon too soon to make lots of bad love and there's no time for sorrow. Run around, run around with a hole in your head 'til tomorrow."
-----They Might Be Giants