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:: Friday, April 23, 2004 ::

Hung me, Hung me/they oughta take a ladder and rung me...
I thought I could avoid all things associated with William Hung, but when I logged on to my eMusic account this morning, I'm confronted with this headline:

eMusic Gets Hung -- William, That Is...

I confess: I clicked. And I read eMusic's take on American Idol's most lovable loser, and the pitch for his debut (and final?) album:

Who says losers never win? After being booted just minutes into his American Idol audition, William Hung has become a cult hero. His web site has been getting more hits than Paula Abdul's, he's been invited to sing the national anthem at major sporting events and now he has just released his first record! Witness the shock and awe that is... HUNG!

Say it ain't so, eMusic! Do you really expect me to waste 15 of my monthly allotment of 40 song downloads on this stuff? I don't even like "I Believe I Can Fly" when it's done right. Ack. Please, hang Hung out to dry and give us more real music. I'm happy you've got Warren Zevon's Wind and all the Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros albums for my downloading pleasure. But do you really have to try to pawn this dreck off on us?

:: Andrew 09:23 + ::
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