Last night's SNL was nothing special - except for the musical guest. I had not been familiar with Gotye before this, though the song "Somebody that I Used to Know" did sound vaguely familiar (my daughter disdainfully informs me that it is one of the most popular sings of the last year, but somehow it never popped on my limited musical radar).
But it was not just the song (which I did like), but the way it was performed that stood out to me as a return to the best traditional of musical performance on SNL. There was a kind of minimalism (was Gotye playing his iPad at one point?), while highlighting a sense that something kind of special was going on. I thought it was cool (but then, as I am constantly reminded around my house, I am, apparently literally, the last person on the planet who has a credible opinion about what cool is). -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
