Retreads

Several years ago now, Madonna reimagined Don McLean's "American Pie," in one of the worst remakes of all time. When it came out, my friend and I decided that there were some rock classics that just should never be remade by anyone. Some examples we thought of were "Sweet Home Alabama (which is open season for all karaoke bars, but no single releases)," "Hotel California," "Don't Fear the Reaper," "Tears of a Clown," "Good Vibrations," and "Sounds of Silence."

Your assignment is to come up with other songs that should never be remade, or should never have been remade. Feel free to list as many as you can think of.

Playing favorites

The daughter has a new favorite song - Good Vibrations, by the Beach Boys.

I will allow this to be her favorite song, on grounds that it is the single greatest rock and roll song ever written and/or performed.