The Beat Goes On
NEW YORK—One of the things that makes things cool is obscurity: the fewer people that know about something, the cooler it is (and so are the fewer). We think, however, that singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/strange person Jules Shear will still be cool when he’s semi-famous, because there’s something about him that is permanently uncool.
The Beat Goes On
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NEW YORK—One of the things that makes things cool is obscurity: the fewer people that know about something, the cooler it is (and so are the fewer). We think, however, that singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/strange person Jules Shear will still be cool when he’s semi-famous, because there’s something about him that is permanently uncool. To make sure that you’re there when Jules hits the semi-heights, we’ve come up with this preparatory quiz. Be there or be square!
1) Jules Shear is from the tremendously uncool city of:
a) Fargo, North Dakota.
b) Birmingham, Michigan.
c) Newark, New Jersey.
d) Pittsburgh, Pa.
e) A shopping mall that still
sells day-glo sweatshirts.
2) Jules Shear never had a hit record (even tho critics and his cult loved him beyond all reason) until 1985. What was the name of his composition and who recorded it?
a) “I Wanna Know What Love Is,” Foreigner.
b) “Just a Gigolo,” David Lee Roth.
c) “All Through the Night,” Cyndi Lauper.
3) Jules Shear’s new LP, The Eternal Return, is being called wonderful things by big guys like Billboard magazine. What’s Jules’s explanation for why this record is the hot one?