Lana Del Radiohead

Good morning!

Upon hearing the news that...

...Lana Del Rey...

..may be sued for...

...plagiarism...

...by...

...Radiohead..,

...several thoughts had occurred to me.

1.  Creep?

Creep?!

Why Creep?  Of all Radiohead songs, that's probably the most cliché of them at all.  While it may, may, lend itself well to Del Rey's mopey nihilist vibe, there are better songs she could have ripped off.

2.  Why plagiarize when you could just do a whole Radiohead cover album?  When you really think about the substance of their work, they're more similar than different.  While the...

...medium may...

...vary slightly...

...the gist of their works are surprisingly similar.  And, hell, even the media aren't that different.  One is...

...artsy fartsy to the point of silliness...

...and the other is...

...artsy fartsy to the point of silliness.

I think you'd have a mighty fine track listing if you put some thought into it.  Might I suggest:

1    Stop Whispering
2    Black Star
3    Exit Music (For a Film)
4    Morning Bell
5    Knives Out
6    A Punchup at a Wedding
7    House of Cards
8    Morning Mr. Magpie
9    Desert Island Disk
10  And Then Maybe Creep As A Bonus Track (If You Really, Absolutely Have To)

3.  In fact, why fight at all?  Odd pairings are sometimes quite harmonious.  I mean you could fight it out like...

...old codgers...

,,,and...

...young punks...

...but it's far more effective to work together.

For example:

Aerosmith/Run-DMC: Groundbreaking.

Bowie/Crosby: Iconic.

Costello/Roots: Insightful.

Franz Ferdinand/Sparks: Weird and wonderful.

And honestly, between you and me, the Elvis Costello / Roots album...

...is an absolute treasure.  Anger and thoughtfulness are two difficult things to balance and they pull it off masterfully... right up until the last track.  Then the cheese slides off the cracker a bit.  Likewise, FFS (Franz Ferdinand/Sparks) is one of those team-ups that seems extremely odd... until you listen to it.  Birds of a feather, those two are and the world is a better place with their joint, self-titled album.

"Supergroup", indeed!

So, really, why spend money on lawyers when you could make money on artistry?  It's a fair question to ask.

Just a shame the world never got to see a Robert Goulet/Iggy Azalea diss track....  Aw well.  Thanks very much for reading and...

...have a lovely day!