Sam Sacks

[janradder]

Years back, a friend of mine who seeks this sort of thing out, came across an album called Sing it again, Sam! The Inimitable Song Stylings of Sam Sacks" at a yard sale. For less than a dollar, he took it home with him, and when he listened to it, he heard some of the most wretched singing known to humanity. Yes, it really is that bad. But, as with really bad movies, Sam Sacks moves beyond the realm of just a bad singer into the world of the brilliantly bad singer. William Hung wasn't even a speck of no-talent in his parents eyes when Sam laid down his twelve tracks of comic gold. He's also a far better singer than old Sam was.

I posted about this a while back when I came across WFMU's Beware the Blog which did a story on this record. Since then, another blogger has placed the entire album's worth of songs online for whoever so desires to download and enjoy. And a YouTube user has posted the lead track. Here, then, for your listening pleasure, is Sam Sacks singing the heck out of "Old Man River":

Comments

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

Check your coding, sweets. A bunch of this is italicized and I don't think you meant to do that.

[janradder.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[sacwentie.livejournal.com]

LOVE IT

[janradder.livejournal.com]

My favorite is "Yodel Blues" (and I love how he has to announce all the song titles before he starts and even gets into a testy exchange with the engineer at one point).

[justinhowe.livejournal.com]

I have learned to fear Sam Sacks.

[janradder.livejournal.com]

Because he's just so damn good?

[justinhowe.livejournal.com]

If by 'good' you mean his music will haunt me until the day I die, then yes. My cat high on Combat Roach Killer sings better than Sam.

And no, I'm not making you a recording. :p

[janradder.livejournal.com]

You just don't appreciate his genius because you're up in New York City where they talk a different style.

[justinhowe.livejournal.com]

You have to check this out. Give it time. This show rocks!

[janradder.livejournal.com]

I love the dancing/shivering puppets and the goofy voice.

[justinhowe.livejournal.com]

It gets old week after week but sometimes it's exactly what is needed.