Christopher @#$% Cross!
In this
wickedly funny prank call (MP3) from the great Earles and
Jensen, some hapless sap at the Sun Studios tour is subjected to the
caustic diva-ism of one “Christopher fucking Cross” — Jensen, actually — whose
ire is unleashed after he learns that the place won’t stay open to accommodate
his after-hours visit. “You close for normal people at 6 o'clock!”
You may
think it’s a bit presumptuous for the pudgy composer of soft-rock smashes such
as “Sailing” and “Arthur’s Theme” to be lording it over the help like that. Sure
he swept the table at the ’81 Grammies. But, c'mon, the dude hasn’t charted a hit since
the early Reagan administration.
But after
watching Cross — and a surprise bearded guest! — team up with the Roots for a charge
through “Ride Like the Wind” on Jimmy Fallon’s “yacht rock” party last night,
I’m inclined to indulge his fictitious rock star ego trips. (Seriously, I’d forgotten
the guy could shred like that.)
Of course,
as great as that song is, it doesn’t hold a candle to the quiet, gently
propulsive majesty of Cross’s “Sailing."
Really
smooth music, indeed.