Mary Poppins Was Better Than the Beatles was a top story of the week. Here it is again: (antiMusic) Here is a fun one from our friends at Gibson about the punchline known as the Grammys, who have always showns their cluelessness: Whether you actually believe all the votes for Kanye West and Amy Winehouse canceled each other out or that the Grammy nominating committee is just woefully out of touch, there's no denying that giving Herbie Hancock the Album of the Year prize was divisive. Even the 67-year-old winner, who had his last major hit in 1983 with "Rockit," was stunned by the verdict, dropping all his thank-you notes as he took the stage. But we know it was just Grammy being Grammy, the capricious industry showcase with a history of colossal upsets. Here are some of the biggest.5) Jethro Tull out rocks Metallica: In 1988, arguably one of the best vintage years ever for heavy metal, the Grammy committee had an easy opportunity to win over a previously untapped demographic simply by honoring Metallica in the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category for its thrash masterpiece, And Justice for All. It was a total no-brainer, right? So how did flute playing, bandana-wearing folkies Jethro Tull sweep in and win the prize for their little-heard album, Crest of a Knave? It's a question philosophers are still pondering two decades later.
4) The Beatles get beat down by Mary Poppins: In 1964, with the British Invasion in full swing, the Recording Academy decided to shun the Beatles' soundtrack for A Hard Day's Night in the Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture category in favor of a bunch of songs sung by a fictional nanny with a bad accent and magical umbrella called Mary Poppins. Given a chance to correct its mistake two years later when the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" was up for Best Rock and Roll Recordingalongside the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations," the Monkees' "Last Train to Clarksville," the Association's "Cherish," and the Mamas and the Papas' "Monday Monday"Grammy did the right thing. They awarded it to a long forgotten novelty single, "Winchester Cathedral."
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