When the rock 'n' roll legends at Sesame Street put out their educational album Born to Add, I was understandably excited. Adding is fun, especially when dealing with money, hot dogs or lap dances.
Then I got a look at the cover, and imagine my horror when I saw Bert and Cookie Monster shamelessly ripping off the cover concept of Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run.
This is not a rare miscarriage of justice, I learned at the Knockoff Project a site that catalogs a history of album cover "spoofs, goofs, tributes, send ups, near misses and coincidences."
Some of them are really hilarious, and I'd like to give a shout out to Yahoo!'s Picks for turning me on to this and many great, new sites.
Other Web Finds:
International Federation of Competitive Eating — Want to take your shot at hog dog-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi? Start here. To see what you're up against, check out the records page. One hundred fifty-two jalapenos in 15 minutes? I could kill off humanity with the after-effects of that.
Navel Maniac — Pictures of exposed belly-buttons. Mostly young women. So do you even want to think about the main purpose of this site?
Dog the Bounty Hunter — Some nut goes after rewards and outlaws at the same time. The dog's most wanted list looks like a hall of fame of white trash.
Internet Bumper Stickers — Loud and, at times, mildly amusing banners for you to display on your site. If god is within, I hope he likes enchiladas!
First off, it is Bert, not Ernie. Ernie is the short one with the round head who always says, "Hey Bert" and Bert is the taller one pictured with CM who always says, "What is it now Ernie?".
Secondly, not only is the cover comic parody, it is an homage as well as educational to children who will see the album cover later on in life and be compelled to continue the Boss's legacy.
I'm all for it!
Posted by JC at July 9, 2003 9:57 AM