Having Some

There was a movie called Absolute Beginners. Although David Bowie was in it, that did little to salvage a rather crummy film.

The music was good, though. Even though Bowie's contribution to the soundtrack was good, my favorite song from the film was from a different artist.

Party All The... No.

Sometimes an artist, who is talented on one area, reaches out and attempts to try something different in the garden of arts.

Many of them are quite successful and are given due praise for their efforts in more than one field of artistry.

Many others... let's just say it was worth a try.

Then there's others where you wish they didn't.

Eddie Murphy, known in the 80s for the art of his street-talk stand-up humor and his smart-mouthed roles in film, tried his luck with singing.

We say it was worth a try.

He seems to like to pretend that he didn't.

I say, let's not let him forget his mistakes.

Fewbies

There should be a category for all the bands in the music world, so we can be sure that none of the gems are lost in the sea of the old days of MTV, but there is not.

We all know the bands that are known for making many hits. We hear them played all the time, even though the radio stations will only remember one or two songs from these bands.

We are also reminded of the one-hit-wonders. If you can't remember them, VH1 is always more than happy to point them out to us.

But there needs to be a category for the bands that made more than one hit... but not many. Maybe two or three songs made it to the top and gave them a place on the airwaves... only to be forgotten because they have too many songs to be one-hitters and not enough to be considered big-time bands.

I propose we call these bands Fewbies!

Okay, I admit that was lame. I am open to suggestions, though, if you think you can do better! I promise to seriously consider all submissions...