It pretty remarkable how wildly musical guests swing between hip and unhip. Gil Scott-Heron, and then two weeks later Anne Murray. Al Jarreau, and then few weeks later, Patti Smith.
But me feel like this was less function of Lorne Michaels' abilities as tastemaker, and more like overriding ethos of Muppet Show's first-season guest hosts: this is new show no one cares about and we have to do one of these every week, we'll take literally anyone who can show up on time and fill that slot, and if we get someone cool, even better.
It pretty remarkable how wildly musical guests swing between hip and unhip. Gil Scott-Heron, and then two weeks later Anne Murray. Al Jarreau, and then few weeks later, Patti Smith.
But me feel like this was less function of Lorne Michaels' abilities as tastemaker, and more like overriding ethos of Muppet Show's first-season guest hosts: this is new show no one cares about and we have to do one of these every week, we'll take literally anyone who can show up on time and fill that slot, and if we get someone cool, even better.