File under: “I don’t really care:”
Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominees this week. Of the nine nominees, five actually get inducted into that great hallowed institution, and get to take part in one of the more self-congratulatory ceremonies that makes its way to VH-1.
And they are:
Madonna
Donna Summer
John Mellencamp
Leonard Cohen
The Dave Clark Five
The Ventures
Chic
Afrika Bambaataa
The Beastie Boys
Madonna is maybe the most surprising — or least? — name. Hell, I remember being ten years old and hearing “Holiday” for the first time. She may have lost me a little bit with the Kabbalah and the British accent and the Britney Spears duet and whatnot in recent years — and her music is not, per se, “rock,” — but you gotta admit, the lady’s pretty undeniable.
Big ups, Madge!